Behavioral Health Therapist 4 Mental Health Programs

The Inova Behavioral Health Services Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is looking for a dedication Behavioral Health Therapist 4 to join the team. This program can help people who are stepping down from inpatient care providing structure and encouragement as individuals re-enter their family and community environments. This program can also be step up from outpatient care with the goal of helping people avoid inpatient psychiatric admission. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. 5:00 program is in Fairfax VA near Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.

This position is required to be in office 2 days per week.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

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:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 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:offeringpaid 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 - Masters Degree Ph.D. PsyD EdD in Mental Health Social Work Counseling Substance Use Disorders or Behavioral Health-related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with doing biopsychosocial assessments
• Experience in leading group therapy
• Approved Clinical Supervisor