Primary Therapist - Substance Abuse Treatment

6 days ago
United StatesFull TimeAddiction Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join HCANA as a Primary Therapist – Substance Abuse Treatment in United States. Description The Primary Therapist is responsible for managing client caseloads. This includes weekly one on one sessions, bio/psycho/social assessments, and treatment planning, maintaining contact with client’s family members and leading group facilitation.

Key Responsibilities

  • and Duties: Develop individualized treatment plans that address clients' unique needs, goals, and challenges.
  • Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to clients, utilizing various modalities.
  • Facilitate group therapy sessions Engage in family therapy sessions to address family dynamics, educate on addiction, promote healthy communication, and support the recovery process.
  • Collaborate with the clinical, medical and operational team members to ensure coordinated care.

Requirements

  • Resolution Skills Eager to grow, and receptive to feedback Timely and consistent documentation

Work Schedule

  • Fixed schedule.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join HCANA as a Primary Therapist – Substance Abuse Treatment.

Key Skills

CommunicationCompassionActive ListeningConflict ResolutionTherapeutic InterventionsTreatment PlanningCrisis ManagementFamily TherapyGroup FacilitationDocumentationCollaborationProfessional DevelopmentAddiction EducationClient AssessmentEvidence-Based PracticesRecovery Support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Therapist - Substance Abuse Treatment at HCANA a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Addiction Medicine psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Addiction Medicine — Psychologist Career Context

This Addiction Medicine position at HCANA is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Communication, Compassion, Active Listening, Conflict Resolution, Therapeutic Interventions, Treatment Planning, Crisis Management, Family Therapy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Addiction Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Primary Therapist manages client caseloads, conducting assessments and treatment planning while facilitating both individual and group therapy sessions. They ensure effective communication with the treatment team and maintain a safe treatment environment.

About WeekdayDoc

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About HCANA

Mental Health Care
Asheville, North Carolina
2-5
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

6d ago

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