Registered Therapist III

Date:
Feb 25, 2026

Location:

VERNON, TX
Agency:
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Department:
Recreation Programs
Posting Number: 14195
Closing Date: 05/26/2026

Shift: Day (Telework Not Eligible)
Salary Range: $6,850.00 - $8,304.83 per month
Facility

Location:

Vernon State Hospital, 4730 College Dr, VERNON, TX
Job Status:
Regular, Full time, Exempt

Would you thrive in an environment where you learn and grow personally and professionally while helping make a positive impact on people’s lives? If you value teamwork, dependability, and hard work, we invite you to join us. HSCS operates nine psychiatric hospitals, one youth residential treatment facility, and thirteen state‑supported living centers. Our facilities, accredited by The Joint Commission, provide state‑of‑the‑art, recovery‑oriented, science‑based care.

The Registered Therapist III (Registered Therapist Supervisor) performs highly complex therapeutic rehabilitation activities and provides direct supervision and training for therapy technicians and other registered therapists. Key duties include:

• Coordinate therapeutic rehabilitation activities and therapy groups for individuals.
• Provide and/or direct skilled therapy to individuals.
• Monitor and audit documentation completed by direct reports regarding attendance and response to treatment.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate programs and activities assigned.
• Assist in planning and developing in‑service training programs.
• Collaborate with departmental and hospital leadership to develop and improve programming through performance improvement activities.
• Work under limited supervision with significant latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, including disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation, which may require alternate shift patterns or locations.
• Potential for additional pay when working on maximum security locations.

• Attend work regularly, following any required shift schedule, rotating schedule, extended shift, or overtime per agency leave policy.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate discipline‑specific therapy and activities.
• Provide consultation and collaborate with departments, units, recovery teams, and administration to establish active rehabilitation goals based on recovery needs.
• Perform therapy assessments; formulate and develop goals and objectives; monitor and audit documentation entered by direct reports.
• Implement person‑centered, trauma‑informed care.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate rehabilitation technicians and registered therapists.
• Establish and maintain professional competencies through Continuing Education relevant to credentialed discipline.
• Participate in performance improvement activities, policy revisions, outcome measure development, environmental improvements, and compliance with The Joint Commission, Medicare/Medicaid, and HHSC standards.
• Support facility and agency safety, risk management, and infection control, implementing and monitoring health, safety, and infection control measures.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, including disaster response or COOP activation.

• Knowledge of rehabilitation therapy principles and techniques for various patient populations.
• Knowledge of discipline‑specific therapeutic modalities in the recovery process.
• Knowledge of implementation and documentation of individualized care and recovery plans.
• Knowledge of approved methods of facilitating and interacting with individuals.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and infection control.
• Knowledge of performance and quality improvement activities or techniques.
• Skills in the use of rehabilitation and orthopedic equipment, materials, and tools.
• Skills in evaluation, treatment planning, and documentation of patient progress.
• Skills in program design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Skills in operating computers and applicable software.
• Skills in effective communication.
• Skills in supervising multiple employees.
• Ability to plan, develop, implement, facilitate, and administer treatment‑focused therapy groups.
• Ability to motivate and sustain individuals’…