Licensed Clinician

Real Life Counseling is a private practice in Clark County, WA. It provides mental health outpatient therapy in a private practice setting, utilizing in-office and tele-health/virtual services. We work with clients utilizing a combination of Medicaid/Medicare Funded Insurances, Private Insurances, and Private Pay. 

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 $4000 for Independent Contractors preferring to wait for credentialing to be completed prior to seeing clients and desiring to utilize RLC office space. This tier can be adjusted if a clinician desires to engage in tele-health based sessions only to the 35% 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).  
  • RLC charges a 35% fee of all collected revenue with a capped amount of $3500 for Independent Contractors preferring to wait for credentialing to be completed prior to seeing clients and desiring to provide tele-health only based services.  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-$171/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. 

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

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).