Accanto Health
Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.
Position Overview The Phone Intake Therapist creates a smooth and expeditious path for clients seeking eating disorder treatment at The Emily Program. The therapist is responsible for conducting phone-based eating disorder assessments, determining clinically appropriate level of care, garnering necessary psychiatric and clinical information and coordinating with Admissions Coordinators to ensure successful admission of clients to higher level of care (HLOC) programs and outpatient treatment within Accanto Health. The therapist plays a critical role in helping clients and families recognize the need for and urgency around starting treatment and utilizes motivational interviewing to encourage clients to move forward with the recommended level of care. The therapist is also responsible for ensuring a strong relationship between Accanto Health and referring providers.
Schedule
Full Time (40 hours per week)
Monday-Friday (10 am-6 pm CST)
How Phone Intake Therapists Empower Recovery
Conduct approximately 20 phone-based eating disorder assessments each week with clients, families and/or providers seeking eating disorder treatment.
Apply eating disorder specific clinical criteria and referral guidelines to recommend the appropriate level of care based on the use of Accanto Health’s Admission Level of Care Criteria and clinical standards.
Use motivational interviewing techniques when working with individuals clinically appropriate for services and help to problem solve psychosocial and other barriers to accessing treatment.
Coordinate and collect clinical referral information by means of medical records requests and verbal communication with external providers.
Collaborate with internal teams, such as Admissions Coordinators, Admissions Specialists, and Site & Executive Directors to support an efficient and positive client experience throughout the admissions process.
Consistently share overview of Accanto programming for recommended level of care and network status information, route clients to appropriate locations based on recommendation, availability of programming, and insurance coverage.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Discipline (i.e., Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology)
Active provisional licensure (such as LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) required
Active full licensure (such as LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) strongly preferred
Minimum of 1-year care coordination/case management or mental health assessment experience
Eating Disorder experience preferred
What we offer: Employee Benefits:
We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.
For full-time employees, we offer:
HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Vision insurance (EyeMed)
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
Equal Employment Opportunity As set forth in Accanto Health’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection:
A "disabled veteran"
is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran"
means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran"
means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran"
means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
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Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
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Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
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Position Overview The Phone Intake Therapist creates a smooth and expeditious path for clients seeking eating disorder treatment at The Emily Program. The therapist is responsible for conducting phone-based eating disorder assessments, determining clinically appropriate level of care, garnering necessary psychiatric and clinical information and coordinating with Admissions Coordinators to ensure successful admission of clients to higher level of care (HLOC) programs and outpatient treatment within Accanto Health. The therapist plays a critical role in helping clients and families recognize the need for and urgency around starting treatment and utilizes motivational interviewing to encourage clients to move forward with the recommended level of care. The therapist is also responsible for ensuring a strong relationship between Accanto Health and referring providers.
Schedule
Full Time (40 hours per week)
Monday-Friday (10 am-6 pm CST)
How Phone Intake Therapists Empower Recovery
Conduct approximately 20 phone-based eating disorder assessments each week with clients, families and/or providers seeking eating disorder treatment.
Apply eating disorder specific clinical criteria and referral guidelines to recommend the appropriate level of care based on the use of Accanto Health’s Admission Level of Care Criteria and clinical standards.
Use motivational interviewing techniques when working with individuals clinically appropriate for services and help to problem solve psychosocial and other barriers to accessing treatment.
Coordinate and collect clinical referral information by means of medical records requests and verbal communication with external providers.
Collaborate with internal teams, such as Admissions Coordinators, Admissions Specialists, and Site & Executive Directors to support an efficient and positive client experience throughout the admissions process.
Consistently share overview of Accanto programming for recommended level of care and network status information, route clients to appropriate locations based on recommendation, availability of programming, and insurance coverage.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Discipline (i.e., Clinical Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology)
Active provisional licensure (such as LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) required
Active full licensure (such as LCSW, LMFT, or LPC) strongly preferred
Minimum of 1-year care coordination/case management or mental health assessment experience
Eating Disorder experience preferred
What we offer: Employee Benefits:
We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.
For full-time employees, we offer:
HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Vision insurance (EyeMed)
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.
Equal Employment Opportunity As set forth in Accanto Health’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
Voluntary Self-Identification For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.
If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection:
A "disabled veteran"
is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
A "recently separated veteran"
means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran"
means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
An "Armed forces service medal veteran"
means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form? We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp .
How do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your "major life activities." If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
Blind or low vision
Cancer (past or present)
Cardiovascular or heart disease
Celiac disease
Cerebral palsy
Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
Diabetes
Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
Intellectual or developmental disability
Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
Short stature (dwarfism)
Traumatic brain injury
PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
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