Outpatient Therapist

Location: RCA Outpatient - Fairfax, VA

Schedule: Full-time Monday-Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)

Salary: from $100,000

Bonus: $5,000 sign on bonus

If you're looking for a fulfilling, life-changing job, Recovery Centers of America is the right place for you. And you're the right candidate for us!

Position Overview

The Outpatient Primary Therapist plans, directs and coordinates medically-approved programs for patients in hospitals, substance abuse facilities, or other institution. Inspires and motivates RCA clients and to help them develop tools to work toward recovery using evidence-based and person-centered practices

Specific Responsibilities

• Evaluate clients' mental and physical health, addiction, or problem behavior and assess their readiness for treatment

• Help clients develop treatment goals and plans

• Review and recommend treatment options with clients and their families

• Help clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior

• Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery

• Teach families about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to cope with those problems

• Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups

• Conduct outreach programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as steps to take to avoid such behavior

• Direct oversight of census within assigned area, including ensuring adequate leads and/or direction where appropriate.

• Ensures site meets census/budgetary requirements.

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required; Virginia licensure as a LPC, LCSW, LCADC, or LMFT required.

• One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving culturally diverse populations.

• Including experience conducting individual, family, and group (PHP/IOP) counseling.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.

• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.

• Proven ability to handle multiple projects under pressure.

• Must have strong knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.

• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.

• Exhibits excellent customer relation skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.

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**A former patient may not be hired at the same location where they were treated until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the completion of their treatment at that location. Former patients may be considered for employment at locations within RCA other than where they were treated within a year after treatment.