Mental Health Therapist

Summary

Join Cartwheel's founding Arizona clinical team and help address the student mental health crisis. Cartwheel is developing a novel mental health program for children, collaborating directly with schools. As a 100% remote, 1099 Independent Contractor, you will provide teletherapy to PreK-12 students and school staff. You will build relationships with school personnel and families, participate in case discussions, and support transitions to community care. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of a new mental health care model, particularly impacting rural Arizona communities. The role offers competitive compensation and various benefits.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health and growing a startup company
• Active license in Arizona to deliver mental health care (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PhD/PsyD)
• Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing
• At least two years of experience delivering mental health services to children and youth via telehealth. We use Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
• Access to reliable, high-speed internet (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload, you can test your internet speed at https://www.speedtest.net/ )
• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
• Ability to offer hours during and especially after school (e.g., 3-8 pm Mountain Time, Saturdays)
• Ability to provide effective and safe care to children and adults, including ability to manage crisis situations virtually

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to PreK-12 students and school staff in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with extension based on clinical need and clinician’s judgment)
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community care providers
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families. Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services
• If qualified and interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Navajo, Apache, and Hopi)
• Experience working with American Indian/Native/Indigenous populations, immigrant populations, rural communities, and/or military families
• Experience with parent guidance
• Qualified to provide clinical supervision in Arizona
• Active NPI number
• CAQH credentialing set up

Benefits

• Competitive compensation ( $50-$80/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• The Mission Bonus of up to 5% is paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations ( based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• Access to free online accredited continuing education and a CEU stipend
• Clinical Supervision for associate level clinicians
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators, and optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves you hours of documentation time  (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming