Lifepoint Health·Richmond, Texas
Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy for patients with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Manage patient documentation, treatment planning, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
Title: Therapist
Job Type: Full time
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Westpark Springs is a mental health and addiction treatment center located at 6902 S Peek Road in Richmond, Texas. It offers both inpatient and outpatient services for adults, adolescents, and children dealing with psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorders.
As a Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
Responsible for providing psychotherapy and counseling therapies including group, individual and family therapy for patients suffering from psychiatric and substance abuse issues. Ensures accurate and timely patient documentation. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems. Displays active involvement in treatment planning process. Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment process. As therapeutically necessary, provides family session counseling to patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups. Support with vital and UDS capture as needed. Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources, functioning within the scope of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment, documenting all correspondence held with patients and other stakeholders. Ongoing and consistent collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members. Demonstrates active communication with team members. Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues, supporting in UR functions/authorizations/denials as needed and requested. Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate, and complete manner. Completes required assessment paperwork including patient assessment scales, Columbia, psychosocial/LOC assessments (not applicable at all facilities), psychosocial/LOC updates, and assigned assessment paperwork. Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills. Acts as member of team when a crisis occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety. Enacts the code system per company policy and training. Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills. Assists care coordination department as requested. Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital/facility standards. Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality. Completes releases appropriately. Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 regulations and abides by those standards. Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC/CARF (as applicable), Medicaid, and state and federal laws. Other duties as assigned by leadership.
and requirements: Education: Master’s degree in social work or counseling or relevant state licensure required.
Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients.
Current unencumbered clinical license per state of practice guidelines.
Additional
Requirements: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.
About us Westpark Springs is located in Richmond, TX, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.
“Westpark Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Westpark Springs 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.
Requires a Master's degree in social work or counseling and a current unencumbered clinical license. Candidates must have prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients and obtain CPR and CPI certifications within 30 days.
Market context
Partial Hospitalization Program therapists in Texas are typically sought in behavioral health settings that need licensed clinicians to support structured, higher-acuity care. These roles are competitive because employers usually want a master’s degree, a valid clinical license, and readiness to complete CPR and de-escalation training soon after hire. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your license status and certification timeline before applying.