Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, Behavioral Health

Position : Substance Abuse Therapist, Forensic Unit, Mountain View 4th floor

Job Type : Fulltime Days

Schedule: Monday – Friday 7am – 330pm

Sign on Bonus : $5,000

Your experience matters

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Substance Abuse Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital offers compassionate, high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment for teens, adults, and seniors. We provide a full-range of evidence-based medical and clinical services in a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, in Holyoke, MA. Programs include inpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP).

Essential Functions

• Provides direct assessment and counseling services to adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients.

• Provides individual, marital, family and group psychotherapy as assigned

• Maintains accurate and complete records, including adequate paperwork to facilitate properbilling.

• Knowledgeable of CPT Codes and their appropriate and effective application.

• Maintains confidentiality of all patient, hospital, and employee related information.

• Delivers personalized, efficient care with respect for the individual’s spiritual and cultural differences.

• Participates in community consultation and education as requested.

• Participates in facility treatment team meetings communicating clinical impressions.

• Compiles comprehensive patient/family history and records the data.

• Works to ensure effective performance and productivity maintaining a flexible schedule to accommodate patients.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Education and License:

• Education Required: A Bachelor’s degree from a college with a major in chemical dependency, social work, counseling or nursing (with a clinical specialty in human services), or other related field
• Experience Required: 1 year of clinical experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency; Preferred: Clinical experience in a drug and alcohol setting
• Certification/Licensure/Registration
Required : LADC-I or LADC-II

Salary range : $69,000 - $93,000 per year

EEOC Statement:

“Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.