Primary Therapist, NY

*Seeking therapists with full independent clinical licensure in New York.

Position is 100% remote, PRN/ As Needed, Evenings required, along with day time hours (Mon-Fri).

We’re thrilled to level up your professional journey and expand our reach with the Virtual Therapist Incentive Plan—designed to support passionate clinicians like you in earning multistate licensure, additional income, and delivering care wherever it’s needed most!

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 9 states and delivers the first of its kind, researched Telebehavioral 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

The Virtual Primary Therapist II conducts individual and group therapy (adults, children and adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders; conducts family therapy and/or family education sessions; develops each patient’s individualized treatment plan; and works with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan. All sessions are conducted within a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform, following established protocols. Virtual therapists are required to obtain and maintain licensure for additional states, as needed, under the direction of their clinical manager/director.

You will serve patients daily in a multitude of ways:

• Conduct psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy

• For each patient on case load, completes clinical paperwork and administrative tasks including:

• Treatment plans
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Aftercare plan
• Discharge summary
• Regular communication with patient's outpatient community provider(s)

• Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load

• Completes biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed

• Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient’s care with interdisciplinary team. May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates

Primary Therapist II Must Haves:

• Has obtained and maintains a full independent clinical mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy
• Master’s Degree required in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related field
• Has carried significant individual and/or family caseload for at least 2 years with documented success in treating patients with common diagnoses and expected comorbidities; Demonstrated ability to work independently; Developing specialty within line of service and broadening expertise with other populations. Experience facilitating individual and family therapy
• Ability to move from one group assignment, linen of service, and/or ages to the next with ease - flexibility
• Collaborative nature, strong communication - multi-disciplinary team
• Engaging and skilled in navigating video interactions
• Familiarity with or ability to easily and quickly learn required technology including a video meeting platform, EMHR, and other computer programs

Primary Therapist III Must Haves:

• At least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety, ED and/or trauma related disorders; Some experience supervising other clinicians; Has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success treating more complex cases.
• Ability to move from one group assignment, line of service, and/or ages served to the next with ease - flexibility
• Collaborative nature, strong communication - multi-disciplinary team
• Engaging and skilled in navigating video interactions
• Familiarity with or ability to easily and quickly learn required technology including a video meeting platform, EMHR, and other computer programs

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.

Compensation starting hourly range for the Primary Therapist II role is $34.13 to $46.87 per hour.

Compensation starting hourly range for the Primary Therapist III role is $46.87 to $55.28 per hour.

Ranges are based upon market expectations and are dependent upon candidate experience.

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