Psychotherapy Team Lead (Remote)

Author Health, LLC• FL, US, FL

2d•$86,000 - $93,000•Remote

About The Position

At Author Health, we’re revolutionizing how mental health care is delivered, and we want you to be part of it! Our mission is to bring compassionate, high-quality care to people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and dementia, including older adults. We don’t just treat symptoms. We treat people — fully, holistically, and with heart! Through our virtual-first, innovative care model, we deliver community-based wrap-around outpatient mental health care inclusive of psychiatric, psychotherapeutic and care management services. We partner with primary care providers, hospitals, families, and caregivers to keep patients out of the hospital and empower them to live healthier, more connected lives. At Author, inclusivity isn’t a checkbox. It’s how we build trust and drive better outcomes! We honor the unique cultures, identities, and stories that shape every patient’s experience, and we’re creating a workplace where team members can show up as their full selves, too. If you’re driven by purpose, ready to shake up the status quo, and eager to make a real impact in people’s lives, we’d love to meet you. Let’s build the future of mental health care together!

Requirements

Comfort working in a startup environment with a rapidly growing and evolving team
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting
Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and other members of the care team
Ability to effectively engage patients and their caregivers in a therapeutic relationship
Ability to work with patients via telehealth platform and via telephone
Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common mental health and/or substance use disorders, when appropriate
Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders, when appropriate (e.g., motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation)
At least 1-2 years experience leading/supporting clinical teams and/or daily operations of a clinic
Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders
LCSW/LMHC licensed in Florida or ability to become licensed in Florida and other states as required by the company

Nice To Haves

5-7 years of direct care clinical experience
Experience with collaborative care
Bilingual (Spanish-English and/or Haitian-Creole/English)
LCSW licensed in Texas or ability to become licensed in Texas
Experience conducting psychotherapy via telehealth
Qualified Supervisor certification in Florida

Responsibilities

Provide virtual-first psychosocial assessments and psychotherapy to individuals with serious mental illness; facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care
Provide audio-only follow-up sessions in the event of technical issues or if the patient is unable to access video technology.
Provide time-framed, goal-focused, skill-based psychotherapy using evidence-based techniques (including CBT, solution-focused treatment, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and others)
Document treatment response and monitor clinical symptoms
Provide support and advocacy to caregivers and family members of patients with dementia and serious mental illness as needed
Lead/facilitate support groups and group therapy
As part of a multidisciplinary care team, identify social determinants of health needs that team members will work to resolve
Serve a crucial role on a multidisciplinary care team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, community health workers, and medical assistants; participate in huddles and multidisciplinary communication
Assist Clinical Operations team in addressing and reducing administrative errors, thus allowing more patient-facing time for clinicians
Address time-sensitive coverage needs due to callouts and STAT/urgent calls
Facilitate clinician matching and oversight for intern shadowing
Support workflow processes for team and company initiatives
Co-Lead Weekly LCSW Staff Meetings
Interviewing and onboarding new staff
May co-supervise Psychotherapy staff and/or MSW interns in this role.