The Program Therapist provides individual, family, and group therapy to residents diagnosed with eating disorders within a residential treatment setting. They work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, dietitians, and medical staff to deliver high-quality patient care.
Requirements summary
A Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or a related mental health field is required. Candidates should possess strong clinical assessment skills and experience in crisis intervention, with eating disorder experience being highly preferred.
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Job description
Responsibilities
Reasons Eating Disorder Center Residential Program Therapist (Pasadena, Arcadia) Are you caring, compassionate and hardworking?
Apply today to join our amazing team!
Reasons Eating Disorder Center (Reasons) is seeking therapists, preferably with previous experience working with eating disorders, trauma, substance use and LGBTQIA+ communities, to provide compassionate care to our diverse patients for our residential treatment facilities located in beautiful, intimate six-bed houses in the Pasadena and the Arcadia neighborhoods of the Los Angeles area.
The Reasons Program Therapist performs functions including providing individual family and group therapy to residents with a primary eating disorder diagnosis.
The successful candidate will function as part of a treatment team, delivering high-quality care alongside the psychiatrist, Registered Dietitian, medical staff and dedicated support service staff in a milieu environment.
Reasons’ employees receive great opportunities.
Challenging and rewarding work environment Career and growth opportunities A pathway to CEDS certification Comprehensive Benefits Competitive Compensation About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.
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Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
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Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Competitive compensation
Career and growth opportunities
Pathway to CEDS certification
Our facility can provide a place for you to thrive and continue your professional development.
We provide a place of respite and reflection for all genders of all ages to work through their eating disorders and discover their reasons for recovery.
Master's Degree required from an accredited college or university, in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or a related mental health field preferred. Direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and strong clinical assessment skills, preferred. Those with experience in the eating disorder field are highly encouraged to apply. In lieu of experience specialized education and training may be acceptable. We will provide training for caring, compassionate and interested hires. IAEDP-approved supervision is available for those pursing their Certified Eating Disorder Specialist credentials. May be required to work Saturdays. Bilingual (Spanish) Highly Preferred 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. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
