Behavioral Health Therapist 4 Addiction Treatment Services

Inova Behavioral Health Center Fairfax is looking for a dedicated Behavioral Health Therapist IV to join the Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Services (CATS) - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Merrifield team. Full-time Day Shift: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 12-9pm Tuesday & Friday 8:30-4:30 p.m. This position is required to be in office 2 days per week. Featured Benefits: Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

Retirement

• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and
• Student
• Loan
• Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental
• Health
• Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life
• Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave and more. The Behavioral Health Therapist 4 serves as clinical expert providing a range of therapeutic services, psychoeducational programming and behavioral interventions to assist the client in achieving progress towards the goals and objectives of individualized treatment plans. Assesses and diagnoses mental health and/or substance use disorders through a bio/psycho/social department specific and evidenced based assessment identifying patient and family goals/needs. Serves as a clinical leader by providing clinical supervision to team members seeking licensure as well as supervision/mentoring of graduate students during clinical internships.

Minimum Qualifications

Certification - Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire; Crisis Prevention Institute in-person training for non-violent crisis intervention, receive CPI blue card within 6 months of hire, After 9/1/25, Vistelar replaces CPI for new and renewed de-escalation certifications. Approved Clinical Supervisor within 3 months Licensure - Upon start: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Psychologist (LCP), or Licensed Substance Abuse Professional (LSATP) Experience - Five years of experience post licensure in mental health/substance use disorder treatment, psychoeducational programming including targeted, evidence-based interventions (crisis intervention, trauma, and integrative therapies) Education - Master's Degree, Ph.D., PsyD, EdD in Mental Health, Social Work, Counseling, Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health-related field.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience working with substance use and/or acute behavioral health patients preferred

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• Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.
• And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step.
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• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.