Therapist, Suicide Prevention Program

As a Therapist, Suicide Prevention Program (SPP), 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.

This is a 100% remote position.

• Deliver Family-Centered Psychotherapy:
  Provide evidence-based individual, joint family, and parent/guardian teletherapy for youth (ages 12-26) at high or critical risk of suicide, utilizing family-systems frameworks, C-CBT, DBT skills, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Conduct Suicide Risk Assessment & Safety Planning:
  Administer validated risk assessment tools (e.g., C-SSRS) and lead real-time Safety Planning, lethal means counseling, and crisis stabilization tailored to both the youth and their family unit.
• Manage Monthly Acuity & Risk Stratification:
  Complete validated clinical assessments at monthly review periods to measure acuity, track suicide risk trajectory, and dynamically adjust care frequency and treatment goals based on member readiness and family capacity.
• Lead Clinical Care Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Direct the clinical safety strategy in close partnership with assigned Care Team Members (CTM) and the Crisis Center, ensuring aligned roles without duplicating billable services.
• Provide Crisis Escalation Response:
  Serve as the licensed clinician for high-acuity escalations, executing immediate risk mitigation, triage, and rapid safety plan updates during critical member events.
• Maintain Fee-for-Service & Medicaid Compliance:
  Complete high-integrity, timely clinical documentation (DAP) that explicitly substantiates medical necessity, suicide risk levels, family interventions, and whole-person care for Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) billing.
• Drive Multimodal Youth & Family Engagement:
  Utilize multi-platform engagement technology (video, secure messaging, interactive safety apps) to maintain persistent outreach and re-engage ambivalent youth or overwhelmed caregivers.
• Integrate Care Infrastructure & Panel Tracking:
  Actively participate in interdisciplinary huddles, maintain registry accuracy, and monitor personal KPIs (billable hours, documentation turnaround, and show rates) to optimize clinical outcomes across the program panel.
• Collaborate with the member, family, and healthcare providers to develop an individualized plan of care.
• Develop and coordinate community resources with emphasis on medical, behavioral, suicide prevention, and social services.
• Identify and initiate referrals for social service programs - including financial, psycho-social, community, and state supportive services.
• Document all member assessments, care plans, and referrals provided. Prepare and maintain all required records, reports, paperwork, and member's diagnostic records, maintaining confidentiality of members at all times.

• Master's degree in psychology, social work, or other applicable behavioral health discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• Licensure:
  Current Nevada Department of Health (NV DOH) independent behavioral health license. Eligible licenses include:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Psychologist
• Two or more years of direct experience working with adolescents and adults in the behavioral health field required. Experience in suicide prevention strongly preferred.
• Crisis intervention training and experience required.
• Knowledge of local resources, social determinants of health, mental health, substance use disorders, interpersonal violence, and social issues.
• Familiarity with Medicare or Medicaid practices preferred

• Relentless about prioritizing and following through on assigned tasks independently. Superior time management and organization to complete daily tasks by the end of each day.
• Computer proficiency;
  Including experience with electronic health records (EHR).
• Ability to exercise strict confidentiality and sound judgment with respect to sensitive member information, maintaining the integrity of member records at all times.
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills. Clearly and accurately relay information to staff, business partners, stakeholders, and members including collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
• Problem Solving:
  Identifies needs and takes…