Mental Health Therapist

About the role

Imagine Pediatrics is seeking a licensed psychotherapist to join our interdisciplinary care team. This role involves delivering high-quality, evidence-based teletherapy to children with severe mental illness and mood disorders, collaborating with caregivers, schools, and medical providers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychotherapeutic intervention to 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 comprehensive assessments in order to diagnose and form treatment plans for patients.
• Provide evidence-based episodic therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents managing mood disorders and severe persistent mental illness.
• Deliver care using evidence-based modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy.
• Monitor progress of therapy utilizing patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) including the PHQ9 and GAD7.
• Carry out crisis assessment utilizing validated screening tools such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale and appropriately safety plan.
• Support post-acute transitions (i.e. recent hospital discharge) by providing follow-up care to ensure stabilization.
• Document visits with critical detail in our electronic medical record to ensure continuity of 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.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or related area.
• Must be licensed to independently practice in Missouri or Illinois (LCSW strongly preferred); 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.
• Availability in the evening and after school hours 10:30am - 7:00pm Central.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• First and foremost, you’re passionate and committed to reimagining pediatric health care and creating a world where every child with special health care needs gets the care and support they deserve.
• 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.
• Availability in the evening and after school hours 10:30am - 7:00pm Central.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Skills

• Passionate and committed to reimagining pediatric health care and creating a world where every child with special health care needs gets the care and support they deserve.
• 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.
• Availability in the evening and after school hours 10:30am - 7:00pm Central.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Benefits + Perks

• Base salary range of $78,000 - $90,000 in addition to annual bonus incentive, competitive company benefits package and eligibility to participate in an employee equity purchase program (as applicable).
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA; Company-funded HSA.
• 401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Life insurance at 1x annual salary.
• 20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays.
• Paid new parent leave.
• Additional benefits to be detailed in offer.

What We Live By

• Children First. We put the best interests of children above all.
• Earn Trust. We listen first, speak second. We build lasting relationships by creating shared understanding and consistently following through on our commitments.
• Innovate Today. We believe that small improvements lead to big impact. We stay curious by asking questions and leveraging new ideas to learn and scale.
• Embrace Humanity. We lead with empathy and authenticity, presuming competence and good intentions. When we stumble, we use the opportunity to grow and understand how we can improve.
• One Team, Diverse Perspectives. We actively seek a range of viewpoints to achieve better outcomes. Even when we see things differently, we stay aligned on our shared mission and support one another to move forward — together.
• We Value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We believe that creating a world where every child with complex medical conditions gets the care and support, they deserve requires a diverse team with diverse perspectives.