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What makes you, you
- Mission-Driven: You are passionate about transforming behavioral health for youth and committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care.
- Clinically Excellent: You are an experienced clinician using evidence-based assessment practices with a passion for working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families. You strive for the highest clinical and technical quality in everything you do.
- Relationship-Focused: You excel at building meaningful connections with patients and families from day one, taking the time to understand their needs, provide education, and create a trusting relationship that supports engagement in treatment. Developmentally &
- Neurodiverse-Informed: You are skilled in conducting clinical assessments across developmental stages and neurodiverse populations, tailoring your approach to meet each patient where they are.
- Collaborative: You thrive in team-based environments and love engaging with other healthcare professionals and families to ensure patients are matched to the right ongoing care.
- Growth-Oriented: You are open to feedback and eager to learn and grow in a supportive clinical community where best practices and professional development are prioritized.
- Tech-Savvy: You are comfortable using technology, including Google Suite, Electronic Medical Records systems and other virtual platforms to deliver seamless care. Flexible & Patient-Centered: You are willing to go the extra mile when working with families, with the flexibility and willingness to reschedule patients when needed.
How you'll make an impact
- Deliver High-Quality Intake Evaluations: Lead individual in-person and telehealth intake sessions for youth ages 2–26, using evidence-based assessment practices tailored to each patient's developmental stage and unique needs.
- Build Meaningful First Connections: Spend the necessary time with patients and families to truly understand their experiences, educate them about therapeutic approaches available at Blackbird, and provide a warm, supportive entry point into care.
- Drive Strong Clinical Matches: Conduct thorough assessments and develop individualized care plans that ensure each patient is connected to the right ongoing treatment and provider.
- Collaborate for Integrated Care: Engage with clinicians, medical providers, and families to create coordinated treatment plans that address the whole child. Participate in optional weekly clinical consultations to enhance your clinical skills.
- Maintain Clinical Excellence: Maintain thorough intake documentation and patient records. 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
Why Blackbird is unique
- Immediate referrals available; guaranteed intake caseload
- 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.
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