Primary Therapist
Do you work for a company that no longer aligns with your core values?
Have you dreamt of working in a “true” team environment, where collaborating and working together for the greater good of the company are the expectation?
Are you tired of giving 100% everyday, only to feel undervalued and unappreciated?
If so, YOU DESERVE BETTER… and our families and our patients deserve better!
We’re on a mission to bring together the best, most talented and caring, authentic individuals to create a world-class mission-centered behavioral health organization, focused on doing it the right way...
If you really want to make a difference in addiction treatment and be a happier, healthier version of yourself, we’d love to align with you!
BriteLife Recovery strives to be the preeminent provider for those living with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Our mission is to create the strongest foundation possible, built on empathy, safety and trust, in a picturesque environment, for our clients and their families to begin the healing process. BriteLife is currently open in Hanover, PA, Hilton Head Island, SC, and West Kill, NY.
What we provide you!!
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Enjoy a fully sponsored Health plan through APA with Cigna Network, ensuring your health needs are met with ease and quality.
Additional Insurance Coverage: Access dental/vision insurance, accident insurance, short-term disability insurance, critical illness insurance, cancer insurance, and life insurance for comprehensive protection.
Generous Leave Policy: Benefit from 40 hours of sick time and 80 hours of vacation annually, supporting your work-life balance and well-being.
Holiday Benefits: Salaried employees receive 9 paid holidays, while hourly workers earn time and a half for holidays worked.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Gain access to emotional and work-life counseling, financial guidance, legal resources, and health and benefit services through our comprehensive EAP.
Shift Differential: Receive additional compensation for your dedication with our shift differential program.
Staff Development: Engage in our solid staff development program, fostering continuous growth and skill enhancement.
Supportive Environment: Thrive in a great working environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and mutual support.
Career Growth: Explore endless growth opportunities and the chance to make a positive impact not only in our clients' lives but also in the recovery community.
Continual Education: Tuition reimbursement opportunities.
And More: Discover even more benefits and perks that make BriteLife Recovery a rewarding place to work.
What you will be doing?
The Primary Therapist provides individualized, evidence-based treatment to clients receiving services at BriteLife Recovery's outpatient programs, including Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient (OP) levels of care. The therapist is responsible for clinical assessment, treatment planning, individual, group, and family therapy, case coordination, and discharge planning. Services may address substance use disorders, gambling disorder, and co-occurring mental health conditions, consistent with the clinician's qualifications and assigned responsibilities. The position requires flexibility to support evolving program needs, including daytime and evening programming and in-person or virtual services.
What tasks are required?
Direct Clinical Services
Utilize evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, and other clinically appropriate interventions.
Identify and respond to safety concerns, including suicide risk, psychiatric instability, and other clinical crises.
Care Coordination and Documentation
Maintain accurate, timely, and clinically appropriate documentation in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory standards, and payer requirements.
Participate in clinical meetings, case consultations, supervision, and quality improvement activities.
What we need from you?
Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.
Qualifications – Preferred
Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.
New Jersey clinical licensure or addiction counseling credentials, including LCSW, LPC, LCADC, or other applicable credentials.
Schedule and Work Expectations
The Primary Therapist will work an established schedule based on clinical and operational needs. This may include daytime and evening hours, with assignments across PHP, IOP, OP, and specialized programming.
Work schedules and service delivery arrangements will be determined by leadership and may be adjusted as program needs evolve.
Professional Expectations
The Primary Therapist is expected to maintain professional and ethical standards, protect client confidentiality, participate in required training and supervision, and contribute to a collaborative, clinically effective treatment environment.
This description outlines the general responsibilities of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities may evolve based on organizational and program needs.
EEO Statement
All BLR subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. BLR 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.
