Recovery Centers of America
Primary Therapist - Outpatient
Recovery Centers of America, Waldorf, Maryland, United States, 20602
Primary Therapist - Outpatient • Recovery Centers of America
Position Overview The Outpatient Primary Therapist plans, directs, and coordinates medically‑approved programs for patients in hospitals, substance abuse facilities, or other institutions. Inspires and motivates RCA clients to develop tools to work toward recovery using evidence‑based and person‑centered practices.
Pay $68,000‑$75,000 salary.
Related Information RCA's passion: In 2013, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) announced a goal: Save one million lives from the disease of addiction. We’re working fast and hard to fulfill that promise, with over 11 facilities that offer evidence‑based inpatient, outpatient, and medication‑assisted treatment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, so we tailor treatment for each patient and offer specialized programs for trauma, multiple recurrences, older adults, first responders, and more. Our family program rebuilds, restores, or strengthens family relationships. As an Outpatient Primary Therapist, you’ll help facilitate family therapy, individual, and group sessions. All services are delivered by clinical expertise—and that’s where you come in.
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.
Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups.
Conduct outreach programs to help people identify signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, and steps to avoid such behavior.
Provide direct oversight of census within assigned area, ensuring adequate leads and/or direction where appropriate.
Ensure site meets census/budgetary requirements.
Education And Experience
Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required; licensure as an MHC, LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or Ph.D. in Psychology preferred.
One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse setting serving culturally diverse populations.
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.
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 the needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.
Understands the 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‑relational skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.
Knowledge of group, individual and family counseling.
Competencies
Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers’ needs to provide satisfaction.
Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solutions; responds quickly to new challenges.
Communication Proficiency: Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles and choosing appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
Group Counseling: Experience facilitating psycho‑education groups.
Individual Counseling: Ability to provide counseling on an individual basis.
Family Counseling: Ability to provide family counseling.
Work Environment This job operates in a professional office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Travel Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out‑of‑the‑area and overnight travel may be expected.
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Position Overview The Outpatient Primary Therapist plans, directs, and coordinates medically‑approved programs for patients in hospitals, substance abuse facilities, or other institutions. Inspires and motivates RCA clients to develop tools to work toward recovery using evidence‑based and person‑centered practices.
Pay $68,000‑$75,000 salary.
Related Information RCA's passion: In 2013, Recovery Centers of America (RCA) announced a goal: Save one million lives from the disease of addiction. We’re working fast and hard to fulfill that promise, with over 11 facilities that offer evidence‑based inpatient, outpatient, and medication‑assisted treatment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, so we tailor treatment for each patient and offer specialized programs for trauma, multiple recurrences, older adults, first responders, and more. Our family program rebuilds, restores, or strengthens family relationships. As an Outpatient Primary Therapist, you’ll help facilitate family therapy, individual, and group sessions. All services are delivered by clinical expertise—and that’s where you come in.
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.
Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups.
Conduct outreach programs to help people identify signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, and steps to avoid such behavior.
Provide direct oversight of census within assigned area, ensuring adequate leads and/or direction where appropriate.
Ensure site meets census/budgetary requirements.
Education And Experience
Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling required; licensure as an MHC, LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or Ph.D. in Psychology preferred.
One to three years of experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse setting serving culturally diverse populations.
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.
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 the needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.
Understands the 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‑relational skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.
Knowledge of group, individual and family counseling.
Competencies
Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers’ needs to provide satisfaction.
Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solutions; responds quickly to new challenges.
Communication Proficiency: Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles and choosing appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
Group Counseling: Experience facilitating psycho‑education groups.
Individual Counseling: Ability to provide counseling on an individual basis.
Family Counseling: Ability to provide family counseling.
Work Environment This job operates in a professional office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Travel Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out‑of‑the‑area and overnight travel may be expected.
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