Hourly FFS - Outpatient Therapist

Northeast Family Services • Fall River, MA

3d • $45 - $70 • Onsite

About The Position

NFS is hiring outpatient therapists to provide behavioral health services at one of five office locations in Massachusetts: North Andover, Dorchester, Fall River, Worcester, or West Springfield. Therapists work collaboratively with clients to draw on their strengths and support their goals through individual, couples, family, and/or group psychotherapy. Both full-time salaried and hourly fee-for-service arrangements are available. Fee-for-service clinicians can choose a schedule ranging from 5 to 30 hours per week. The organization describes its clinicians as W-2 employees and does not offer 1099 contractor arrangements.

Fee-for-service rates vary by education, licensure, language capacity, specialty, and experience: $45 per hour at the MA level; $50–$55 per hour for an MA-level clinician with an initial license or additional language capacity; $55–$60 per hour with an initial license and additional language capacity or a high level of experience; and $65–$70 per hour for independently licensed clinicians. On-site incentives are offered for clinicians who meet specified in-person service thresholds over a three-month period: $750 at 50%, $1,000 at 75%, and $1,250 at 90% or above. Full-time salaried clinicians receive guaranteed salary compensation even when clients cancel.

NFS offers supervision, professional development, free continuing education units, and licensure assistance. Clinicians should be able to manage their own schedules and conduct client outreach. Weekends are available and evenings are preferred; afternoon and evening availability is a plus. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field.
• Will have an independent clinical license within two years.
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage one's own schedule with client outreach.
• Able to work at one of the five listed Massachusetts office locations.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; the employer cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
• Access to a laptop or CPS, high-speed secure internet, and a phone.

Nice To Haves

• Current Massachusetts license.
• Afternoon and evening availability.
• Non-English language capacity.
• Experience and select clinical specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, couples, family, and/or group therapy.
• Conduct intake assessments and determine appropriate levels of care.
• Develop personalized treatment plans.
• Coordinate care with families, medical providers, and community partners.
• Maintain documentation in the EHR system.
• Participate in case consultations and team meetings as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention and therapeutic support when necessary.
• Manage one's own schedule and conduct client outreach.

Benefits

• Supervision, professional development, free CEUs, and licensure assistance.
• Guaranteed salary compensation for full-time clinicians, including when clients cancel.
• On-site incentives based on the share of services provided in person over a three-month period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time