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California Licensed Staff Trauma Therapist
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
We are seeking a passionate and mission-driven clinician who is fully licensed in the state of California to join our elite group of trauma therapists that provide best-in-class care to survivors. This role reports directly to our Therapy Lead.
This role involves:
- Conducting thorough and accurate patient diagnostic evaluations
- Effectively triaging patients to admission or providing appropriate referrals based on their clinical needs and the resources available
- Treating PTSD and related conditions using evidence-based psychotherapies
- Seeing patients multiple times for the duration of their treatment (approximately 6 weeks) in our intensive treatment model; therapists are expected to spend 29 hours per week in direct patient care
- Managing clinical risk and making care escalations as needed
- Leading skills groups as needed for graduates of CPT (i.e. DBT skills group)
- Assisting in care coordination efforts & logistics with the administrative team (e.g. referring patients out or coordinating directly with other care team providers as needed)
- Ensuring that accurate and precise documentation records are maintained
Additionally, the role includes:
- Providing input on recruiting, onboarding and overall experience of the clinical team
- Working collaboratively with the Clinical Operations team and Nema leadership to ensure clear communication and clinical processes
Qualifications
- Active licensure in the state of California
- Ability to work PST hours
- PhD with at least 2 years post-graduate clinical experience OR independently licensed master-level clinician
- Outstanding clinical skills, including “webside” manner, diagnostic ability and CPT delivery
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, reliable, and can operate autonomously on core duties
- Experience working with moderate to high risk patients
Requirements
- CPT-Trained (preferred)
- Training in DBT (preferred)
- Training in other trauma-focused modalities such as PE or EMDR (preferred)
- Clinical supervisory/management experience (preferred)
- Experience working at an early-stage company (preferred)
- Willingness to work 11 am-7:30 pm (preferred)
Benefits
- Compensation will be determined by the candidate's experience
- Full-time compensation package will include a $90,000+ salary range
- Generous PTO
- Healthcare stipend
- Education stipend
- 401K with match
- Paid parental leave
Job Requirements
- Active licensure in the state of California
- Ability to work PST hours
- PhD with at least 2 years post-graduate clinical experience OR independently licensed master-level clinician
- Outstanding clinical skills, including “webside” manner, diagnostic ability and CPT delivery
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, reliable, and can operate autonomously on core duties
- Experience working with moderate to high risk patients
- CPT-Trained (preferred)
- Training in DBT (preferred)
- Training in other trauma-focused modalities such as PE or EMDR (preferred)
- Clinical supervisory/management experience (preferred)
- Experience working at an early-stage company (preferred)
- Willingness to work 11 am-7:30 pm (preferred)
Benefits
- Compensation will be determined by the candidate's experience
- Full-time compensation package will include a $90,000+ salary range
- Generous PTO
- Healthcare stipend
- Education stipend
- 401K with match
- Paid parental leave
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