Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - PA / Remote
We’re looking for team-oriented and mission-driven therapists who believe in the power of collaborative care to join our amazing and interdisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, therapists, and school health professionals. As a Mental Health Therapist, you'll work directly with school staff, students, and families in our partner school districts to build stronger systems of mental health support.
Role type: 1099 Independent Contractor (10-20 clinical hours per week)
Location: 100% remote
Start date: Rolling start dates throughout Fall 2024 and early 2025
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and skills-based teletherapy, to elementary, middle and high school students in our partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension of up to 6 months)
- Collaborate closely with referring school counselors and other relevant providers at the start of treatment and over the course of a student’s care journey (including through regular phone calls, emails, and virtual meetings)
- Build trusted relationships with school staff and families to support a student’s mental health needs, school engagement, and engagement with school-based services, as applicable
- Provide regular psychoeducation and support to parents and caregivers to enhance a student’s mental health needs and individual therapy work
- Collaborate with MDs/NPs on treatment planning, care delivery, and transition planning over a student’s care journey
- Partner with the External Referrals team to support the identification of referrals to community mental health and primary care providers
- Have the opportunity to participate in case consultations and discussions with other team members
- Help to further build our clinical programming and wonderful Care Team
WHO YOU ARE
Must have…
- Passion for working in close partnership with schools on mental health
- Active license in Pennsylvania to deliver mental health care (LISW, LPCC, IMFT, or PhD/PsyD)
- Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
- Experience delivering care via telehealth
- Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
- Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
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- Excellent organization, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to offer hours both during and especially after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8 pm Eastern Time)
- NOTE: As long as you have an active license in the above state, you can live and deliver care from anywhere in the United States
Extra credit…
- Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
- Experience working in a shorter-term model of care delivery (e.g., 2 weeks to 6 months)
- Experience with parent guidance
- Active NPI number (Need to apply for your NPI? Visit this link. It takes about 2 to 4 weeks)
- CAQH credentialing set up (Need to apply for CAQH? Visit this link. It takes about 3 to 4 days)
- Excited to join an early-stage start-up and help bring us to more students and school districts
- The above is a summary of the role, not an exhaustive list. If you think that you have most of the above but not everything, please apply. We'd love to hear from you.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING WITH US
- Flexible 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week)
- Competitive compensation ( Upto $75/hour base hourly rate for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure type)
- Full-time roles include excellent health insurance, paid time off, and an ownership stake in the company
- Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues
- Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care
- Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming
DirectShifts is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status,
or any other characteristic protected by law.
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