Lead Behavioral Health Therapist | Primewest

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. 

Work Shift:

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Salary Range: $38.50 - $49.50

Union Position:

No

Department Details

You’ve honed your clinical skills in the field - now it’s time to lead.
As a Team Lead at PrimeWest IRTS and Crisis Residential Program, and a key member of the Urgent and Emergent Leadership Team (including Mobile Crisis, EmPATH, and Intensive Residential Treatment Services), you will serve as a trusted clinical expert with a strong presence both on the floor and in care planning.

In this role, you will:
Provide hands-on clinical care and real-time guidance for floor staff.
Lead weekly team meetings and patient treatment team meetings, ensuring care is collaborative and effective.
Offer direct consultation and supervision, helping practitioners make sound, compassionate decisions in fast-moving situations.
Create a welcoming environment for both staff and patients.
Collaborate with referring parties to maintain trusted relationships and ensure ongoing coordination of care.
Oversee onboarding and training of staff, review and update policies, and ensure compliance with best practices.
Review documentation and provide constructive feedback.
Offer mentorship and guidance to staff, fostering professional growth and clinical excellence.

You’ll foster and grow the program to ensure care remains person-centered, trauma-informed, and community-based.

These teams are well-established, forward-thinking, and innovative. Your leadership will shape the future of behavioral health - developing professionals, strengthening the continuum of care, and driving a culture of excellence for both adult and child populations.

If you’re ready to lead with vision, inspire teams, and transform how communities experience behavioral health, this is the position for you!

Summary

The Lead Behavioral Health Therapist requires a broad and thorough understanding of human behavior, theories of counseling, and psychopathology. May work with a wide range of patient populations and presenting issues, requiring a foundation in a variety of treatment modalities. This role has total independence and responsibility for patient well-being. The Lead Behavioral Health Therapist is responsible for providing guidance and clinical supervision, leading team members to ensure program requirements are being met for assigned programs.

Job Description

The Lead Behavioral Health Therapist provides diagnostic assessment, onsite crisis assessment and intervention, and determines need for ongoing care according to level of clinical ability, medical, and psychosocial complexity. Develops treatment plans and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs. Continually assesses patient's progress and revises diagnosis(es), treatment plans, and interventions accordingly. Documents treatment sessions. Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed. May educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions. May refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed. The Lead Behavioral Health Therapist provides direct clinical supervision for staff. Assists in assuring regulatory compliance. Mentors new employees and aids in their integration into the department and/or team. Must stay current on emerging issues in the profession. The Behavioral Health Therapist may work in a variety of settings, with duties varying by setting: In a clinic setting (other than primary care), the Behavioral Health Therapist conducts scheduled face-to-face therapy sessions designed to assess and improve patient's emotional, mental, and behavioral health. In a community setting, the Behavioral Health Therapist provides treatment for patients with severe and persistent mental illness. This may include community-based interventions aimed at improving daily living skills, social skills, and self-regulation skills. The community-based Behavioral Health Therapist serves as a consultant for a multi-disciplinary team to ensure treatment interventions are implemented and that the patient is in compliance with treatment. In a residential setting, the Behavioral Health Therapist provides treatment for patients requiring a higher level of care than outpatient therapy; however, do not meet the criteria for psychiatric inpatient treatment. Treatment occurs at the residential treatment facility and includes a broad range of duties: assessment and diagnosis, individual and group therapy, development, implementation, and evaluation of therapy programs, and consultation and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team. Credentialing through the Allied Health Staff of the organization where you will be working will be required.

Qualifications

Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required; graduation from an accredited school preferred.

License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice.

In Minnesota, must have one of the following:
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Ability to provide direct clinical supervision for staff is required in state(s) of practice.

If applicable to position, may be required to possess a valid class D driver's license and auto insurance. If class D driver’s license is required, must maintain a good driving record and have access to personal vehicle and willingness to use the vehicle in carrying out position responsibilities.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.