Licensed Therapist Outpatient Addiction & Mental Health Location: Columbus, OH
Employment Type: Full-Time, In-Person
Pay: $75,000 $80,000 annually, depending on experience
Schedule Options
We are currently hiring for either of the following full-time schedules:
- Monday Friday, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
- Monday Thursday, 11:00 AM 9:00 PM (4x10 schedule)
Position Overview
Highlife Recovery is seeking a compassionate and dependable Licensed Therapist to join our outpatient addiction and mental health treatment team in Columbus, Ohio.
This position works with adults receiving outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders.
The Therapist will provide individual and group counseling, complete clinical assessments, develop treatment plans, and collaborate closely with medical, psychiatric, MAT, nursing, and case management staff.
Our multidisciplinary team works under one roof, allowing clinicians to collaborate directly and quickly when clients need additional support.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide individual therapy to clients in outpatient and intensive outpatient levels of care.
- Facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational groups.
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and ASAM level-of-care assessments.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and update them as clinically appropriate.
- Maintain accurate and timely progress notes and clinical documentation in the EHR.
- Provide treatment for clients experiencing substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Participate in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Collaborate with medical, psychiatric, MAT, nursing, and case management providers.
- Provide crisis support and coordinate appropriate interventions when needed.
- Maintain professional, ethical, and confidential clinical practices.
Qualifications
Required:
- Active Ohio behavioral health license as one of the following:
- Comfortable facilitating therapy groups.
- Strong clinical documentation and organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Ability to maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
Preferred:
- Previous experience in substance use disorder treatment.
- Experience working in community behavioral health.
- Experience treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Familiarity with ASAM criteria and addiction treatment levels of care.
Compensation
$75,000 $80,000 annually, depending on experience.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Company 401(k) match up to 3.5%
- Paid time off
- Approximately two weeks of vacation annually
- Approximately one week of sick time annually
- One paid mental health day
- Five paid holidays
- Up to $500 annually toward job-related continuing education
- Reasonable 55 60% productivity expectations
- Full-time schedule with no weekend requirement
- Collaborative, accessible leadership team
About Us
We are a behavioral health organization with locations in Columbus, Tiffin, and Circleville.
We provide comprehensive addiction and mental health services, including individual and group counseling, intensive outpatient programming, case management, medication-assisted treatment, medical services, and psychiatric care.
Our goal is to treat the whole person and provide clients with coordinated, compassionate care throughout their recovery journey.
Work Location: In person Columbus, OH