Behavioral Health Therapist - Ohio

Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits. Guided by the communities we serve, we bring support and technology-enabled care to help primary care providers keep Medicaid patients healthy. We are building the tools and designing an approach to enable care to reach the patients who can benefit most. 

Our core values embody the essence of what makes Waymark a unique team today, and what we look for, nurture, and sustain as a team. We are bold builders, believing that the greatest challenges in care delivery can be solved when we harness the power of community and technology. We are humble learners, seeking feedback and perspectives different from our own, and welcome challenges to our conclusions. We experiment to improve, actively seeking data to inform decisions and to assess our own performance. We act with focused urgency, our commitment to our mission drives us to tirelessly pursue results.

If this vision resonates with you, we’re confident you’ll find incredible fulfillment and impact here and hope you bring your creativity, your energy, your curiosity to Waymark.

About this Role

As a behavioral health therapist, you will be a core member of a multidisciplinary care team that seeks to redefine care delivery to patients receiving Medicaid. You will provide remote mental health counseling to patients who experience a range of behavioral health conditions. You are expected be competent at triaging patients to an appropriate level of care and deploying evidence-based behavioral health treatment modalities (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT], problem solving treatment [PST], solution-focused behavioral therapy [SFBT], acceptance and commitment therapy [ACT]) via a single session approach and intermediate-duration treatment relationship (i.e. three to four months).

In addition to providing direct patient care, you will participate in outreach to individuals at high risk of behavioral health care needs, coordinate with Waymark’s interdisciplinary care team (community health workers, pharmacists, care coordinators), assist patients’ primary care teams and build relationships with community behavioral health resources.

Responsibilities & Duties 

• Deliver psychosocial treatments and behavioral interventions for disorders common in the Medicaid population and amenable to remote behavioral health treatment (e.g., treatment for depressive and anxiety disorders, trauma, insomnia, chronic pain, substance use disorder etc.) via evidence-based time-limited therapeutic relationships
• Provide direct telephonic and SMS-based outreach to individuals on Medicaid who are likely to benefit from behavioral health support (e.g., following recent behavioral health admission)
• Help CHWs, pharmacists and care coordinators apply simple behavioral health tools (e.g., motivational interviewing) to support patients’ behavioral changes
• Triage behavioral health needs as they arise (e.g., reports of suicidal ideation)
• Collaborate with community partners and stakeholders (e.g., primary care providers, psychiatrists) to help patients receive comprehensive care

Required Qualifications 

• Deep commitment to improving healthcare for underserved populations.
• 2+ years post-Master’s-degree experience delivering evidence-based psychosocial treatments to patients with behavioral health needs. 
• Alignment with Waymark’s core mission and values
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Independent  Social Worker (LISW). Waymark is willing to sponsor [state] state licensing in select instances
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate in writing, in-person and virtually in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Must reside in Ohio, greater Cleveland preferred, Ohio active license in good standing required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting underserved populations with a spectrum of behavioral health needs.
• Experience in community mental health, hospital/medical social work, inpatient behavioral health, or case management
• Experience and familiarity with behavioral health services in the [city/market] area
• Experience delivering single session interventions (also known as single session therapy, single session thinking or single session consultations)
• 3+ years experience delivering CBT, DBT, PST, SFBT, or ACT
• Familiarity with the Collaborative Care Model of care

Salary Range

$70,000 - $95,000

In addition to salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. Here’s what you can expect:

Stock Options: Opportunity to invest in the company’s growth.
Work-from-Home Stipend: A dedicated stipend for your first year to help set up your home office.
Medical, Vision, and Dental Coverage: Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy.
Life Insurance: Basic life insurance to give you peace of mind.
Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, accrued over the year, plus 11 paid holidays.
Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents after six months of employment, and 8 weeks of bonding leave for non-birthing parents.
Retirement Savings: Access to a 401(k) plan with a company contribution, subject to a vesting schedule.
Commuter Benefits: Convenient options to support your commute needs.
Professional Development Stipend: A dedicated stipend supports professional development and growth.

COVID Vaccination: Waymark has adopted a policy on mandatory full vaccination to safeguard our employees, our partners, and the patients we serve from the hazard of COVID-19.  As a healthcare company, we believe it is important for our employees and actions to reflect the best available science and the interests of public health.  You will be asked to attest to your COVID vaccination status before an offer of employment is made.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Waymark is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!