— Employment Opportunities —

Associate Licensed Clinician (1099).

RLC provides mental health outpatient therapy in a private practice setting, utilizing in-office and telehealth services. Instead of getting caught up in the distractions of running a business, our counselors focus on what they do best: counseling.

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— The contract —

How this role works.

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 license of a fully licensed and credentialed Clinician. For Associate Licensed clinicians, this will also serve as a Clinical Supervisor to the work you do with RLC.

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

— What you receive —

1099 Independent Clinical Contractor Associate Licensed benefits.

Collect a contracted percentage of all session income collected — RLC charges a 45% fee on all collected revenue from billable sessions, which includes our contracted Administrative/Executive services and:

  • Contracted Licensure Supervision (WA State) and Clinical support from a contracted 1099 Independent Contractor Clinical Supervisor at no additional cost
  • Business Formation Support — helping you establish your business and obtain your business license at no additional cost
  • All credentialing with our primary insurance contracts (once qualified) at no additional cost
  • These benefits are dependent upon remaining in contract for your first full year
  • Average reimbursement rates are dependent on Clinician Private Pay Rates and Insurance Set Allowable Rates. Most sessions average between $107–$175 per completed & billable session
  • Licensure supervision — as part of the 45% fee, you also receive licensure supervision from a contracted Licensed Clinical Supervisor. Please review the requirements of your specific license to determine how many of the hours provided can be used towards your licensure. Supervisions are provided congruently with WA State standards on number of clients/sessions completed.
  • RLC will credential you with all of our contracted major insurances once you become fully licensed and are still in contract.
  • Referrals — 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 referral sources (e.g. Psychology Today) on your behalf and facilitate the intake process for them.
  • Scheduling — RLC will schedule all your intakes and 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.
  • Billing — RLC will complete the billing process for all completed sessions, including navigating unexpected billing barriers on your behalf.
  • Practice location & services — a 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 including our Virtual Session platform of Google Meet; and an EHR system designed by counselors, for counselors, that includes scheduling, billing, client portal and documentation — structured to support your documentation, 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
  • CEUs — 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 CEUs, including required Ethics trainings. WA State currently allows licensed counselors to complete all their CEUs via virtual/online platforms.
  • Business Phone Line — you can opt into a business line RLC can set up for you (additional $25/month with no annual commitment), managed via a Google Voice app on your cell phone and connected directly with your business email
  • Flexibility and independence with your schedule — there are 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 a 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
  • Once licensed, this role has the option to move into the Licensed Clinician Contract, which integrates a lower fee percentage and capped amounts on that fee (once fully credentialed).
  • Independent but not isolated — 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.
  • Financial transparency — RLC utilizes an EHR system that allows you to track the revenue you generate, check the billing status of any completed session 24/7, and access support from 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.
  • Dependable billing — RLC maintains a set billing timeline you can depend on and has a 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 to meet all RCW/WAC and insurance expectations, minimizing insurance take-backs and the time it takes to document. It also has a built-in 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 contracting 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 its locations and size.

— What we ask —

Qualifications and contract expectations.

  • Qualifying Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) or Counseling (MA/MAC) that allows you to be an Associate Licensed provider within Washington State (Mental Health Counseling — LMHCA, Social Work — LICSWA, Marriage and Family — LMFTA).
  • Must have and maintain an active and in-good-standing qualifying practice Associate License (LMFTA, LICSWA, LMHCA) from Washington State. This includes adhering to both the Ethical and Legal requirements to provide mental health counseling within WA State, and having no history of documented and verified complaints within any of the states you hold a practicing license.
  • Must have and maintain (or have capacity to obtain) 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 (or have capacity to obtain) 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 a 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 our Admin departments/staff, systems and platforms
  • Must be able to provide at least in-person sessions or a hybrid of in-person and tele-health.

— Working together —

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 with our RLC culture and values.
  • We expect all 1099 Independent Clinical Contractors to maintain their contracted agreements.
  • RLC requests all clinical work to be contained within our contracted EHR system to help ensure documentation standards are aligned with WA State RCW/WACs 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, which 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.

— Ready to join us? —

Apply now.

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