In this role, you will collaborate with our medical team, social workers, and families to identify the needs of our patients and provide behavioral health support and therapeutic intervention. Day to day, this role will provide diagnostic assessment and evidence-based teletherapy.  In this role, the ability to work in a remote setting, attention to detail & timely documentation, and experience working with children with severe persistent mental illness are critical.

What You’ll Do

• Assess and provide brief targeted therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents via teletherapy with mood disorders and severe persistent mental illness. 
• The therapist will provide therapy to children and their families as well as consult with schools and medical providers to ensure the highest quality care across settings.
• Provide evidence-based interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy. 
• Treat children with severe mental illness and mood disorders including but not limited to major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, homicidal ideation, suicidal ideation, and trauma. 
• Conduct crisis assessment utilizing validated screening tools such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
• Facilitate intervention to address needs of a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency including active safety planning with the child and parent. 
• Assess and safety plan critically for the least restrictive environment necessary to ensure safety.
• Document visits with critical detail in our electronic medical record to ensure continuity of care.
• Experience escalating patients to emergency resources when necessary.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment for follow-up hospitalization program within 7 days of hospital discharge date and follow-up care.
• 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.

What You Bring and How you Qualify:

First and foremost, you’re passionate and committed to reimagining pediatric health care and creating more safe days for children at home.

• Master’s degree in social work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or related area
• Must be licensed to independently practice in Texas and/or Florida (LCSW, LMFT, LPC,LMHC), openness to cross-state licensure.
• 1-2 years’ experience post independent licensure in a behavioral health setting.
• 1 year of experience working with children, adolescents, and their caregivers inclusive of external systems involved in a minor’s care.
• Certification/Training in evidence-based modalities including but not limited to 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.
• Strong preference and comfortability conducting triage assessments and crisis interventions.
• Diligent regarding documentation standards and accustomed to using electronic medical records.
• Experience working with a diverse population or demographics.
• Telehealth experience
• Strong communication, documentation, and diagnostic skills
• Familiarity with technology, Microsoft suites, and documenting in electronic health records.
• This position will be approximately 20 hours a week
• Availability in the evening and after school hours (2pm - 7:00pm or 3:00pm - 8:00pm CST)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish Preferred 
• Fully remote with 10% travel for training/education