Child and Adolescent Therapist - LCSW, LPC, LMFT - Contract/1099

How you'll make an impact

• Deliver
• High-Quality
• Therapy: Lead individual in person and telehealth therapy sessions for youth ages 2-26, using evidence-based practices tailored to each patient's developmental stage and unique needs.
• Build
• Meaningful
• Therapeutic
• Relationships: Spend the necessary time with patients and families to truly understand their experiences, educate them about therapeutic approaches, and provide ongoing support. Build connection and trust that keeps patients engaged in their care journey.
• Drive
• Patient
• Progress: Monitor patient progress against care goals, adjusting treatment approaches as needed to ensure positive outcomes. Ensure patients are making meaningful progress in their therapeutic journey.
• Collaborate for
• Integrated
• Care: Engage with other healthcare professionals and families to create coordinated treatment plans that address the whole child. Participate in optional weekly clinical consultations to enhance your clinical skills and receive feedback and support.
• Maintain
• Clinical
• Excellence: Maintain thorough patient records and documentation. Strive for the highest clinical and technical quality in all aspects of your work.

The basics you'll need

• Independently licensed as a LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or PsyD/PhD in Pennsylvania
• A minimum of 1 year of experience working with children and adolescent patients
• A minimum of 1 year of experience working in a telehealth or virtual setting
• Own your own phone, computer, and high speed internet
• Commit to a minimum of 8 hours per week during core hours, after 4pm Monday through Friday and 8am-7pm on Weekends
• Commit to a hybrid role at our Fort Washington, PA clinic location

Why Blackbird is unique

• Immediate referrals available; guaranteed caseload and patient facing hours
• Flexible schedule - set your own hours
• Full credentialing services provided - we will take care of everything
• Clinical development and trainings
• Excellent administrative support - focus on the clinical work and we will take care of the rest
• Weekly clinical consultations: this is paid time for all providers
• Supportive work culture
• Professional Liability Insurance
• No show & late cancellation reimbursement

Salary Range: $85—$95 USD

Join us!

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an inclusive environment

• Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees.
• In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
• Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.
• If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

Our patient support team is busy helping children and families, please do not call or email them about your application — this helps us process your application more efficiently.