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Job description
EmpathyHQ Therapist Position
EmpathyHQ is a 501(c)(3) public Nonprofit Corporation in the State of Texas that specializes in outpatient mental health counseling.
Our Mission: To provide life-changing mental health services to Texans with a focus on vulnerable populations
Our Vision: A resilient community with access to resources to live a healthy and authentic life
EmpathyHQ strives to do this by providing services to all ages with various therapists, techniques, and skills at multiple locations. We provide in-person services in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and serve all of Texas with our robust telehealth care.
The ideal candidate for this position has a heart for working with underserved communities, providing these critical services to children and families from diverse backgrounds impacted by trauma.
About the Position:
EmpathyHQ is actively seeking dedicated, fully-licensed therapists to join our team and make a difference. This is a 1099 independent contractor position. Join us if you're passionate about providing life-changing mental health services to vulnerable populations across Texas.
The therapist would have the following requirements and job duties:
Provide weekly individual therapy services
Completing a comprehensive psychosocial assessment
Assessing the mental and behavioral health status of referred clients and ensuring that clinical assessments are up to date based on best practice, grant requirements, and agency policies
Identifying patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.g., suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.) and making appropriate referrals to higher levels of care (Emergency, Inpatient, PHP/IOP) as needed
Formulating differential diagnoses of mild to moderate mental health conditions or substance abuse
Using evidenced-based practices and professional counseling standards to provide ongoing psychotherapy / behavioral health counseling with measurable outcomes and goals
Completing discharge planning as needed while monitoring the overall number of sessions
Documenting in an EHR system
Maintaining Texas Behavioral Health Executive (BHEC) professional licensing requirements
Maintaining professional liability insurance for in-person and telehealth sessions, if practicing using the telehealth platform
Evenings and weekends are required for this position
Benefits:
Professional Liability Insurance: Coverage through EmpathyHQ
Professional License Reimbursement based on months of employment
Payment for all administrative meetings at $25 hour
Payment for all time supervising interns is paid at the therapist's hourly rate
It is the policy of EmpathyHQ to ensure equal employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. EmpathyHQ prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
As a mental health agency with multiple clinical license types, EmpathyHQ is unable to provide employment or internship opportunities to individuals who have been seen as a client or are the immediate family/household member of someone seen as a client by our agency or one of our current clinicians (even if at a different agency).
Worksite address
arlington, TX, 76000, US
Who can apply
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