Outpatient Psychotherapist

Position: Licensed Psychotherapist (PA - LSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologist)

Status: Part-time or Full-time, 30 to 40 hours per week

Type: Clinical/therapist position

Clinical Requirements: minimum billable hours per week as stipulated by policy

Administrative Requirements: Completes all required clinical and administrative documentation and attends mandatory individual, group, and monthly staff meetings/supervision

Status: Clinical/Direct Care, W2 Position, hourly

Benefits: Eligible only for full-time employees

Location: Hybrid – telehealth/in-office

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social work, clinical concentration
• Pennsylvania Licensed (see above) must maintain active in good standing
• Completes continuing education as required to maintain active PA license
• Able to work on-site at Perez Therapy locations and telehealth
• Able to provide clinical emergency on-call, as required
• 1 year plus experience providing psychotherapy in an outpatient, or similar, environment
• Experience providing individual psychotherapy for an ongoing basis
• Preferably has a subspecialty in family therapy, couples counseling or child/adolescent

therapy, or a needed language ability or other clinical specialized skills

• Not prohibited from participating in the Medicaid system as a provider
• For clinical supervisors: Must be able to provide documented clinical licensure

supervision for up to 6 pre-clinically licensed professionals. Strongly preferred: bilingual (Spanish/English), clinical experience with LGBTQIA+ & BIPOC populations, able to provide couples therapy and family therapy

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes positive, trusting rapport with clients, employees and the community
• Provides clinically-sound rooted in evidence-based psychotherapy practices
• Conducts an initial and ongoing assessments of patient progress and documents in the

electronic health record

• Diagnoses and treats mental health conditions as specified in the DSM-5
• Creates individualized treatment plans according to patient needs and circumstances
• Completes all tasks and required documentation as outlined in the Employee Handbook,

Policy Manual and Procedures Manuals

• Meets with patients weekly, bi-weekly or monthly to provide counseling, treatment and

adjust treatment plans as necessary

• Involves and advises family members when appropriate and with patient written consent
• Refers patients to outside specialists or agencies when necessary
• Maintains thorough records of employee and patient meetings and progress
• Maintains accurate client records of clinical diagnosis, treatment, and progress reports,

insurance forms, billing and invoicing forms, and other forms or documents which may be needed or required from time to time by Company or third parties in conjunction with the treatment of the patient

• Follows all safety protocols and maintains client confidentiality of protected health

information (PHI) for all clients

• Completes clinical sound progress notes that reflect the content of the session and

clinical interventions

• Completes required session notes and all required documentation within 7 calendar

days

• Contributes to practice by accomplishing related tasks as needed
• Engages patient referrals via phone and email to engage in treatment, explain practice

policies, fees, intake process, scheduling and cancellation procedures

• Ensures patients remit timely payment for services rendered and keep a credit card on

file for autopay, exceptions can be approved by the director

• Meets expectations as outlined in Offer Letter for weekly billable client psychotherapy

sessions a week

• Collaborates with external agencies to ensure collaborative clinical care
• Immediately reports any suspected child abuse to Pennsylvania Child Line within one

hour of receiving the report and sends Phila Department of Human Services CY-47 via email as outlined in the Perez Therapy Policy Manual. Ensures all incidents are reported to the CEO immediately upon being informed of any emergencies. Ensures documentation is filed in the client’s chart, or documented as directed by management.

50% health insurance benefits covered, base-plan.

Medical: Currently, PPO with IBX Personal Choice.

Vision, Dental, Life Insurance as well.

$500 continuing education.

Must be English profecient. Spanish-speaking bilingual ability optional.