Clinical Therapist – Children & Adults
Location: Detroit, MI
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary:
- Limited License: $60,000–$70,000 annually, depending on experience
- Full License: $70,000–$80,000 annually, depending on experience
Position Summary
Vital Health Management is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and motivated Clinical Therapist to join our growing behavioral health team. This full-time position serves both children and adults, so candidates must be comfortable providing services across a range of ages, diagnoses, and clinical needs.
The ideal candidate is passionate about helping individuals and families, communicates effectively, maintains timely clinical documentation, and works well as part of a collaborative treatment team.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual, family, and other clinically appropriate therapy services to children and adults
- Complete comprehensive assessments, treatment plans, crisis and safety plans, progress notes, and other required clinical documentation
- Develop individualized, person-centered treatment goals
- Monitor client progress and adjust treatment approaches as clinically appropriate
- Conduct risk assessments and respond appropriately to urgent behavioral health concerns
- Collaborate with case managers, support coordinators, medical providers, schools, families, and other members of the treatment team
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant client records
- Participate in team meetings, clinical consultations, training, and supervision as required
- Follow all organizational policies and applicable ethical, licensing, contractual, and regulatory requirements
- Maintain a minimum 65% productivity standard
Productivity Expectations
Therapists are expected to maintain at least 65% productivity, meaning approximately 65% of their working time should consist of completed billable client services. For a typical 40-hour workweek, this is approximately 26 billable hours. The remaining time is available for documentation, treatment planning, care coordination, meetings, training, and other administrative responsibilities.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field
- Active Michigan limited or full clinical license, such as LLMSW, LMSW, LLPC, LPC, or another qualifying credential
- Comfortable and competent working with both children and adults
- Strong assessment, treatment planning, documentation, and clinical decision-making skills
- Ability to manage a caseload while consistently meeting productivity and documentation expectations
- Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively with clients from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and personal backgrounds
- Commitment to ethical, person-centered, trauma-informed care
- Community mental health experience is preferred but not required
Compensation
Compensation is based on licensure level and relevant experience:
- Limited-license clinicians: $60,000–$70,000 annually
- Fully licensed clinicians: $70,000–$80,000 annually
Why Join Vital Health Management?
Vital Health Management is a fast-growing community mental health organization committed to providing accessible, high-quality behavioral health services to children, adults, and families. We value strong clinical work, accountability, collaboration, and professional growth. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while growing with an expanding organization.
Vital Health Management is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for employees and the individuals we serve.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What makes you the ideal candidate for this position, and sets you apart from other applicants?
- How many years of community mental health experience do you have?
Work Location: In person
