Program Therapist Manager

Company: Eating Recovery Center
Location: Oak Lawn
Posted on: September 11, 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 Manager 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. The Program Therapist Manager hires, onboards, trains, inspires and supervises Program Therapists. Program Therapists are an integral part of the treatment and care of our patients. Managers oversee these teammates and work to ensure the quality of care patients receive.

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

• Provides leadership for group therapy services, provide feedback regarding the curriculum, supervise and manage program therapists, track and monitor service implementation to ensure high-quality, relevant, patient-centered service delivery aligned with mission and goals

• Recruits, trains and assists teammates in setting individual goals and objectives. Promotes a positive and supportive work environment and provides continuing support in helping teammates to accomplish their goals, as well as in work methods, processes, policies and procedures. Conducts performance appraisals and counsels teammates on performance issues

• Provides leadership of program therapists to maximize coordination and collaboration among teammates, troubleshoot challenges and identify and implement new service strategies

• Monitors and establishes systems that support efficient and effective delivery of services

• Develops and implements onboarding and training protocols

Must haves

• Master's degree in mental health field required

• Active state independent clinical license (LSW, LPC, LPCC, LCPC, PsyD, PhD, or similar license) required

• 2+ years of independent licensure required

• 2+ years of management experience preferred

• Experience working in higher levels of care preferred

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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