Pomelo Care is hiring a
Perinatal Mental Health Specialist

Summary

The job is for a Perinatal Mental Health Therapist at Pomelo Care, a mission-driven startup improving outcomes for moms and babies. The role involves providing virtual patient care, screenings, assessments, care plans, and more. Requires 5-8 years of experience in hospital or healthcare practice, perinatal mental health care, and licensure in TN.

Requirements

• Independently licensed as an LCSW, LMFT, LPC or LMHC
• Licensed in TN
• Have 5-8 years of experience providing therapy services in a hospital and/or healthcare practice
• Have experience with perinatal mental health care, possibly including: perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, trauma-informed care

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and care navigation by delivering evidence-based care that is founded in awareness, education, and prevention for the perinatal mental health issues affecting our patients
• Provide behavioral health and health related social needs screenings and appropriate response including diagnostic, therapy, and behavioral health interventions to pregnant and postpartum patients
• Perform ongoing psychosocial assessment of patients, providing reassurance and building rapport
• Establish individualized care plans to meet specific health needs based on evidence-based standards
• Develop wellness goals by determining motivating factors and leveraging them for best possible health outcomes
• Identify and address barriers that have been identified by patients
• Reduce care gaps (missed appointments, medication management, etc.) by frequent engagements with patient
• Triage of patients with urgent screening results and concerns to appropriate virtual and in-person emergency services
• Collaborate with all involved teams and support services to ensure that patient and family needs are met
• Document all care/interactions in a timely fashion and escalate to appropriate multidisciplinary teams, as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) (would need to complete within 1 year of employment)
• Multiple state licenses (must be eligible and willing to be cross-licensed in many states)
• Experience working with trauma patients
• Experience with cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR
• Experience in case management and care navigation
• Experience providing virtual care
• Experience participating in group care

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Generous equity compensation
• Unlimited vacation
• Membership in the First Round Network (a curated and confidential community with events, guides, thousands of Q&A questions, and opportunities for 1-1 mentorship)