Job Profile Summary
The Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Therapist provides evidence-based outpatient behavioral health services to individuals and families within the health system, functioning as an independently licensed provider in ambulatory or other designated settings. The role delivers direct clinical care while ensuring accurate documentation and professional billing, collaborating with interdisciplinary medical and behavioral health teams within integrated care models. Services are provided in compliance with professional standards, regulatory and payer requirements, and organizational policies, supporting continuity of care, patient-centered outcomes, and the health system’s quality, access, and sustainability goals.
Mercy Clinic Springfield - Behavioral Health Lark
Full-Time: Monday - Friday
Days
Predominantly responsible for care coordination needs of incoming clients, including diagnosing, consultation, providing evidence-based mental health interventions, and managing crisis situations for individual clients and groups in an outpatient team-based setting. The role delivers direct clinical care while ensuring accurate documentation and professional billing, collaborating with interdisciplinary medical and behavioral health teams within integrated care models. Services are provided in compliance with professional standards, regulatory and payer requirements, and organizational policies, supporting continuity of care, patient-centered outcomes, and the health system’s quality, access, and sustainability goals.
From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.
Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.
At Mercy, care is more than a job - it’s a calling.
Every day, our caregivers bring compassion, skill and purpose to the communities we serve across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Whether you're building your career at the bedside, in a clinic or supporting care behind the scenes, you’ll find meaningful ways to make an impact - while growing in a way that’s uniquely yours.
As a physician-led, integrated health system with more than 50 hospitals and nearly 1,000 care sites, Mercy combines advanced technology, collaboration and a shared commitment to better care.
Rooted in a faith-based mission and inspired by the legacy of the Sisters of Mercy, our work is guided by a deep sense of purpose - to care for the whole person and serve our communities with compassion and dignity.
Here, you’ll find an environment where you’re supported to grow, connected to a team that cares and empowered to do your best work.
Because at Mercy, there are many paths - but one calling.
