Therapist - Immediate Hiring

Company: Eating Recovery Center
Location: Austin
Posted on: July 18, 2021

Job Description:

Who we are 

ERC Pathlight is an innovative, rapidly growing clinical leader in the behavioral health sector. Founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists in the eating disorder space, ERC Pathlight now treats over 6,000 patients per year, operates more than 30 facilities in 7 states and delivers tele-healthcare to patients nationally. We offer the most comprehensive treatment program in the country for patients who struggle with eating disorders, mood and anxiety and trauma-related disorders.

How you’ll serve our patients

As a Program Therapist at ERC Pathlight, you can expect to be a part of team that delivers hands-on treatment, group therapy sessions and/or support to our patients in one of our many centers around the nation.  You will build on your education in this therapist in training role!

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

• Facilitates curriculum-based and community support groups

• Cross-train across the levels of care within your program

• Milieu Management

• Supports and mentors Behavioral Health Counselors

• May provide coverage for Primary Therapists

Must haves

• Has a license-eligible Masters’ Level Mental Health Degree or is within 6 months of graduation. Applies for provisional or intern license immediately upon graduation.

• Understanding of de-escalation techniques and ACT/DBT skills training

• Group curriculum, facilitation and therapeutic milieu skills

• Knowledge and application of Trauma Informed Care

• Flexibility with schedule and team assignment

• Demonstrates knowledge of the variety of ways clients express stress reactions both behaviorally (e.g., avoidance, aggression, passivity) and psychologically/emotionally (e.g., hyperarousal, avoidance, intrusive memories)

How we invest in you

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role by offering ongoing training and continuing education opportunities as well as support to achieve internal growth.

What we offer

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.

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