School-Based Therapist - LCMHC(A), LCSW(A), LMFT(A)
About The Position
Kintegra Health is seeking a School-Based Therapist to work as part of a multidisciplinary school-based treatment team, under the direct supervision of the Director of School Behavioral Health and the School Behavioral Health Regional Lead. The role supports holistic behavioral healthcare for Kintegra Health patients by providing behavioral health and substance-use screening, brief intervention, education, and referrals in a school setting. The therapist also provides ongoing consultation and treatment-planning support to school administrators, social workers, and teaching personnel. Patients may have psychosocial, behavioral health, chronic disease, behavior-change, or substance-use concerns. The role requires adherence to organizational policies, professional practice standards, and clinical requirements. The position includes evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for students and families, as well as collaboration with school-system teams and community agencies. The therapist supports behavioral health, substance-use, and chronic-disease management planning and participates in ongoing assessment and quality-improvement efforts related to primary care and behavioral health integration.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
- Minimum experience and/or exposure working within a school and supporting the student population.
- Professional licensure as an LCSW(A), LCMHC(A), or LMFT(A).
- CPR certification.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to the professional Code of Ethics.
- Provide evidence-based assessment, intervention, consultation, and referral services for students and families with behavioral and chronic health conditions.
- Work cooperatively as an integral part of the school-system team to improve patient care and team efficiency.
- Formulate and facilitate behavioral health, substance-use, and chronic-disease management plans using appropriate treatment modalities, interventions, and available community resources.
- Assist school administrators, social workers, and teaching personnel with screening, identification, diagnosis, management, and treatment of behavioral health and substance-use issues and chronic-disease management.
- Engage in ongoing assessment and quality-improvement strategies that support primary-care and behavioral-health integration.
- Provide consultative services to school-system team members within the scope of care and train other healthcare professionals as needed.
- Complete required documentation related to patient treatment, payment for services, and organizational operations in a timely manner.
- Pursue continuing education to maintain licensure and enhance competence in professional, medical, and legal issues affecting patient care.
- Maintain working knowledge of and liaison with community agencies and resources.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental benefits
- $5,000 tuition reimbursement
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 4% company contribution and up to 4% company matching
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Optional benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending accounts
- Continuing education funds and PTO
- Career development and leadership opportunities
- $2,500 sign-on bonus for fully licensed candidates
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Job Type
Full-time
