What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist (Contractor) position at Embark Behavioral Health?
Overview
Location: Bend, Oregon (Virtual)
Schedule: 6-18 hours/week; 4-5 days/week; includes weekends
Pay: $100.00 per hour
Embark Behavioral Health Bend is seeking a licensed mental health therapist to serve as an independent contractor facilitating group therapy with our residential treatment center. This role is ideal for a clinician who brings unique interests, certifications, or experiential skills- such as yoga, mindfulness, expressive arts, adventure therapy, or other creative modalities- to engage youth in meaningful therapeutic work.
Join a passionate, mission-driven team dedicated to reducing adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicide, and to fostering help create joy and healing across generations.
About Us
Located in Bend, Oregon, our residential treatment facility supports youth aged 10-17 struggling with behavioral health and mental health challenges. Our home-style environment emphasizes community connection, emotional safety, and interpersonal growth.
Embark Behavioral Health is nationwide network of behavioral health programs offering a full continuum of care for adolescents. Our programs span residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics, and more—each committed to innovative, evidence-based treatment that transforms lives.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate evidence-based group therapy sessions for adolescents.
- Integrate experiential or specialty modalities when appropriate.
- Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and comply with all regulations.
- Uphold ethical guidelines and standards of professional conduct.
- Provide individual or family therapy coverage as needed.
- Opportunity to provide parent coaching
Qualifications
- Independent clinical license in Oregon (LMFT, LCSW, LPC, PsyD, or PhD).
- Strong understanding of ethical standards and boundaries.
- Experience and passion for working with adolescents.
- Ability to navigate basic computer programs and electronic documentation.
- Must pass drug screening, background check, and TB test.
- Willingness to obtain a CAQH profile and NPI during onboarding.
Benefits
Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community. We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.
Embark does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
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