Contract Therapist
Listed compensation
$30-$60/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Role: Contract Therapist
Term: 12 months, renewable
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform accurate assessments of client needs to develop appropriate goals, progress, and treatment plans
- Accurately submit fully completed billing and patient documentation in a timely manner according to company standards demonstrating services are medically necessary
- Collaborate with organizational peers including nurse practitioners, physicians and therapists
- Provide care in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulatory standards
- Coordinate transition of care
- Provide psychotherapeutic interventions appropriate to age, education, culture, ethnicity and functional ability.
- Attend individual and group supervision meetings in accordance with MDHHS CAHC Program requirements
- Attend monthly integration and All Staff meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Master of Social Work degree or related degree from an accredited institution
- Licensed LMSW to practice in the State of Michigan. Clinician with limited licenses will be considered.
- 2 years’ experience providing therapy required
- Experience or ability to learn the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Athena
- Successfully pass background screening and not be in the OIG exclusion database
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with clients from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- School based counseling experience is a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Commitment to the agency’s mission and DEI initiatives
- Provide services in accordance with the MDHHS CAHC Minimum Program Requirements and grant guidelines
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
Remuneration
- $50-$60 per completed and timely documented therapy session, based on experience
- $30 per meeting (e. g. supervision, treatment team, integration, All Staff)
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will perform client assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide psychotherapeutic interventions while maintaining accurate billing and patient documentation. They are also responsible for collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and attending required supervision and staff meetings.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 32% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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