Summit BHC·Harlingen, Texas
The therapist provides direct clinical services including psychosocial assessments, individual, group, and family therapy to treat mental and emotional disorders. They are responsible for developing and implementing treatment plans, coordinating discharge planning, and providing crisis intervention within a multidisciplinary team.
Licensed Therapist - PRN (LPC, LMSW, LPC-A) | Palms Behavioral Health | Harlingen, Texas About the Job: PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Therapist is part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients and their families by diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral.
Completes Psychosocial Assessments; providing individual, group and family therapy for patients; facilitating psycho-educational training, family meetings, discharge planning; assisting in program development; developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans; and providing linkage to outside resources.
Roles and Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Conducts a psychosocial assessment focused on factors impacting mental health and psychiatric symptoms, as well as risk and safety factors.
Incorporates patient strengths and goals for treatment into therapeutic plan of care.
In conjunction with the patient, support system and/or treatment team, develops an initial discharge plan.
Ensures each assigned patient has a structured and clinically appropriate post hospitalization care plan that is documented per facility policies.
Develops and implements treatment plans for patients based on assessment and coordinates any additional services needed, reviewing and updating treatment plans per expected timeframes.
Conducts individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
Applies evidence-supported psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.
Participates in multi-disciplinary treatment planning conferences.
Presents appropriate patient information to the treatment team.
Recommends effective treatment interventions.
Maintains a caseload of patients, as assigned.
Prepares progress notes and treatment updates in the medical record timely.
Maintains all clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and accrediting standards.
Acts as Liaison to referral sources and support of continuation of care.
Provides crisis intervention to patients and families in acute distress.
Provides introduction and initial coordination of wide range of community resources: financial, housing, legal, social/recreational, occupational, spiritual and support groups.
Evaluates patient's needs and determines if referrals to other programs or facilities are needed.
May coordinate various clinical and psychosocial or educational activities with patients and their families.
May assist in the assigned components of training of new clinical staff and interns.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains regulatory and industry standards.
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
Meets expectations as an exempt employee to work additional hours as required to meet facility needs and project deadlines.
Accepts responsibility for professional growth and development of self and attends all mandatory facility in-services and staff development activities as scheduled.
Maintains confidentiality of facility employees and patients.
Performs other duties as assigned.
CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS: Honesty: Works with integrity and fairness.
Promote trust, ensure responsible behavior, and contribute to team success.
Accept responsibility for work product and performance.
Receptive to giving and receiving feedback.
Work effectively with team members, leadership and/or external sources to achieve goals.
Strives to be the best and hold selves accountable.
Meets challenges with the resolve to succeed.
Cares about what we do, each other and who we serve.
Honors the human dignity of everyone we work with.
Succeeds, and have fun, by pulling together.
Education/Experience/Skill
REQUIREMENTS: Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology or similar educational field required. With licensure, no professional post-graduate experience is required. Based on licensure level, ongoing clinical supervision per state requirements may be required.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: Current and valid state issued licensure as a social worker, counselor or therapist either as an entry level licensure or independent level licensure. CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or facility.
WORK
LOCATION: This position is onsite and is not a remote position.
Supervisory
REQUIREMENTS: This position is an Individual Contributor. Why Palms Behavioral Health?Palms Behavioral Health offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Palms Behavioral Health is an EOE. Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field and possess a current, valid state-issued license (LPC, LMSW, or LPC-A). No post-graduate professional experience is required for this role.
Market context
Behavioral-health openings in Texas often favor licensed clinicians because employers need candidates who can step into patient-facing care with minimal onboarding. Competition is shaped by the required master’s degree, Texas license, and preferred psychiatric experience, plus CPR and CPI certifications. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save research time, then confirm your license type and highlight any psychiatric or crisis-care experience in your application.