MaRT Outpatient Clinician (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC)
2 years ago
Lakewood
Job Description Full-Time | Telehealth Services | Colorado Mountain & Rural Telehealth (MaRT) Team About Kikta Behavioral Health LLC Kikta Behavioral Health LLC is a behavioral health organization committed to high-quality, ethical, and sustainable mental health care. Services extend to children (5+), adolescents, and adults across Colorado. Kikta operates with a structured leadership team, operational infrastructure, compliance oversight, and defined clinical standards. The Mountain & Rural Telehealth (MaRT) Team expands outpatient behavioral health services to underserved mountain and rural communities across Colorado. This team reduces geographic barriers to care while maintaining strong organizational connection and clinical standards. Position Overview Kikta is hiring a full-time, W2 MaRT Outpatient Clinician providing telehealth services exclusively. All MaRT clinicians are required to report onsite to a Kikta office while delivering telehealth services. This role is not remote. This structure supports collaboration, supervision, consultation, and organizational cohesion while maintaining a telehealth-only caseload. Clinicians typically maintain 25–30 client sessions per week, allowing sustainable pacing, quality care, and protected documentation time. Caseloads may include children (5+), adolescents, adults, and families based on clinician training, experience, and clinical preference. Compensation Overview Kikta uses a variable salary model connected to consistent productivity expectations. • Clinicians meeting minimum productivity expectations earn $59,940 annually, including clinicians entering the field immediately after graduate school, • Most clinicians in their first year post-graduation earn approximately $68,000–$70,000 annually, • Fully licensed clinicians earn an average of approximately $78,000 annually, • Mission-driven work expanding access to care in underserved mountain and rural communities, • Telehealth-only service delivery, • Reduced exposure to seasonal illness associated with in-person client contact, • Structured organizational support with onsite collaboration, • Weekly individual supervision and weekly group supervision, • Specialized training focused on rural mental health and telehealth best practices, • Ongoing case consultation and access to team members for professional development, • Administrative and compliance infrastructure supporting clinical focus Clinical Scope & Professional Development MaRT clinicians provide outpatient behavioral health services across a broad diagnostic spectrum appropriate for telehealth delivery. Kikta prioritizes evidence-based treatment approaches. Preferred clinical experience includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and other structured, research-supported interventions. Clinicians without formal training in these modalities receive support pursuing advanced education and specialized training. Common clinical presentations include: • Major Depressive Disorder and other mood disorders, • Bipolar I and II, • Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex trauma, • ADHD and neurodevelopmental presentations, • Autism spectrum presentations, • Adjustment disorders, • Personality disorder features and attachment-related concerns, • Self-harm behaviors, • Suicidal ideation appropriate for outpatient level of care Clinical complexity is viewed as an opportunity for professional growth. Kikta supports clinicians through weekly individual supervision, weekly group supervision, ongoing case consultation, and access to team members for professional development. Leadership and clinical support remain accessible throughout the development process, promoting confidence, skill development, and ethical decision-making. Additional MaRT-focused development includes: • Rural mental health systems navigation, • Telehealth ethics and delivery standards, • Crisis coordination in geographically isolated regions, • Cultural humility within small and close-knit communities, • Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches, • Deliver developmentally appropriate interventions for children, adolescents, and adults, • Engage caregivers in treatment planning when clinically appropriate, • Conduct thoughtful case conceptualization and coordinate referrals when needed, • Participate in regular supervision and clinical case consultation, • Maintain accurate and timely documentation aligned with organizational and payer standards, • Complete progress notes within 4 business days, treatment plans by assigned due dates, and case closures within 60 days of last contact, • Respond professionally and promptly to client communication Professional Environment Kikta operates with: • Defined clinical expectations, • Structured operational support, • Administrative assistance, • Supervision for LPCC clinicians, • Leadership accessibility Ideal Candidate Profile This position aligns well with clinicians who: • Value expanding access to care in rural and mountain communities, • Prefer telehealth service delivery within a structured organization, • Practice from a trauma-informed, culturally responsive framework, • Enjoy providing care to children (5+), adolescents, adults, and families, • Seek long-term, full-time employment within a stable organization, • Balance clinical autonomy with organizational policies and compliance requirements Successful candidates value balance, professionalism, and ethical practice, and seek an organization where clinical quality and personal well-being are treated as equally important. Who This Position Does Not Fit This position does not align with clinicians seeking remote work from home, minimal documentation expectations, informal practice environments, less than full-time work expectations, or an individual or group private practice model. This role also does not align with clinicians planning concurrent work with multiple companies or platforms, including SonderMind, Rula, Headway, or an independent practice. Required Qualifications • Master’s degree from an accredited program in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related field, • Active Colorado DORA credential in one of the following:, • Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC), • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), • Licensed clinicians registered with CAQH, • Skill in crisis intervention and lethality assessment, • Experience using evidence-based modalities including DBT, CBT, EMDR or similar approaches, • Understanding of trauma-informed care, • Comfort using electronic health records and completing clinical documentation Benefits • Highly competitive salary within the Colorado outpatient behavioral health market, • Weekly individual clinical supervision, • Weekly group supervision, • Ongoing case consultation and access to team members for professional development, • Dental and vision insurance, • 401(k) with employer matching, • Medical insurance stipend Kikta Behavioral Health LLC provides equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any legally protected characteristic. Updated 2/17/2026