Benefits Offered
Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K
Employment Type
Full-Time
The Primary Therapist is a therapeutic guide journeying with the residents/clients on their road of recovery – from admission to discharge. The Primary Therapist provides clinical assessments and contributes insightful, practical and meaningful information to the development of treatment plans. Therapists orient new residents/clients to the treatment program and make introductions to other staff as well as other program participants. Each Primary Therapist carries a caseload and provides clinical treatment in the form of, but not limited to, individual, family and group counseling. As a member of the treatment team, the Primary Therapist meets weekly in collaborative fashion with the rest of the team to discuss their cases. Licensed clinicians (Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC, etc.) and registered interns who possess knowledge of dual diagnosis, eating disorders and/or chemical dependency. Clinicians must be licensed or registered in the state to which the program they are applying for.
Qualifications Include:
- Current license to practice in state (PsyD, PhD, LMFT, LCSW, or equivalent) preferred
- Master’s degree required
- Experience with or interest with treating eating disorder clients is desired.
Responsibilities Include:
- Completes the Biopsychosocial assessment within one day of admission
- Completes the Comprehensive Treatment Plan and Integrated Treatment Summary within three days of admission
- Identify weekly treatment goals and write contracts relative to individual client needs
- Write and facilitate the Discharge summary
- Individual psychotherapy sessions and conjoint family psychotherapy sessions
- Interface with insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial certification and continuing stay certification as required
- Charts each resident’s progress throughout the treatment experience and after each individual, group, and family session
About Center For Discovery:
Join Us In Making a Difference!
Center For Discovery is the fastest growing behavioral health company providing residential and outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults across the country. We are a mission driven, passionate group of over 1000 healthcare professionals whose primary purpose is to support those affected by eating disorders, mental health, and substance abuse issues by offering hope and healing on their journey towards recovery.
With over 50 locations across the country we attract motivated, caring professionals that are invested in making a difference. If your desire is to be a part of team whose purpose is driven by compassion and produces tangible results, then Center For Discovery is where you will find it. If you are seeking a professional life that offers a company culture like no other and unlimited potential for advancement, then Center For Discovery invites you to join us.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. If you meet the minimum qualification, you will be contacted to further the application process.
We conduct Live Scan fingerprinting for some of our locations in California.
The results we receive are the following:
Crimes relating to child abuse or elder abuse, Sex Offenders, and Convictions or incarcerations in the last 10 years as a result of committing: theft, robbery, burglary or any felony
More information on live scan can be found here: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints
No phone calls, outside agencies, or recruiters.