Behavioral Health Therapist | Virtual Care
Sanford Health
Summary
Join our Virtual Care Team as a Behavioral Health Therapist and enjoy the flexibility of a 100% remote role designed to support work-life balance. You'll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team with an exceptional culture, while helping shape the future of a rapidly growing behavioral health department. Licensing will be required in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa for this role.
Job description
Department Details
Join our Virtual Care Team as a Behavioral Health Therapist and enjoy the flexibility of a 100% remote role designed to support work-life balance. You'll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team with an exceptional culture, while helping shape the future of a rapidly growing behavioral health department. Licensing will be required in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa for this role.
Summary
The Behavioral Health Therapist requires a broad and thorough understanding of human behavior, theories of counseling, and psychopathology. May work with a wide range of patient populations and presenting issues, requiring a foundation in a variety of treatment modalities. This role has total independence and responsibility for patient well-being.
Job Description
The Behavioral Health Therapist provides diagnostic assessment, onsite crisis assessment and intervention, and determines need for ongoing care according to level of clinical ability, medical, and psychosocial complexity. Develops treatment plans and implements treatment interventions specific to patient needs. Continually assesses patient's progress and revises diagnosis(es), treatment plans, and interventions accordingly. Documents treatment sessions. Provides patient progress updates to interdisciplinary team, as needed. May educate patient support members about patient issues and interventions. May refer for additional clinical services or to specialists, as needed. Must stay current on emerging issues in the profession.
Credentialing through the Allied Health Staff of the organization where you will be working will be required.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required; graduation from an accredited school preferred.
License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice.
In Iowa, must have one of the following: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).
In Minnesota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
In North Dakota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
In South Dakota, must have one of the following, dependent upon work setting: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Social Worker - Private or Independent Practice (CSW-PIP).
Requirements
- Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related Behavioral Health Sciences required
- Graduation from an accredited school preferred
- License must be in good standing in state(s) of practice
- In Iowa, must have one of the following: Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)
- In Minnesota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- In North Dakota, must have one of the following: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- In South Dakota, must have one of the following, dependent upon work setting: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health (LPC-MH), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Certified Social Worker - Private or Independent Practice (CSW-PIP)
- Credentialing through the Allied Health Staff of the organization where you will be working will be required
Benefits
- Remote work flexibility
- Work-life balance
Company overview
Sanford Health is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, operating as a nonprofit organization headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Founded in 1894, the organization has grown into a comprehensive health system with 44 medical centers, 482 clinics, and more than 200 senior living facilities across 26 states and nine countries. Sanford Health provides a full spectrum of healthcare services including acute care hospitals, specialty clinics, senior care through the Good Samaritan Society, genomic medicine, global clinics, and the Sanford Health Plan insurance program. The system employs over 48,000 healthcare professionals including 1,400 physicians and delivers care through five Centers of Excellence: Cancer, Children's, Heart, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, and Women's Health. Annually, Sanford Health handles approximately 5.3 million outpatient visits, 84,000 admissions, and 136,000 surgeries. The organization is also actively involved in medical research and education through partnerships with academic institutions, positioning itself as a regional healthcare leader in the Midwest with expanding international presence.