Therapist / Licensed Mental Health Clinician
About The Position
Ascend Medical is seeking compassionate, mission-driven therapists to join their growing Behavioral Health Division across Metro Atlanta. They are building an integrated model where therapists are empowered to focus on meaningful patient relationships, clinical excellence, and long-term healing, believing behavioral health is integral to overall healthcare. The role offers support to reduce administrative burdens, such as scheduling, insurance paperwork, and marketing, allowing clinicians to focus more on patient care. Ascend provides operational infrastructure, internal referrals, marketing support, and access to integrated care teams. Clinicians maintain clinical autonomy, flexibility in scheduling, and opportunities to develop specialty niches. The integrated model includes Primary Care, Psychiatry, Therapy, Care Coordination, Senior Care, and Wellness-focused services, aiming to elevate mind, body, and soul. They are intentionally building a diverse team and welcome clinicians at various career stages and specialties.
Requirements
- Active Georgia license (or license eligibility) in one of the following: LPC / APC, LCSW / LMSW, LMFT / AMFT, Psychologist, or other relevant behavioral health licensure.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to ethical, high-quality patient care.
Nice To Haves
- Established clinicians with existing caseloads.
- Therapists looking to grow their practice.
- Clinicians interested in helping expand teams and programs ('builder' clinicians).
- Associate-level clinicians where supervision structures permit.
Responsibilities
- Focus on meaningful patient relationships, clinical excellence, and long-term healing.
- Provide comprehensive patient care within an integrated model.
- Collaborate with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals.
- Develop and maintain a caseload, potentially utilizing internal referrals and community partnerships.
- Maintain clinical independence and therapeutic approach.
- Flexibility in scheduling structures.
- Develop specialty focus areas.
- Provide input into patient care collaboration.
- Help shape culture and programming.
- Assist in expanding teams and programs (for 'builder' clinicians).
Benefits
- Scheduling and patient coordination support
- Insurance credentialing assistance
- Billing and revenue cycle support
- Marketing and referral development
- Intake and patient onboarding assistance
- EMR and technology training/support
- Collaborative care coordination
- Office space and operational infrastructure
- Internal referrals from primary care and psychiatry
- Community partnership opportunities
- Marketing and outreach support
- Access to integrated care teams
- Flexibility to develop specialty niches and passions
- Opportunities to help shape programs and services as we grow
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing platform early
- Opportunity to help shape culture and clinical programs
- Opportunity to collaborate across disciplines
- Opportunity to grow professionally alongside an exceptional team
- Deliver care in a model designed around both patient wellbeing and clinician sustainability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
