Licensed Therapist

You didnt get into this field for the easy cases.

Plains Area Mental Health Center is looking for a fully licensed Therapist who is drawn to the clients that other settings turn away people navigating Medicaid housing instability substance use and complex behavioral health needs all at once. People who without you go without.

This is community mental health. The work is high-acuity the population is complex and the mission is real. If that is what drove you to get licensed in the first place you will find your people here.

Plains Area Mental Health Inc. is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) and Community Mental Health Center with 8 locations across Northwest Iowa. Our mission is straightforward: provide accessible high-quality mental health services to the people of the communities we serve honoring each individuals dignity worth and potential for growth.

As a CCBHC we are required to serve everyone - regardless of insurance status ability to pay or complexity of need. That is not a burden. It is the point.

• Conduct diagnostic interviews and assessments with children and adults to determine appropriate diagnosis and treatment

• Provide individual and brief counseling in an outpatient setting across age groups and presentations

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatric NPs and PAs a board-certified psychiatrist case managers and peer support staff

• Consult on cases programs or community needs as appropriate

• Provide emergency services and crisis intervention when needed

• Complete clinical documentation according to center standards

• Participate in periodic on-call rotation (on-call pay provided above base salary)

• Mentor temp-licensed colleagues by providing clinical supervision hours toward full licensure

You will not be working in isolation. PAMH operates on a team-based care model you have direct access to prescribers case managers community support staff and 24/7 crisis response. When a client needs more than therapy the infrastructure exists to actually help them.

Within your first year you will receive paid EMDR and PCIT training. We invest in building your clinical skillset not just your caseload.

Positions are hybrid once your telehealth caseload is built typically within three to six months. Up to two remote days per week. One set evening per week is required; otherwise your schedule is set in advance with flexibility for life.

Required:

• Masters degree (MA MS or MSW) from an accredited program

• Full licensure: LMHC LISW or LMFT

• Valid Iowa drivers license and insurance

Nice to Have:

• Bilingual skills (additional $3000 pay differential available)