Why Clinicians Choose Phoenix

Position Overview

The Mental Health Therapist will provide outpatient behavioral health services, based on clinical specialty (e.g., therapy or counseling), to individuals, couples, children, and families at Phoenix Behavioral Health Center (“Phoenix”). Services are primarily face-to-face, with telehealth options, and are provided at our Ocean Springs office.

This is a flexible position with full- and part-time positions available*:

• Full-time: Availability of 28 appointments per week with an average caseload of 22 to 25 clients per week.
• Part-time: Availability of 22 appointments per week with an average caseload of 18-20 clients per week 

*Fully licensed only

This clinician reports to the Director of Operations, who in turn reports to the CEO/Clinical Director.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation is structured by licensure tier and experience, with separate rates for clinical (face-to-face) and administrative (non-face-to-face) work.

Clinical (Face-to-Face) Rate. Covers billable, clinical, face-to-face session time, based on licensure tier and experience (provisional license, fully licensed, years in practice). Compensation is a set hourly rate, prorated based on time. For example, if a session is billed at 30 minutes, the rate will be 50% of the hourly flat rate. 

Administrative (non-face-to-face) Rate. Covers non-billable clinical work such as documentation and care coordination and is compensated at 50% of the clinician’s applicable clinical rate, capped per pay period.

Benefits include health insurance and malpractice coverage. Malpractice coverage begins on the clinician’s start date; health insurance eligibility begins following a 90-day waiting period for full-time employees. 

Why Clinicians Choose Phoenix

• Flexible scheduling tailored to the clinician’s availability.
• Consistent, sustainable caseload. 
• Established referral streams and administrative support.
• All billing, credentialing, scheduling, and other operational tasks handled by Phoenix.
• Professional autonomy within a collaborative team environment.
• Opportunities for continued learning and growth.
• The ability to focus on clinical work rather than practice management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain an unrestricted clinical license in the State of Mississippi and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics applicable to the clinician’s specialty area and the services performed for Phoenix.
• Conduct and manage behavioral health services in accordance with company policy, maintaining and building Phoenix’s professional reputation.
• Demonstrate strong writing proficiency across clinical documentation (e.g., intake and progress notes, treatment plans) and professional correspondence (e.g., letters to referral sources).
• Complete written records for each client in a timely, efficient manner (within 24 hours, unless otherwise specified).
• Proactively communicate with a client’s treatment team (e.g., primary care provider, psychiatrist, school) as necessary.
• Attend mandatory staff meetings and trainings as directed by Phoenix.
• Maintain a respectful, cooperative, and collaborative working relationship with coworkers and team members.
• Meet Phoenix’s expectations for caseload productivity and client retention.
• Maintain an intermediate or higher understanding of the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules, demonstrated through clinical documentation and the ability to recognize ways in which clients’ protected health information could be vulnerable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field from an accredited program (e.g., APA for psychologists; CACREP for counselors; CSWE for social workers; COAMFTE for marriage and family therapists).
• Active, unrestricted license (PhD, PsyD, LPC, LMFT, or LCSW) in the State of Mississippi. Applicants with associate or provisional licenses may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Availability to hold at least 18 client sessions per week, provided such sessions are available and referred to or scheduled by Phoenix.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• A team player, with the ability to also work independently on assigned tasks.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• At least one niche or specialty area for counseling services (e.g., children, teens, trauma, anxiety, grief, anger management).
• Tech-savvy: We rely on electronic software for most of our business needs, so you will be on the computer often. An intermediate to advanced command of email etiquette, word processing, spreadsheets, and other computer-based skills is necessary to work efficiently. Must be able to type 45 words per minute or higher.

Highly preferred:

• Prior experience in a private practice setting.
• Credentialed and paneled with major insurance companies in Mississippi.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (e.g., Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms).
• Familiarity with TherapyNotes (EHR).
• An active CAQH profile.

Additional Information

This position is right for you if you’re:

• Aligned with Phoenix’s mission, vision, and values.
• Energized by helping others as part of a team and contributing to Phoenix’s growth.
• Intentional about your work, without cutting corners for the sake of speed.

This position is not right for you if you:

• Are looking for a job to simply clock in and out of.
• Operate from “that’s how we’ve always done it” and resist considering new approaches.
• Hope to own your own practice in the near future. If that’s you, that’s great, but Phoenix isn’t the right fit. We invest significant time in our team and offer the flexibility, autonomy, and space for each member to grow creatively in their role. 

Physical Requirements

This position is performed in an office-based clinical setting and requires the ability to: remain seated for extended periods; communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients and colleagues; operate standard office and computer equipment (e.g., keyboard, monitor, telephone); and occasionally move about the office, including reaching, bending, and lifting up to 15 pounds (e.g., files, office supplies).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Phoenix Behavioral Health Center, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer. Phoenix does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, Mississippi state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, and training.