Mental Health Therapist - Crisis

Summary

Join Imagine Pediatrics, a multi-disciplinary pediatric group, as a licensed child & adolescent clinical therapist supporting our Behavioral Health Acute Care Team. You will provide brief therapeutic interventions via teletherapy, conduct crisis assessments, and treat patients with various diagnoses. Collaboration with team members and adherence to a brief intervention model are crucial. This fully remote position requires evening and after-school availability and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or related area
• Must be licensed to independently practice in New York (LCSW strongly preferred/LMHC/LMFT); openness to cross-state licensure
• 1-2 years’ experience post independent licensure in a behavioral health setting
• 1 year of crisis experience
• Certification in evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Experience working with high-risk behavioral health populations including but not limited to suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, severe persistent mental illness (SPMI), children in the foster care system, elopement, and incarceration
• Strong communication, documentation, and diagnostic skills
• Familiarity with technology, Microsoft suites, and documenting in electronic health records
• Availability in the evening and after school hours 10:30am - 7:00pm EST
• Telehealth experience

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide brief targeted therapeutic interventions for clients via teletherapy services for an acute pediatric population
• Conduct crisis assessment and intervention to address needs of a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency
• Treat patients with diagnoses including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, self-harm, incarceration, elopement, and beginning to develop psychotic symptoms
• Ability to make critical decisions in line with clinical expertise to implement least restrictive safety measures
• Assess and safety plan critically for the least restrictive environment necessary to ensure safety
• Experience referring patient to emergency resources when/if necessary
• Conduct psychosocial assessment for follow up hospitalization program within 7 days of hospital discharge date and 30 day follow up care for patients experiencing moderate to sever mood disorder symptoms
• Meet regularly with behavioral health manager to discuss caseload progression, application of brief intervention model, discharge planning, and to assign new patients
• Work collaboratively with crisis team members on care coordination for various cases

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference and comfortability conducting triage assessments, crisis interventions, and administering screeners such as the PHQ9 and Columbia Suicide Screener
• Experience working with children, adolescents, and their caregivers inclusive of external systems involved in a minor’s care
• Experience working with a diverse population or demographics
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA; Company-funded HSA
• 401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability
• Life insurance at 1x annual salary
• 20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays
• Paid new parent leave
• Additional benefits to be detailed in offer
• Fully remote with 10% travel for training/education