Virtual Intake Mental Health Therapist, Part-Time
Posted 22hrs ago
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Job Description
Virtual intake therapist assessing California patients for Amae Health’s integrated serious mental illness care. Determining diagnoses, risk, level of care, and clinic fit.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct virtual biopsychosocial assessments, mental status exams, and risk assessments
- Determine whether Amae’s integrated serious mental illness care model is clinically appropriate
- Determine qualification for PHP or IOP programs
- Provide referrals when prospective members are not a fit
- Develop diagnostic impressions and preliminary treatment recommendations
- Coordinate with Clinic Directors and care teams across California for patient appropriateness and readiness
- Ensure smooth warm hand-offs to receiving clinic care teams
- Answer questions from prospective members, families, and referring providers
- Screen inbound referrals for appropriateness
- Explain Amae Health’s program, outcomes, and potential member benefits
- Maintain accurate and timely intake documentation
- Coordinate utilization review and insurance authorization
- Provide occasional individual or group therapy coverage across California clinics as needed
Requirements:
- Active California therapist license in good standing, such as LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Licensed Psychologist
- Supervision hours are not available for this role
- Master's or Doctoral degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related clinical field
- Prior experience conducting clinical intake assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and/or level-of-care determinations
- Direct experience working with serious mental illness populations, including psychotic spectrum and mood disorders
- Strong working knowledge of risk assessment and crisis safety planning
- Excellent, fast, clear written and verbal communication
- Comfortable and effective delivering clinical assessments over video/telehealth
- Highly organized and able to manage a full daily schedule of assessments without losing continuity
- Technologically savvy, with the ability to learn and navigate new tools quickly
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Parental leave
- Programs built around well-being
- Ongoing training, supervision, and mentorship in evidence-based SMI care through partnership with Mass General Brigham
- Meaningful clinical depth and manageable caseloads
- Purpose-built tools designed for the population
- Opportunities to contribute to new outcomes frameworks and research
- Team-based care and strong infrastructure
- Professional opportunity to practice at the top of one’s license












