Senior Primary Therapist - Full Time
Listed compensation
$66K - $88K
The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only
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Job Description
- STATUS: Full Time
- LOCATION: Riedman Health Center
- DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health
- SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday; 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Summary
As a Senior Primary Therapist, your excellent communication and evaluation abilities greatly assist care providers in the assessment and treatment planning for patients with mental illness or those struggling with substance abuse.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides initial and ongoing assessment, counseling and clinical intervention to a designated caseload.
- Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy.
- Participates functionally as a member of a multidisciplinary team in coordination and delivery of patient care, and communicates with relevant internal and external care providers.
- Participates in and incorporates professional supervision and ongoing education toward quality care
- Utilizes efficient computer skills to complete all required documentation in a timely and comprehensive manner.
- Maintains a full caseload, meeting productivity requirements and seeks to keep the incidence of failed appointments to a minimum.
- Productivity standards have been met over the past 12 months
- Documentation standards have been met over the past 12 months
- No disciplinary action over the past 12 months
- Ability to supervise interns
- Shows initiative (ie. supervision of an intern or; participation or leading a project team; process development, in charge of a committee in the program)
- Trains, coaches and mentors new therapists
- ACT Program Only: Primary resource for team on integrating family goals and services with the tasks of all team members.
- ACT Program Only: Provides individual and group family psycho-education.
- Health Reach Only: Will be an active member of the Health Reach Continuous Quality Improvement Committee and will participate in other program and community wide activities.
- For Child and Youth Services Only: Off-site and in-home delivery of services to clients and families.
Minimum Requirements
- Masters Degree or PHD in Human Services field required.
- Two years of mental health experience preferred.
Required Licensure / Certification Skills: LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LCAT, LMFT or earned doctorate in human services field required. Limited permit or license required within 6 months of hire.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Education
MS: Human Services (Required)
Licenses / Certifications
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
Pay Range
$66,000.00 - $88,000.00
City
Rochester
Postal CODE
14621
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree or PhD in a human services field and possess relevant licensure such as LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LCAT, or LMFT. Two years of mental health experience is preferred for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Senior Primary Therapist - Full Time at Rochester Regional Health a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,853 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Counselor Career Context
Rochester Regional Health ranks #15 of 28 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 24% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$77k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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