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Residential Therapist (PRN)

Newport News Behavioral Health Center
Newport, VA Intern
POSTED ON 4/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia
  • Speech Pathologist/Therapist
  • Day
  • 304764
  • Newport News Behavioral Health Center

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Responsibilities

Residential Therapist (PRN)

Newport News Behavioral Health Center is a 108 bed intensive and highly structured residential treatment for psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 11-18yrs. Newport News has an on-site certified school, therapists, and vocational programming. Newport News, VA is a beautiful seaside city, rich in maritime history and conveniently located to DC and other major North Eastern cities.

Visit us online at: https://newportnewsbhc.com/

Position Summary

The Residential Therapist (PRN) is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of inpatient, continuing care and family services. This includes providing clinical support to other staff members, conducting interventions, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing the resident’s treatment plan, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

Job Duties

  • Monitors adherence to the program schedule and assists the multidisciplinary team in coordinating the resident’s care.
  • Attends and assists in treatment team meetings and clinical staffing meetings.
  • Participates in group and individual supervision.
  • Communicates with unit staff regarding resident’s progress.
  • Provides admissions personnel with ongoing admissions and discharge information.
  • Participates in AMA prevention and intervention activities.
  • Completes an initial bonding session with the resident within 24 hours of admission or by the next business day.
  • Conducts emotional, behavioral and social assessment within 7 days of admission, and determines what, if any, further assessments are needed (psychological, vocational, etc.).

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries

Qualifications

Must have a Master’s Degree and be licensed or licensed eligible in the State of Virginia in the field of psychology or a related field. Must have at least two years experience conducting group, individual and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities. Must have at least one year treating a variety of mental health disorders. Prefer 1 year experience working and/or treating adolescents.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Pay Transparency

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.

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