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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 therapeutic care.
- Clinically Excellent: You are an experienced clinician using evidence-based 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, taking the time to understand their needs, provide education, and create a trusting therapeutic relationship that supports engagement in treatment.
- Developmentally & Neurodiverse-Informed: You are skilled in delivering effective psychotherapy 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 deliver integrated, comprehensive 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 telehealth care.
- Flexible & Patient-Centered: You are willing to go the extra mile when working with families, with the flexibility and willingness to reschedule with patients when needed.
How you'll make an impact
- Deliver High-Quality Therapy: Lead individual 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 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 New Jersey
- 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
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
- Fully Remote - options for hybrid should the provider choose they would like to be onsite
- 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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