What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Mental Health Therapist position at Nora Mental Health?
Nora Mental Health
Nora Mental Health | Client-Centered Therapy | Family Therapy
Opportunities for Full-Time & Part-Time Outpatient Child, Adolescent, and Adult Mental Health Therapists.
Nora Mental Health is opening in Anchorage, Alaska! This is a wonderful opportunity for licensed clinicians to receive highly competitive pay, create a self-directed work schedule, maintain an independent caseload, and join a new private practice! We are hiring licensed clinicians in the State of Alaska, licensed clinicians outside Alaska with the ability to obtain a State of Alaska license, and State of Alaska licensed supervisors.
Who We Are:
Nora Mental Health | Client-Centered Therapy | Family Therapy
Nora Mental Health believes that the best way to support our Alaskan communities and families, is by providing our clinicians with a collaborative, relaxing work environment that promotes self-care, independence, provides highly competitive pay, and encourages a healthy work-life balance. By taking care of our clinicians, we take care of our communities and families.
Our Anchorage location in midtown is the first clinic to open, although we are expanding throughout Alaska to less populated communities to provide therapeutic services, and more work opportunities for clinicians living outside of Anchorage. If you’re a licensed clinician outside of Anchorage, please feel free to apply as accommodations will be made as we build out our practice.
Nora Mental Health’s medical and billing team assists with credentialing and manages all matters concerning client billing for our therapists. We also manage marketing on behalf of our therapists. Outreach and recruitment opportunities are available and encouraged, though not required. Nora Mental Health therapists mostly focus on providing care to their clients, submitting their documentation on time, and collaborating with their team; all other activities are optional.
If you already have a part-time position elsewhere, this is a fantastic opportunity to expand your caseload and gain new experience. We are also looking for clinicians with an established referral network, but it is not necessary. If you are skilled at networking, this will work in your favor.
Job Description:
- This position is responsible for providing effective mental health intervention to assigned clients (children, adolescents, and adults), coordinating with primary care physicians, referrers, insurance carriers or other agencies, completing and maintaining documentation and records.
- Meets with clients to assess their needs, provides complete diagnosis, and in collaboration with clients, determines manageable problem focus and treatment priorities. Clients may include children, adolescents, families, adults, elders, and other demographics.
- Presents timely treatment plans to electronic medical records software.
- Interacts effectively with each client. Works with clients and, when appropriate, their support systems to produce behavioral, cognitive, and/or emotional changes that meet treatment goals. Evaluates client progress and revises treatment plans as needed.
- Collaborates with payers, referrers, primary care physicians, and community agencies in providing effective treatment to clients.
- Completes all necessary documentation within required time parameters for each client. For example: assessments and treatment plans, insurance authorizations, problem-oriented progress notes, and treatment summaries.
- Maintains current licensed status and, if applicable, obtains licensure as agreed upon hire. Adapts to new developments in field through continuing education and obtains the required amount of CEUs each year to maintain their licensure status.
- Must have basic computer skills: Ability to navigate the internet and basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Networking competency: assists with outreach to recruit and support potential clients.
If interested in supervisory positions, is able and willing to competently train newer practitioners, provide weekly supervision, provide feedback to the leadership team regarding an individual’s progress, submits notes and evaluations in a timely manner, and maintains confidence, competency, and integrity with their colleagues, trainees, and leadership team. Overseers’ clinic as needed.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Master's or Doctorate Degree in social work, mental health counseling, clinical psychology, marriage and family therapy, counseling, or counseling psychology from an accredited institution recognized by the State of Alaska.
- Candidates must have license to practice or be license eligible (LCSW, LMHC, LPC, Ed.D., Psy.D., Ph.D.) and have completed all coursework for licensure.
- Be familiar, sensitive, and enjoy working with diverse cultures and ethnicities while motivated to learn more about cultures outside of your own.
- Trauma informed and experienced implementing multiple therapeutic models.
- The desire to be a part of an autonomous, yet collaborative team and motivated to enhance your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- For candidates seeking supervisory positions, either present your supervisory license at time of interview or be able to secure your supervisory license within 30 days of hire date.
- Attend weekly team meetings or as needed to connect with fellow team members and stay informed about matters pertaining to Nora Mental Health.
- Be willing to network with the community in support of Nora Mental Health.
- Demonstrate integrity, compassion, and dependability at Nora Mental Health and within the community.
Benefits:
Job Type: part-time and full-time; in-person, and hybrid. Remote is available if the candidate lives out of the Anchorage region, though Nora Mental Health is expanding its physical location throughout Alaska.
Pay: Up to $120,000 per year depending upon caseload, job type, position, and experience.
Additional: Candidates may secure CEU funding and medical insurance stipends depending upon meeting specific criteria.
Contractor: Ability to work your own hours, either in-person at the office, or offsite as needed.
Leadership: Supervisory positions available, as well as opportunities to be promoted.
Questions to Ask Yourself Prior to Applying:
- Have you completed all education requirements to legally practice in the State of Alaska?
- Do you have the required licenses to practice in the State of Alaska?
- If needed per State of Alaska standards and licensing requirements, do you believe you would pass a criminal background check?
- Are you motivated to grow in your clinical practice?
- Are you comfortable working your own hours with minimal oversight?
- Do you have adequate knowledge, skills, and abilities to practice with limited oversight?
*If you answered yes to these questions, we welcome you to apply! If you are unsure, but are interested in Nora Mental Health positions, please feel free to apply or contact us directly to discuss our open positions. *
Salary : $120,000