Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Licensed Inpatient Therapist

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSanta Rosa, CA, USA$60 - $69.44 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

A master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or a closely related field.
Two years of behavioral health experience and experience working with severely mentally ill patients and group facilitation are preferred.
Current associate registration for an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC license in good standing with the California BBS, or a PsyD in good standing with BOP.
Current active registration as a Clinical Supervisor or eligibility to complete the requirements for a California BBS/BOP Clinical Supervisor within 90 days of hire, as requested by Social Services Leadership.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification is required, or must be obtained within the initial orientation period.
Completion of a verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program approved by the CNO.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Demonstrate sensitivity and willingness to interact with people from diverse social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize projects, work relatively independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated commitment to collaboration and the ability to lead, influence, and motivate others.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, expanding organization.
Ability to use standard office equipment and access, input, and retrieve information from a computer, including keyboard dexterity and speed to perform repetitive actions efficiently for extended periods.
Ability to communicate effectively in person or by telephone with a diverse population and to give and follow verbal and written instructions accurately.
Ability to perform complex mental functions and basic arithmetic; interpret complex laws, regulations, and policies; and collect, interpret, or analyze complex data and information.
Ability to see details of objects at close range.
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to reach forward, up, down, and to the side; sit or stand for at least one hour at a time; and move to and from the work area repeatedly throughout the day.
Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Responsibilities

Provide quality psychotherapeutic services for a unit-based caseload of adults and/or adolescents and support other departmental needs.
Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy and ensuring quality treatment for patients and their support systems.
Lead facilitation of each patient's treatment plan and continuously monitor implementation of active treatment for assigned patients.
Maintain knowledge of and participate in further training, and understand potential occupational health hazards, including bloodborne pathogen exposures.
Complete initial psychosocial assessments and clinical documentation within 72 hours of patient admission.
Ensure compliance with treatment-plan requirements, including weekly reviews and updates with patients, documented by patient signatures, initials, and dates.
Consistently document treatment, interventions, face-to-face contact, and collateral information provided to patients in the medical record, including progress notes, within clinical scope of practice.
Facilitate psychoeducation and process groups, follow the hospital schedule, and complete individualized group notes.
Complete legally mandated Tarasoff and suspected-abuse reports and consistently inform Social Services Leadership.
Conduct family sessions for adolescent and adult patients.
Complete Release of Information forms accurately and completely.
Attend scheduled Social Services and Clinical meetings, arriving prepared and on time without prompting.
Provide training and support to newly onboarded therapists and Associate Therapists when clinically appropriate.
Communicate regularly with Social Services leadership about questions, challenges, clinical training needs, professional development, and learning objectives related to scope of practice and job expectations.
Comply with HIPAA and LPS guidelines.
Maintain effective working relationships and professional communication with internal and external partners.
Carry out job responsibilities while maintaining appropriate boundaries and professional demeanor.
Perform related duties as requested.
Uphold the organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Desired Qualifications

Two years of behavioral health experience and experience working with severely mentally ill patients and group facilitation are preferred.

Licensed Inpatient Therapist (Santa Rosa)

Northern California Behavioral Health System · Santa Rosa, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12

Salary: USD 114,400–144,430

Workplace: on_site

Department: Social Services

Description

ABOUT US:

Formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, SRBHH was opened in 2016 and is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care. Conveniently located in the North Bay, this hospital consists of 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds.

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH) is regarded as an integral part of the greater Santa Rosa and Northern California mental health system of care.

Conveniently located in the North Bay, SRBHH serves adolescents and adults. We treat both mental health and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions.

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Inpatient Therapist

PAY RANGE: $60.00-$69.44 Per Hour

REPORTS TO: Director of Clinical Services

HOURS:

4 10-hour shifts
1 weekend day required
3 weekdays
Exact days will be based on current need

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

The Licensed Inpatient Therapist practices sound clinical judgement, professionalism and good clinical practice. Responsible to provide quality Psycho-therapeutic Services for a unit-based caseload of adults and/or adolescents as well as support to other departmental needs. Licensed Inpatient Therapist serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team supporting the organization's treatment program, philosophy and assure the deliverance of quality treatment to patients and their support systems. They are the lead facilitator of the patient’s treatment plan and continuously monitor the implementation of active treatment with assigned patients. The Licensed Inpatient Therapist maintains knowledge of, participates in further training provided, and understands the potential risks regarding occupational health hazards (e.g. bloodborne pathogen exposures).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Completes initial psychosocial assessment and clinical documentation within 72 hours of patient's admission to the hospital.
Ensures compliance with all treatment plan requirements including weekly reviews and updates with the patient (indicated by patient signatures, initials and dates that each review is completed).
Consistently documents treatment, interventions, face-to-face contact and collateral information provided to patient in the medical record (i.e., Progress Notes) based on clinical scope of practice.
Facilitates psychoeducation and process groups and follows the hospital schedule promptly, completing individualized group notes.
Completes all reports for Tarasoff and suspected abuse as legally mandated and consistently informs Social Services Leadership.
Conducts family sessions for adolescents and for adult patients.
Completes Release of Information accurately and completely.
Attends all scheduled Social Services/Clinical meetings, arriving prepared and without need for prompting and in a timely manner.
Provides training and support to new onboarding therapists and to Associate Therapists when clinically appropriate.
Will communicate regularly with Social Services leadership regarding any questions, challenges, or clinical training needs as they arise, as well as individual professional development and learning objectives as it pertains to their scope of practice and job expectations.
Comply with HIPAA and LPS guidelines.
Maintains effective working and professional relationships and communications with internal and external partners.
Consistently carries out above outlined job responsibilities while maintaining appropriate boundaries and professional demeanor.
Performs related duties, as requested.
Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.

Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge and Experience:

Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or closely related field.
Two years of behavioral health experience and experience working with Severely Mentally Ill and Group Facilitation preferred.
Current Associate registration for LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC license in good standing with the California BBS, or PsyD in good standing with BOP.
Current active registration as a Clinical Supervisor or eligibility to complete requirements for CA BBS/BOP Clinical Supervisor within 90 days of hire as requested by Social Services Leadership.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.
Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program as approved by the CNO.

Skills and Abilities:

Maintains confidentiality of patients at all times.
Sensitivity to and willingness to interact with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
Proficiency with software and/or equipment (Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.)
Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects, work relatively independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively as well as possessing the skills to lead, influence, and motivate others.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, expanding organization.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following:

Use standard office equipment and access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Use computer keyboard with manual and finger dexterity and wrist-finger speed sufficient to perform repetitive actions efficiently for extended periods of time.
Communicate effectively in person or via telephone in a manner which can be understood by those with whom the person is speaking, including a diverse population.
Give and follow verbal and written instructions with attention to detail and accuracy.
Perform complex mental functions and basic arithmetic functions; interpret complex laws, regulations, and policies; collect, interpret, and/or analyze complex data and information.
Vision: see details of objects at close range.
Coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
Reach forward, up, down, and to the side. Sit or stand for minimum periods of one hour at a time and come and go from the work area repeatedly throughout the day.
Lift up to ten (10) pounds.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Healthcare Spending Account
Life Insurance
(Supplemental Life, Term and Universal plans are also available)
Short and Long-Term Disability
(with additional buy-in opportunities)
PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
Discounted Cafeteria Meal Plan
Tuition Reimbursement

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About the Company

Northern California Behavioral Health System

Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care

Operates inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services at two Northern California campuses, Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, with 117 and 144 acute psychiatric beds respectively. Care is provided through a multidisciplinary team that creates individualized treatment plans for adolescents and adults with conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and co-occurring substance use disorders, including 24-hour monitoring and stabilization. As part of Signature Healthcare Services, it connects to a nationwide network of 19 psychiatric hospitals to coordinate broader regional care. The goal is to help patients recover by delivering continuous, patient-centered care within a regional mental health system.

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