Therapist Team Lead

Ascend Healthcare

Therapist Team Lead providing direct care and managing a team of Therapists at Ascend Healthcare. Fostering a collaborative and patient-first approach in behavioral health services.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $88,000 - $103,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide direct patient care within the Ascend model, maintaining a clinical schedule that balances administrative duties.
Oversight of assigned Therapy direct reports by monitoring productivity, documentation timeliness, and schedule utilization.
Support onboarding initiatives and integration of new Therapists.
Provide proactive coaching, conduct bi-annual performance evaluations, and assist with professional development opportunities.
Address routine clinical questions when appropriate, while ensuring providers follow supervision and CEED guidance channels.
Participate in training, orientation, and quality assurance initiatives, including chart reviews, to ensure documentation is accurate and meets regulatory compliance.
Contribute to policy and procedure development, compliance initiatives, and timely resolution of patient complaints.
Coordinate with Clinical Operations, CEED, Clinical Supervisors and Therapy leadership to optimize interdisciplinary workflows and training programs.
Perform additional leadership and operational responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active and unrestricted independent license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) in state of primary residence and state of therapy services being rendered. (required)
3+ years of clinical experience in behavioral health (required)
Board-certified to provide clinical supervision (preferred)
Prior leadership experience (preferred)
Prior policy and procedure development experience (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and LTD benefits
PTO + Company Holidays
Yearly CEU Stipend
Competitive Salary
Collaborative Environment
Remote-first setting

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical supervisionbehavioral healthpolicy developmentprocedure developmentperformance evaluationdocumentation accuracyquality assurancepatient carecoachingonboarding

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizationalinterpersonalproblem-solvingtrainingmentoringcollaborationcoachingperformance management

Certifications

LCSWLPCLMFTboard certification in clinical supervision