Urgent Care Clinical Therapist, LMSW, LCSW, LMHC

PM Pediatric Care

Urgent Care Clinical Therapist providing on-site and remote therapeutic services to pediatric patients and their families. Working with a large, multi-disciplinary behavioral health team in urgent care settings.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeBensonhurst • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide pediatric and adult mental health therapy as part of a large, multi-disciplinary behavioral health team
Provide highest quality therapy services to patients
Participate in clinical team meetings with Urgent Care and MH staff
Maintains weekly scheduled therapy appointments
Completes required documentation and paperwork including clinical assessments, treatment planning, and updating of patient medical records within 48 hours of patient visits
Possesses excellent communication and engagement skills
Utilize standardized tools (PHQ9, GAD7 etc..) to identify patients that can benefit from ongoing MH services and help families navigate treatment
Able to make rapid assessments and follow through on recommendations in a timely manner
Demonstrate deep knowledge of various mental health issues and symptoms and assist staff in UC to identify patients demonstrating mental health needs
Demonstrate a deep knowledge of child development and assist families and staff who verbalize concerns to determine appropriate assessment and next steps
Able to professionally represent PM Mental Health when meeting with local providers, hospitals and payers
Able to make independent clinical decisions with a minimum of guidance
Demonstrates deep understanding to the intersection of mental health and physical health issues
Expert in various modalities of short-term therapy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be independently licensed in state of practice
Knowledge of medical terminology
Understanding the roles of the healthcare team
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Deep understanding the psychosocial aspects of illness and health
Experience of community facilities and resources for discharge planning
Superb written and verbal communication skills
Strong crisis intervention skills
Excellent short-term counseling skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Part Time positions (20+ hours) available and also are benefits eligible!!

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Hard Skills & Tools

mental health therapyclinical assessmentstreatment planningshort-term therapycrisis interventionchild developmentpsychosocial aspects of illnessmedical terminologystandardized tools

Soft Skills

communication skillsengagement skillsinterpersonal skillsindependent clinical decision-makingtimely follow-throughprofessional representationteam collaborationwritten communicationverbal communication

Certifications

independently licensed