CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LMFT, LPCC, or LCSW only. Newly licensed providers eligible.

POSITION: Mental Health Clinician

COMPENSATION

• $70 per clinical hour (54+ min session)

• W2 position

JOB TYPE: Start part-time, with requirement to grow to full-time

DESCRIPTION

Cholula Psychological Services is seeking a compassionate and dedicated BILINGUAL, Spanish-speaking LICENSED Mental Health Therapist to join our dynamic private practice team and make a meaningful difference in our community. Led by our bilingual clinical director, a licensed psychologist fluent in both English and Spanish, we have earned a strong reputation for providing culturally sensitive care, particularly to the Spanish-speaking community. Join us in offering empathetic and culturally relevant therapy services to ENGLISH & SPANISH speaking adults, couples, parents, children, and adolescents. Here are some reasons you’ll enjoy working with Cholula Psychological Services:

• SUPPORTIVE TEAM ENVIRONMENT: Experience a workplace where your well-being and professional growth are top priorities. We foster a collaborative team culture built on trust, open dialogue, and mutual respect, ensuring a supportive environment where you can thrive and feel valued.

• MENTORSHIP: Benefit from supportive mentorship to strengthen your professional expertise and cultural competence. Our licensed psychologist offers culturally informed support as needed, helping you effectively engage with our diverse clientele, including a substantial number of Latinx and Hispanic individuals.

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: We are committed to fostering your professional growth through ongoing training, supervision, and continuing education. This is designed to enhance your clinical skills and stay current with the latest evidence-based practices.

• PRIVATE PRACTICE: Enjoy the benefits of a private practice setting, including flexible scheduling. Our attentive administrative staff manages patient registration, billing, referrals and more, allowing you to focus on patient care.

• MULTICULTURAL PATIENT POPULATION: Serve a diverse range of clients, with a high percentage of patients identifying as Latinx, Hispanic, and Spanish-speaking. Provide services in English and Spanish.

• HYBRID & FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: We are a private community mental health center providing both in-office and tele-health services. You will set your own work schedule, with appointment possibilities for mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends, as well as remote and in-office.

• STREAMLINED DOCUMENTATION: Enjoy our digital-only, electronic health records system. No paper charts are used, and in general, your documentation requirements will be limited to basic progress notes (date, time, service type, etc) and brief psychotherapy notes (Symptoms, Intervention, Response, Overall, Plan). Treatment plan length is approximately 3/4 page in length and conducted on a 6 month basis.

• STREAMLINED INSURANCE PANELING: For licensed providers, once all of your insurance billing information has been submitted for credentialing, you can expect to be ready to provide insurance-based services in 15-30 days.

• COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION: We offer a competitive compensation model that includes medical benefits, dental benefits, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching.

REQUIREMENTS—NO EXCEPTIONS

• Master’s degree.

• Valid California BBS licensure: LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC. Newly licensed providers are eligible to apply.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, no exceptions. A requirement of the position is to provide therapy for English and Spanish-speaking individuals.

• After hire, complete onboarding with selected insurance panels.

• Availability to offer BOTH in-office and virtual appointments. NO EXCEPTIONS. 15 weekly in-office hours are required for any combination of: after 3pm weekdays or anytime Saturday. Our clinic provides office space for you.

• Conduct an average of 30 clinical sessions per week (54+ min. each). This excludes the introductory period during which the employee’s caseload is expected to grow to meet this requirement.

• Reliable home internet connection and computer, capable of supporting tele-health sessions and meeting documentation/communication requirements.

• Fluid computer user able to timely and accurately maintain electronic health records.

• US citizen or resident

INSURANCE ONBOARDING & AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Your caseload will be custom built for you with a combination of self-pay and insurance patients.

• The position starts as part-time and will grow to full time. Specific timelines will vary and are determined in part by each provider's client retention rate. Initial requested availability is 10 hours per week during the opening of the introductory period, increasing at regular intervals as your caseload grows until ultimately reaching 40 hours of scheduling availability per week.

• *40 hours of availability allows breathing room for instances such as cancelations, no-shows, and unfilled "holes" in your appointment schedule.

• Contracting and credentialing with select insurance panels takes approximately 30 days from the date of submitting all required credentialing documents.

PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Empathetic and compassionate, with a genuine desire to help others

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds

• Ability to ethically engage and retain patients

• Cultural awareness and sensitivity to the unique needs of Spanish-speaking populations

• High drive to succeed

• Strong work ethic

• Self-motivated and capable of taking initiative

• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills

• Strong organizational and time-management abilities, consistently able to meet deadlines

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct an average of 30 clinical sessions per week (54+ min. each). This excludes the introductory period during which the employee’s caseload is expected to grow to meet this requirement.

• Evaluate a variety of mental health and behavioral conditions presented by children, adolescents, and adults and develop individualized treatment plans to fit the needs of each patient using appropriate diagnostic criteria.

• Conduct culturally appropriate individual, family, and couples counseling using evidence-based approaches.

• Provide crisis intervention and support to clients experiencing immediate mental health concerns.

• Complete and sign clinical notes and documentation within 24 hours of rendering services.

BENEFITS

• W2 position

• Health, dental, and vision benefits

• 401(k) with employer matching

• CE credits

• Professional development assistance

• Private practice setting, with office space provided

• Flexible schedule, including in-office, remote, and weekends

• Administrative support staff

• Minimal administrative requirements, allowing focus on clinical hours

APPLICATION PROCESS

If this position sounds like a perfect fit, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume via email to rachel@cholulapsych.com, subject “APPLICATION FOR HIRE: NEW SUBMISSION,” and hiring manager Rachel Cholula will be pleased to review your application. Please include in your email answers to the following application questions. Applications will only be considered if the questions are answered.

Application Questions:

• Why are you interested in this position at Cholula Psychological Services, and why should we consider you above other candidates?

• Which CA license do you hold: LMFT, LPCC, or LCSW? In what year did you obtain licensure?

• A portion of the interview process is conducted in Spanish. What is your Spanish fluency level: Beginner, Intermediate, Proficient, or Advanced?

• In what city are you currently living? We want to ensure you are reasonably local and can meet the in-office portion of requirements.

• Your caseload will be custom built for you. As such, the position begins part-time and will grow to full time. Are you available to maintain your current position while your caseload here grows? Please explain.

• Are you available to offer a total of 15 evening and/or weekend available hours?

Thank you, and we look forward to reviewing your application!

Sincerely,

Rachel Cholula

Operations Manager

Hiring Manager