About Us

Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day.

Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.®

Responsibilities

$10,000 sign on and $300 monthly commuter stiped to travel to Oakley from 35 miles or more each way. 4-10 schedule offered. Under the supervision of the Clinical Director, the Individual Therapist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, facilitates individual and group therapy, and provides clinical support to the program as needed.

Newport Healthcare offers free training in areas such as DBT, EMDR, ABFT and more!

Position Summary:

The Individual Therapist conducts assessments, develops and executes treatment plans, facilitates individual and group therapy, and provides clinical support to the program as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate individual and group therapies as assigned.
• Complete risk assessment and initial safety plan upon admission.
• Complete biopsychosocial assessment within 72 hours of admission.
• Complete client treatment plan within 7 days of admission.
• Coordinate treatment goals and services in collaboration with client's treatment team.
• Provide progress updates to parents in collaboration with family therapist.
• Conduct risk or crisis assessments and provide crisis intervention/management as needed.
• Timely completion of documentation (may include assessments, treatment plans, progress and group notes, discharge summary) according to established standards.
• Participate in clinical on-call rotation to provide 24/7 coverage for clinical crisis management. 
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings and clinical supervision.
• Attend meetings, trainings and conferences representing Newport Academy as needed.

Qualifications

Education/Experience required:

• Master’s Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field required from an accredited or state approved graduate school. Doctorate degree preferred
• Licensed in Marriage Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work is required in the state in which you are applying.
• Minimum 1-year experience working with individuals and group with adolescents
• Training or experience in trauma-informed treatment preferred.

Newport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email accommodations@newportacademy.com for assistance.

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