Therapist, Partial Hospitalization Program PHP

Title: Therapist, Partial Hospitalization Program PHP

Job Type: Full time

Location: 5610 E. Central Texas Expressway in Killeen

Your experience matters!

At Rock Springs, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.

As a Therapist, Partial Hospitalization Program PHP 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.

How you’ll contribute:

The PHP Therapist is responsible for providing trauma-informed, evidence-based therapeutic services to individuals within the Partial Hospitalization Program, with a focus on supporting the unique behavioral health needs of active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. The therapist will facilitate group and individual therapy, participate in treatment planning and discharge planning, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to ensure continuity of care. The ideal candidate will have experience working with military populations and an understanding of military culture, trauma-related concerns, and the complex psychiatric, emotional, and/or substance use needs commonly experienced by this population.

Essential Functions

• Conduct individual and group therapy sessions to educate and treat patients experiencing psychological, emotional, or substance use issues.
• Actively participate in treatment planning, discharge, transition, and after-care processes.
• Provide family therapy sessions as needed to support continuity of care and reduce barriers to treatment.
• Support with patient vitals and urine drug screening (UDS) as needed.
• Communicate proactively with patients, families, and referral sources in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Collaborate consistently with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, UR, and nursing staff.
• Support UR team functions and provide treatment updates or documentation for authorizations.
• Complete required clinical paperwork including psychosocial assessments, Columbia Suicide Risk Scale, and progress notes.
• Respond appropriately to patient crises and participate in de-escalation procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of confidentiality, HIPAA, and clinical regulations (TJC, CARF, Medicaid, etc.).
• Assist care coordination with discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Complete all documentation thoroughly, accurately, and within facility timelines.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Additional Information

• Experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients preferred.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Education: Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent required.
• License: Current clinical or social work license as required by state regulations.
• Certifications: CPR and De-escalation certification required or obtain within 30 days of hire.

About us Rock Springs is located in Georgetown, 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.

EEOC Statement

“Rock Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Rock 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.