Mental Health Therapist (fully licensed)
About The Position
Excelsior Family Medicine is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to join our team and provide behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and adults. Excelsior Family Medicine is an established clinic of 10 providers working in a cross-disciplinary team to address client needs. Our dedicated providers encourage clients to engage in mental and physical health, and we are proud to support this with the right care at the right time. The mental health therapist plays a crucial role in providing direct clinical care and support to enrolled patients and ongoing quality improvement efforts to optimize their recovery. This clinical role takes an integrated approach to care, working closely with primary care providers, care teams, and other Excelsior Wellness programs to coordinate services and support whole-person health outcomes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Licensed or ability to be licensed and certified through the Washington State Department of Health to provide direct client care as an LMHC or, LMHC or, LICSW.
- Associates will be considered.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check, per agency standards.
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record, per agency standards.
- New employees with out-of-state licenses must obtain a Washington State Driver’s License within 30 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of EMR/EHR systems
Responsibilities
- Maintains clients as an outpatient therapeutic model of intervention lasting 3-4 months.
- Client caseload of 30 clients and documentation submission within 24 hours.
- Provides treatment using Evidence-Based Practices in weekly or bi-weekly counseling.
- Addresses symptom management, interpersonal processes, psychotherapeutic recreation, self-concept, and social role so individuals function at their highest potential and avoid acute care situations.
- Knows and complies with all applicable ethical standards ; insurance requirements, and seeks out clarification if needed.
- Ensures services provided are properly documented in accordance with program, agency, and regulatory requirements and documentation is completed timely.
- Is responsible for completion of mental health assessments as needed.
- Makes referrals to outside agencies for acute mental health, SUD (substance use disorder), SAY (sexually aggressive youth) and neuropsychological services as needed.
- Communicates regularly with supervisor to accurately report therapeutic interventions and caseload capacity.
- Completes assigned and required training in a timely manner.
- Attends and actively participates in weekly meetings.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical (Providence + Cigna), dental (Lincoln), and vision (VSP) insurance packages.
- Employee insurance packages range from a $0 to $75 monthly premium.
- Medical coverage responsible deductibles ranges from $250 to $500/Annually
- Retirement with employer match
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Generous PTO
- 11 paid holidays
- Free access to learning platforms
- Employer-paid licensing fees applicable to your role
- Professional development courses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
