Outpatient Therapist - PRN

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Job Description

Gateway Rehab Center (GRC) is hiring a PRN Outpatient Therapist for our North Strabane, PA location! In this rewarding role, you will provide evidence-based therapy and support individuals throughout their recovery journey, helping them build the skills, resilience, and confidence needed for lasting change.

If you're passionate about helping others, skilled in therapeutic interventions, and committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by addiction, keep reading!

Why You'll Love Working at GRC

  • Mission-driven work supporting individuals and families impacted by addiction.
  • Opportunity to provide life-changing therapeutic services in an outpatient treatment setting.
  • Collaborative multidisciplinary team dedicated to recovery and wellness.
  • Meaningful work that empowers patients to build healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Why This Role is Important to SUD Treatment

GRC's Outpatient team is changing lives, and as an Outpatient Therapist, you'll be at the forefront of this mission. Through individual, group, and family counseling, you'll help patients develop healthy coping skills, overcome barriers to recovery, and create lasting change.

Your work expands access to quality treatment and provides the support individuals need to achieve long-term recovery and sustained wellness. This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to make a lasting impact every single day.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize and promote trauma-informed treatment through evidence-based practices.
  • Participate in developing patient treatment plans and outcomes in collaboration with the treatment team.
  • Provide direct therapeutic services, including individual, group, and family therapy based on patient needs.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments of patient progress and revise treatment plans as appropriate.
  • Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with referral sources associated with assigned caseloads.
  • Coordinate continuing care planning and make appropriate referrals.
  • Monitor and complete insurance authorizations for assigned patients.
  • Provide referrals for additional care and support services as needed.
  • Maintain expected productivity standards.
  • Participate in regular supervision and seek additional clinical guidance when appropriate.
  • Adhere to all HIPAA requirements and confidentiality standards.
  • Comply with OMHSAS, DPW, and DDAP regulations and requirements.
  • Complete required orientation, annual trainings, and attendance documentation.
  • Provide coverage for other programs as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Understanding of the psychological, physiological, and social aspects of addiction.
  • Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments and identify substance use and co-occurring disorders.
  • Experience facilitating individual and group counseling sessions.
  • Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills.
  • Ability to manage stress and maintain professionalism in challenging situations.
  • Commitment to patient confidentiality and ethical practice.
  • Passion for helping individuals achieve recovery and wellness.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor's Degree with at least one experience in a clinical or behavioral health environment.
  • Experience in an outpatient/inpatient setting with dual diagnosis and SUD patients.
  • Proficiency in outpatient platforms and digital communication tools.

Other Requirements

  • Pass a PA Criminal Background Check
  • Obtain PA Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances
  • Pass Drug Screen
  • 2-Step TB Test

Obtain CPR/First Aid Certification

GRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We value diverse voices and lived experiences that strengthen our mission and impact.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Individual CounselingSubstance Use Disorder TreatmentTreatment PlanningCare Coordination

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
20%
PSLF eligible
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$256k
Typical market rent
$898/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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