Registered Therapist Senior

Posted:
November 5, 2025
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Location:

Kerrville, TX

Agency: Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC) •
Department: Non‑Vocational Day Program Services •
Facility: Kerrville State Hospital •
Job Title: Registered Therapist IV •
Functional

Title:

Registered Therapist Senior •
Posting Number: 11045

Salary: $7,892.49 – $9,508.25 per month •
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25 •
Shift: Day (first days) •
Telework: Not Eligible •
Travel: Up to 5% •
Full Time: Yes •
Regular / Exempt: Regular, Exempt •
Closing Date: February 3, 2026

Benefit Highlights: 100% paid employee health insurance for full‑time eligible employees, defined benefit pension plan, generous time off, career advancement opportunities.

Would you thrive in an environment where you learn and grow personally and professionally while helping make a positive impact on people’s lives? HSCS is dedicated to building an atmosphere where employees feel valued and supported while providing specialized care for Texans in need. HSCS is comprised of nine psychiatric hospitals, one youth residential treatment facility, and thirteen state supported living centers.

The psychiatric hospitals are hubs of excellence for forensic mental health and complex psychiatric care, all accredited by The Joint Commission. They provide state-of-the-art, recovery‑oriented, science‑based treatment. If providing hope and healing through compassionate, innovative, and individualized care interests you, we welcome your application for this position.

• Perform highly advanced and complex therapeutic rehabilitation activities and treatment (senior level).
• Coordinate therapeutic rehabilitation services and programs within the department.
• Supervise and/or provide training to Registered Therapists and Rehabilitation Therapy Technicians in the rehabilitation department.
• Provide and/or direct skilled therapy to individuals; develop treatment protocols for specialty areas.
• Analyze progress reports and service provision by direct reports and instruct on modifications required.
• Develop in‑service training programs.
• Collaborate with departmental and hospital leadership to develop programming via performance‑improvement activities.
• Work under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including participation in disaster response, continuity of operations, or other agency obligations.
• May be eligible for additional pay for work performed at maximum security locations.

• Attend work on a regular basis; may be required to work specific shift schedules, rotating schedules, extended shifts, and overtime per agency leave policy.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate discipline‑specific therapy and activities; develop treatment protocols for specialty areas.
• Provide consultation and collaboration among department, units, recovery teams, and administration to establish an active rehabilitation department with patient goals/objectives based on recovery needs.
• Conduct therapy evaluations and assessments; formulate and develop goals and objectives; implement person‑centered, recovery‑oriented, and trauma‑informed care.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate rehabilitation technicians and registered therapists; develop in‑service training programs; monitor and audit documentation of direct reports.
• Engage in quality assurance activities to ensure programming meets standards.
• Maintain professional competencies through continuing education programs relevant to credentialed discipline or activities.
• Participate in performance‑improvement activities, including revising departmental policies and procedures, identifying client and programmatic needs, developing outcome measures, monitoring and improving environment of care, revising treatment programs per accreditation standards.
• Actively support facility and agency safety, risk management, and infection control programs.

• Knowledge of rehabilitation therapy principles and techniques with diverse patient populations.
• Knowledge of discipline‑specific therapeutic modalities in the recovery process.
• Knowledge of implementation and documentation of…