Benefits of Contracting with Agape Counseling
• Great pay - We stand out by paying our contractors an impressive 75% of claims. By making 75%, you could match or exceed your current salary while working fewer hours, freeing time on your schedule to do more of what you want to do. Life is short, so why work more?
• Paid the 1st and 15th via direct deposit - Get paid twice a month through the convenience of direct deposit. No more waiting forever for a check to come in the mail.
• Work from home - Provide counseling from the comfort of your own home. Make a cup of coffee, light a candle, get in a comfy chair, and enjoy working in the serenity of your own space.
• Set your own schedule - Experience the autonomy of defining your own working hours. This flexibility not only allows you to tailor your schedule to your life’s rhythm but also invites you to achieve a harmonious balance between work and personal well-being.
• No billing - We handle 100% of billing, including collecting payments from clients, talking with insurance about claims, and sending out client statements. You take care of the counseling and we’ll do the rest!
• No insurance credentialing - We handle 100% of credentialing at no charge, so no need to sweat doing any paperwork for insurance, talking with Medicaid, or remembering to attest to directory information.
• AI-assisted documentation - Hate writing notes? Use our HIPAA-compliant AI scribe ("MentalNote") to help you create high-quality clinical documentation fast!
Requirements
• Hold and maintain an active mental health license in the state of New Mexico that permits clinical practice, such as LMSW/LCSW, LMHC/LPCC, LAMFT/LMFT, MD, DO, or PsyD.
• Hold and maintain a professional liability insurance policy with a per-claim limit of $1,000,000 and an aggregate limit of $3,000,000.
• Have a Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) profile and review and attest to your profile’s information every 90 days.
• Be enrolled as a New Mexico Medicaid provider and have a Medicaid provider ID number.
• Have no open licensing board complaints and no open malpractice claims.
• Be comfortable with technology and delivering telehealth counseling services.
• Own a dedicated (not shared with others) tablet or computer with a camera with which you can deliver telehealth counseling services.
• Have an internet download and upload speed of at least 100 Mbps.
Responsibilities
• Practice in line with your discipline’s particular code of ethics (NASW Code of Ethics, ACA Code of Ethics).
• At the time of service delivery, be physically located in a state in which the clinician possesses a license enabling them to practice clinically.
• Provide regular psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and children.
• Utilize evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions in the treatment of patients (e.g., ACT, CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, MI, SFBT, EMDR).
• Perform psychiatric diagnostic evaluations (intakes) on patients.
• Appropriately diagnose patients according to the standards of the DSM 5.
• Create psychotherapy treatment plans with patients.
• Communicate with patients about scheduling utilizing a dedicated business phone or smartphone application (e.g., Google Voice).
• Ascertain the patient’s location at the start of each session in case of a crisis.
• In cases of patient suicidal ideation, assess the severity of the ideation and triage according to the level of risk.
• Complete electronic notes for services provided within 48 hours of service delivery.
• Safeguard patient privacy by keeping all protected health information solely on the TherapyNotes platform.
• When appropriate, refer patients to outside resources suitable to the patient’s needs.
• If non-independently licensed, attend supervision meetings as required by your specific licensing board.