RLC Licensed Clinician Contract

Reallifecounseling; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 147,403 - 241,080; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Business Email and Phone Line

CEU access

Job summary

A mental health practice seeks 1099 Independent Contractor Licensed Clinicians to provide counseling services in a supportive environment. Candidates must possess a qualifying Master's degree and an active license in Washington. This position offers flexibility in scheduling, underpinned by a structured EHR system for financial transparency. Clinicians can opt for in-office, tele-health, or hybrid sessions, with a strong focus on professional integrity and client care.

Qualifications

• Must maintain an active practice license (LMFT, LISCW, LHMC).
• Reliable transportation is required.
• At least 2 practice references needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling services under supervision.
• Maintain documentation in compliance with state laws.
• Engage with clients in person or through tele-health.

Skills

Professional integrity

Ability to work independently

Team collaboration

Tele-health delivery

Education

Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

RLC provides mental health outpatient therapy in a private practice setting, utilizing in office and telehealth services. We work with a combination of Medicaid Funded Insurances, Private Insurances and Private Pay. Real Life Counseling provides executive and administrative services to our team of Independent Clinicians. Instead of getting caught up in the distractions of running a business, such as insurance billing or administrative procedures, our counselors focus on what they do best: counseling. This allows our Clinical team to direct their energy to where it matters most: our clients.

As an Incident to Billing (ITB) provider, you work under the Supervision of a fully licensed and credentialed Clinician.

RLC is currently only contracting providers who can provide in person or a mix of both in person & tele-health sessions.

1099 Independent Contractor Licensed Clinician Benefits

• Collect a contracted percentage of all session income collected, including a capped amount (dependent on which tier you qualify for) that allows you to collect 100% of the session fee when you exceed a monthly revenue minimum. Our contracted fee percentage is adjusted depending upon your use of our office space or, providing all sessions virtually and credentialing preferences.
  • RLC charges a 40% fee on all collected revenue from billable sessions for clinicians seeking to start right away on our Incident to Billing team. This 40% fee includes Business Formation support and all credentialing costs. Contractors would sign a 1 year contract to remain in this fee structure. Once fully credentialed and after first year, this role moves into the capped amount tiers (as detailed below). This tier also allows a Counselor to begin work right away. We also waive the standard office fee for this tier.
  • RLC charges a 40% fee of all collected revenue with a capped amount of $4300 for Independent Contractors preferring to wait for credentialing to be completed prior to seeing clients and desiring to utilize RLC office space. This tier does not cover initial credentialing costs. This tier also does not include our business formation cost (if desired).
  • RLC charges a 35% fee of all collected revenue with a capped amount of $3800 for Independent Contractors preferring to wait for credentialing to be completed prior to seeing clients and desiring to provide tele-health only based services & not rent/use RLC office space. This tier can be adjusted if a clinician desires to engage in office based sessions to the 40% rate & associated cap (review contract for details). This tier does not cover initial credentialing costs. This tier also does not include our business formation cost (if desired).
  • Average Reimbursement Rates are dependent on Clinician Private Pay Rates and Insurance Set Allowable Rates. Most sessions average between $107-$175/completed & billable session
• RLC will credential you with all of our contracted major insurances
• RLC will coordinate and provide you with a consistent flow of referrals so you can maintain the size of caseload that meets your professional and personal needs/goals. RLC can also support/coordinate receiving outside referrals sources (e.g. - Psychology Today) on your behalf and facilitate the intake process for them
• RLC will schedule all your intakes, initiate completion of intake documentation via our Client Portal while you control your preferred demographics and availability, ensuring clinician autonomy over your schedule, caseload and preferred intake frequency while having administrative support
• RLC will complete the billing process for all completed sessions, including navigating unexpected billing barriers on your behalf.
• Provide you with all you need for a practice location & services including; Furnished office (it is expected that all clinicians using our office space use it for at least 75% of actual sessions - meaning, for every four hours of requested office space you would be completing 3 sessions); RLC Google Workspace platform that includes all their applications including our Virtual Session platform of Google Meets; An EHR system that is designed by counselors, for counselors that includes scheduling, billing, client portal and documentation. Our EHR is structured and built to support your documentation to mitigate insurance take backs and make the occasional records request easy and simple;
• Business Email - all 1099 Clinicians are provided with a business email and access to HIPAA compliant Google Workspace as part of the contracted services at no additional cost.
• CEU's - You can opt into a contracted service for unlimited access to our Relias Education & CEU platform library with courses that meet the ongoing education requirements for all clinicians (additional $30/month with 1 year commitment). Relias has nearly 1000 trainings and 100 CEU's, including required Ethics trainings. WA State currently allows licensed counselors to complete all their CEU's via virtual/online platforms.
• Business Phone Line - You can opt into having a business line RLC can set up for you (additional $25/month with no annual commitment). This is managed via a Google Voice app on your cell phone and connects directly with your business email
• Flexibility and independence with your schedule as there is no minimum or maximum thresholds. As a 1099 Independent Clinical Contractor, you set your own schedule and this can serve as your primary practice location or supplemental one.
• Financial flexibility - work as little or as much as you prefer, designing a workload that meets your own financial, business & personal goals.
• Established & organized income/pay routine - twice a month via direct deposit from revenues that can be transparently tracked, including billing status, via our contracted EHR & HRIS platforms
• RLC also has a large, established intern program with connections to most local clinical graduate programs/schools. For those qualified, you could apply to contract as an Intern Supervisor for additional income and expansion of your clinical career.
• RLC seeks to support clinicians to operate "Independent but not isolated", which can so often happen in private practice. With our team of peer clinicians and accessible consultations with clinical supervisors & business owners, all clinicians have the support needed for clinical and business related questions and/or barriers. Our supportive Admin team is also available during business hours Mon-Fri for help in navigating any of our systems or platforms. RLC has also developed numerous resources accessible to providers using our systems and growing clinically.
• RLC values full transparency with financials so we utilize an EHR system that allows you to track the revenue you generate, checking the billing status of any completed session 24/7 and have access to support with our Front Desk, Billing and Bookkeeping departments. Empowering clinicians over their income capacities is important to us and we have set up systems with that in mind.
• RLC maintains a set billing timeline you can depend on and has 99.7% billing efficiency rate - meaning, RLC goes out of its way to collect on the revenue you have generated which includes navigating insurance barriers and will work with providers in real time when a billing barrier occurs.
• EHR System - Our EHR system is built specifically for clinicians and, to meet all RCW/WAC and Insurance expectations to minimize insurance take backs and the time it takes to document. It also has built into a secure client portal for communicating and interacting with clients safely and reliably - including completing intake documentation, screeners and assessments. It's structured to make documentation easy, supportive, organized and reliable.
• Career Pathways - RLC values empowering individuals over their career, knowing the incredible privilege it is to be a provider in our community. Whether a provider initially contracts us for just sessions, or eventually transitions to wanting to contract clinical supervision for interns or our Incident to Billing team, there are numerous opportunities for career growth. RLC has operated in Clark County since 2010, having grown exponentially in it's locations and size.

Qualifications and Contract Expectations

• Qualifying Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) or Counseling (MA/MAC) that allows you to be a Licensed provider within Washington State (Mental Health Counseling -LMHC, Social Work -LICSW, Marriage and Family -LMFT).
• Must have and maintain an active and in good standing qualifying practice License (LMFT, LISCW, LHMC) from Washington State. This includes adhering to both the Ethical and Legal requirements to provide mental health counseling within WA State. This also includes having no history of documented and verified complaints within any of the states you hold a practicing license.
• Must have and maintain an active Washington state business license and associated Federal Employment Identification Number (EIN) and Unified Business Identifier (UBI) with WA State.
• Must have and maintain active Practice Liability Insurance
• Must have at least 2 practice references verifying your integral and ethical approach to providing mental health services
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Be team player/worker - 1099 Clinicians partner with our Admin team in completing the administrative areas of our services
• Be able to provide services professionally in both office and tele-health/virtual settings.
• 1099 Clinical Contractors must successfully complete and pass a background check, prior to being offered a contract due to the job working and interacting with clients and medical information.
• 1099 Clinical Contractors must also not be on the Federal Excluded Providers List (LEIE).
• Harmonize with the values and culture of RLC and be able to successfully interact with your Admin Departments/staff, systems and platforms
• Must be able to provide in person or hybrid of in person and tele-health sessions

1099 Independent Clinical Contractor Expectations

• That you will provide integral, legal and ethical mental health services to the clients contacting Real Life Counseling.
• That you would abide by Washington State Law and Regulations (WAC/RCW) in providing therapy, including maintaining up to date documentation.
• That you would abide by the Ethical Standards as outlined within the Association connected to your degree and/or license (ACA, NASW, AAMFT).
• That you would interact with other 1099 Independent Clinical Contractors and our Administrative staff in a way that aligns our RLC culture and values.
• We expect all 1099 Independent Clinical Contractors to maintain their contracted agreements.
• RLC requests all all clinical work to be contained within our contracted EHR system to help ensure documentation standards are aligned with WA State RCW/WAC's and our contracted insurances. This assists in minimizing barriers to documentation support and completed billing.

Schedule

Our Clinical Spaces are staffed by our Administrative Team Monday thru Friday, 9am - 5pm. But, 1099 Independent Clinical Contractors can set their own schedules that can be outside of our Administrative team's hours. Evenings and weekends are available for those who prefer that time.

Work Conditions

RLC has multiple locations throughout Clark County. Depending upon office space availability, RLC can work to customize a schedule and location of your preference.

COVID-19/Pandemic Precautions (when applicable)

• Telehealth Options as needed
• Personal Protective Equipment required for in person sessions when mandated by the state and follows CDC guidelines.
• RLC/RLCBH provides a system of navigating COVID related barriers, offering Telehealth options to all clients (when exposed or quarantining) and clinicians (if they’ve been exposed or tested positive).

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