Primary Therapist

Primary Mental Health Therapist

THIRA Health - Bellevue, WA

Job Type: Full-time on-site

Required License or Certification: WA State Licensure or license-eligible

Required Education: Master's Degree

Responsible for providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) individual and group therapy treatment to women and gender–nonconforming individuals ages 13-65 in partial hospitalization, residential and intensive outpatient settings.  

Job Responsibilities:  

• Provide individual and group therapy from a DBT framework to adults and adolescents diagnosed with mood, anxiety and other emotion regulation disorders and/or eating disorders
• Deliver crisis intervention services inclusive of suicide risk assessment and management, creating safety plans, de-escalating dysregulated patients, and mediating conflicts between patients
• Facilitate family involvement in treatment including but not limited to contact, coordination of care, and sessions 
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team including other mental health therapists, prescribing clinicians, registered dieticians (RD), nursing staff, regarding treatment planning, assessing progress, and discharge planning  
• Create, update, and implement a behavioral treatment plan for each individual therapy patient 
• Utilize Electronic Medical Record to complete clinical documentation in a timely manner including but not limited to: Treatment Plan, Discharge Plans, Utilization Review Summaries, individual and group therapy notes, risk assessments and safety planning, and other documentation as assigned
• Collaborate with team members and Utilization Review department to prepare comprehensive treatment summaries assessing treatment progress and barriers to discharge  

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related therapy field
• Washington State provisional license (LICSWA, LMHCA, LMFTA,) or license-eligible; Washington State Independent Licensure (PhD, PsyD, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) preferred
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and/or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) training and experience
• Minimum one year (1) experience providing individual, group, and/or family therapy from a behavioral orientation
• Crisis management experience 
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background check

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience working in PHP, IOP, or IPU environment preferred
• Must possess a valid WA state driver’s license 
• Experience delivering therapy to eating disorder and mood disorder patients preferred
• Approved Washington State Clinical Supervisor training/certification, or Approved Supervisor-eligible status

Benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits package; inclusive of Medical, Dental, Vision, & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous allotment of Paid Time Off; inclusive of annual Professional Paid Time Off (PPTO) & CEU/CME dollar allotment reimbursement for (most) clinical staff
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

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THIRA Health is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to ensuring that every employee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination.