Mental Health Therapist, Bilingual – Contractor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Deliver individual and family therapy utilizing evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and person-centered methodologies.

• Evaluate client needs, strengths, risks, diagnoses, functioning, and progress; convert findings into measurable treatment objectives and clinically suitable interventions.

• Ensure continuity of care by providing sessions at the frequency determined through intake, clinical necessity, and the treatment plan.

• Track attendance and engagement; conduct and document outreach, identify barriers, collaborate with the treatment team, and adhere to re-engagement, transfer, or discharge protocols.

• Coordinate care with supervisors and both internal and external partners, including Psychiatry, PRP, case management, interpreters/Family Support Workers, schools, probation officers, medical providers, and community resources.

• Involve parents, guardians, or family members when clinically suitable and aligned with consent, treatment goals, and agency policy.

• Identify and address safety concerns; perform risk assessments, create safety plans, document incidents, consult, and escalate as necessary.

• Facilitate access to psychiatric, rehabilitative, case management, and community resources.

• Acquire and utilize Credible and other agency systems for scheduling, documentation, communication, reporting, and workflow completion.

• Organize services, keep an updated calendar, and finalize completed services through mandatory documentation workflows.

• Complete precise clinical documentation, treatment plans, transition summaries, reassessments, Greenspace assessments, referrals, collaboration notes, transfers, discharges, consents, and other assigned records within deadlines.

• Amend returned documentation and log clinically relevant calls, messages, collateral contacts, outreach, barriers, and care-coordination activities.

• Respond to agency communications within one business day and proactively communicate when assistance or clarity is required.

• Safeguard client privacy and adhere to HIPAA, professional ethics, payer requirements, licensure standards, and agency policies.

• Engage in clinical supervision, onboarding, systems training, policy training, knowledge assessments, performance appraisals, mandatory meetings, training sessions, and agency initiatives.

• Maintain necessary licensure, continuing education, background check, and contracting documentation.

• Achieve weekly and quarterly service expectations, sustain an active caseload, submit weekly service reports, and rectify documentation discrepancies.

• Collaborate with OMHC, Intake, Psychiatry, PRP, FSW, Quality Assurance, Human Resources, Training, and administrative teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or another relevant behavioral health field from an accredited institution.

• Active Maryland license appropriate for the services rendered, such as LMSW, LCSW, LCSW-C, LGPC, LCPC, LAMFT, or LMFT.

• Understanding of ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and person-centered behavioral health practices.

• Capability to assess and respond to clinical risk, maintain professional boundaries, protect confidentiality, and seek appropriate consultation.

• Reliable access to the necessary technology and communication methods to perform the role effectively.

• Ability to achieve proficiency in an electronic health record system.

• A minimum of two years of direct mental health counseling or psychotherapy experience.

• Background in an outpatient, private practice, community-based, school-based, or Medicaid-funded behavioral health setting.

• Experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and/or families with diverse clinical issues and cultural backgrounds.

• Training or demonstrated proficiency in one or more evidence-based therapeutic methodologies.

• Bilingual or multilingual abilities are encouraged and appreciated.

🏝️ Benefits

• Accrued paid time off annually; employees start the calendar year with three (3) PTO days available.

• Health insurance coverage with Synergy contributing 80% of individual coverage and 25% of dependent coverage.

• Employer-sponsored life insurance.

• Eligibility for a 401(k)/pension plan after one year of employment, with an employer match of up to 3%.

• Opportunities for bonuses.