Washington Therapist - Severe Mental Illness

CareMind, part of the Mindoula Health family is hiring licensed therapists (LMHC, LCSW, LMFT) to join our fully remote Severe Mental Illness Program in Washington State .

Compensatio n: For candidates located in Washington State the pay is $90,000 a year. For candidates located outside of Washington, the salary is $75,000 per year plus excellent benefits and the opportunity to work with a fantastic team.

Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

- Supplemental Life Insurance

- Short Term and Long Term Insurance paid by Mindoula

- 401k, with a company match

- 3 weeks paid vacation each year, 4 mental wellness days and 11 holidays

- Parental Leave: 8 weeks of paid parental leave

- Personal Development Program: $500 credit reimbursement per calendar year

As a Therapist, Severe Mental Illness (SMI), you will work in collaborative settings to provide biopsychosocial assessments, individual and group therapy, and work with your team to coordinate care across a range of treatment settings. You will have the ability to manage a caseload and make decisions with appropriate autonomy.

Core Duties:

- Serve as therapy provider for patients assigned and deliver Evidence-Based Psychotherapy:

- Provide high-quality individual and group teletherapy to members with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and co-occurring conditions, utilizing modalities such as CBT, DBT skills, Motivational Interviewing, and trauma-informed care.

- Lead Clinical Risk Stratification: Administer validated clinical assessments at monthly review periods to measure acuity, track progress, and dynamically adjust treatment plans and engagement frequency based on member readiness and clinical need.

- Collaborate Within an Integrated Care Team: Serve as the clinical lead paired with a Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS), coordinating closely to address medical, behavioral, and Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) while maintaining clear role boundaries.

- Execute Crisis Management & Escalation: Serve as the licensed clinical point of escalation for member needs, conducting real-time risk assessments, safety planning, and crisis stabilization for high-acuity member events.

- Maintain Timely Whole-Person Documentation: Complete detailed, high-integrity clinical documentation (DAP format) that accurately reflects behavioral health interventions, medical coordination, and social determinants of health to support bundled PMPM quality standards.

- Drive Multimodal Member Engagement: Leverage multi-platform technology (video, secure messaging, digital wellness content) to maintain persistent, high-frequency outreach and rebuild engagement with hard-to-reach or ambivalent members.

- Participate in Infrastructure & Panel Management: Actively engage in clinical team huddles, maintain population registry data, and track panel metrics to ensure comprehensive, wrap-around care delivery across the enrolled population.

- Engage Caregivers & Support Systems: Partner with family members, caregivers, and community-based organizations when appropriate to build sustainable, home- and community-based support networks for the member.

- Complete and maintain clinical documentation within 24 hours of completion of services in accordance with Medicaid standards.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

General Duties:

- Deliver psychotherapeutic services to the behavioral health population using evidence-based therapy to include individual and group therapy methods to improve clinical and functional outcomes.

- Utilize screenings including but not limited to M3, PHQ-9, GAD-7, and triage intake referrals.

- Deliver direct patient care through patient-centered, culturally competent, measurement-based care.

- Educate clients about available resources and community programs and collaborate with other staff to refer clients to other services when clinically indicated.

- Develop, manage, and update treatment plans as clinically appropr