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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Behavioral Health Clinician I

CounselorFull-Time

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Full-Time · on_site
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Weekends
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Posted 6mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • ability or any other protected group or status.
  • ability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.

Key Responsibilities

The clinician manages a caseload of individuals in a Substance Use Treatment Program, acting as the primary coordinator of clinical services, including providing weekly individual and group psychotherapy sessions. Responsibilities also involve fulfilling data-gathering requirements, contributing to program planning, and completing all required clinical documentation in a timely manner.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in Psychology, Social Work, or a related human service field, along with a minimum of one year of experience in mental health or substance abuse treatment. Required competencies include knowledge of behavioral therapy, patient rights, psychological counseling theories, and regulatory environments, alongside CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Case Load ManagementClinical Services CoordinationPsychosocial AssessmentPatient PlacementReferralsIntervention PlanningPatient Care PlanningIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingChart Work DocumentationBiopsychosocial AssessmentTreatment Plan DevelopmentProgress Note DocumentationCare Coordination

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 24% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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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Medical (including prescription)
Supplemental insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans