About Fort Health:

Fort Health is a mental health company that is on a mission to “Opening more paths to better care for more families”. We're all about making a real difference in the lives of children and adolescents. With a whopping 50% of kids in the US missing out on mental health care, we're determined to change that statistic. And with a market size of over $50 billion, we're not just dreaming big - we're making it happen!

Our vision? Picture this: a world where every child has access to the support they need to thrive mentally and emotionally. With the help of our amazing partners, like the Child Mind Institute, we're creating a one-of-a-kind support system that combines digital tools with virtual clinicians. Because at Fort Health, we believe “we're stronger together”.

About the Role:

Clinicians are the heart of our company. Everything we do incorporates a clinicians’ mindset so that we can provide them with the best job experience, so that they can deliver top-notch care to our patients.

If you are someone who wants to be a part of a growing healthcare startup that is focused on broadening access to affordable, high-quality mental health care for children and their families, we would love to hear from you!

Schedule: Monday to Friday with option for Saturday hours; Availability after 3pm ET is required since that is our prime hours.

Salary: $75,000 to $90,000 annually based on experience

Although we're not hiring right now, we're expanding our network of Child & Adolescent Therapists. Apply now for summer & fall opportunities!

In this role, you will:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based 1:1 therapy for children and their families.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to provide personalized treatment plans for every child and their family.
• Engage with other groups in the child’s life - primary care physicians, educators, therapists, etc. - to ensure they’re getting the holistic treatment they need.
• Constantly communicating and working with the family to drive the treatment plan forward.
• Meet routinely with the leadership team to give feedback and thoughts on how to improve our clinical offering and our policies.
• Receive both individual and group supervision on a weekly basis to ensure you have the support you need to be successful
• Have access to consultation and materials from our non-profit partner to bring to bear the most cutting edge treatment protocols and methods for our clients.
• Expand and strengthen your clinical skills through CMI’s training program, and take advantage of additional ongoing training and educational opportunities, conferences, and more.

Time Expectations:

Your time will be divided between:

• Clinic Time: 75% of your Clinic Time is devoted to scheduled sessions with patients.
• Administrative Time: 20% of your Clinic Time is scheduled to respond to between-session messages or hold unanticipated sessions.
• Team meetings: 1-2 hours per week. Team Meeting, Group Supervision, Case Conference, All Hands
• Individual supervision: 0.5 -1hr/week.
• There is no call requirement; major and minor holidays are off without patient obligations.

What we are looking for:

• Psychologist (PhD, PsyD), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).
• Licensed independently to practice in the state of New York (required). Multiple state licenses preferred.
• Minimum 3-years of direct clinical experience post licensure working with children (ages 4-24) and their families.
• Self guided determination to complete your notes within 24 hours.
• Experience and training in delivering evidence-based treatments (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT).
• Strong experience with diagnostic evaluations and symptom assessment with children and adolescents.
• Strong skills in engaging parents and children, developing appropriate treatment planning, and delivering time-limited outpatient psychotherapy treatment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have reliable, high-speed internet access with minimum speeds of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload.
• Desire to work with and learn from some of the top child mental health experts in the field.

What would sweeten the deal:

• Existing credentialing with any of the following: Aetna, BCBS, United Healthcare, CIGNA in each licensed state.
• CAQH credentialing already set up.
• NPI number.
• Multiple state licensure.
• Experience providing teletherapy.

Why join us?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package 
• Generous paid time off including paid company holidays, mental health days (varies based on role type)
• 1 Paid week of company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Year's Day (full-time)
• 4 weeks of structured virtual training with the Child Mind Institute; developed exclusively for Fort Health clinicians 
• Full malpractice coverage while you are providing care at Fort Health
• Yearly professional development stipend 
• No required call
• Remote work environment with meaningful virtual touchpoints with the team 
• Periodic team offsites to foster team bonding and strong company culture
• Ability to be part of a startup and help build a new treatment model
• Collaborative and supportive mission-oriented work environment 

Resources:

• To apply for NPI, please visit https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/#/. It takes ~2 to 4-weeks.
• To apply for CAQH, please visit https://www.caqh.org/providers. It takes ~3 to 4-days.

Fort Health is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer – we recruit, train, compensate and promote our team members based on qualifications. We know how important it is not only to include, but to actively seek out a diversity of opinions and voices.

We want to hear from you regardless of your race, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.