Perinatal Mental Health Specialist

1w1 week ago

Pomelo Care

US · Full-time · $80,000 – $90,000

About this role

Pomelo Care is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, engineers, and problem solvers passionate about improving care for moms and babies. We transform outcomes for pregnant people and babies with evidence-based pregnancy and newborn care at scale. Our technology-driven platform enables early patient engagement, individualized risk assessments, and coordinated virtual care through pregnancy, NICU, and postpartum.

Your North Star is to provide direct patient care and navigation with evidence-based perinatal mental health support focused on awareness, education, and prevention. Deliver one-on-one virtual visits, screenings, psychosocial assessments, and individualized care plans for pregnant and postpartum patients. Address barriers, reduce care gaps, and triage urgent concerns while building rapport and wellness goals.

Report to the Director of Therapy within a clinical team supporting whole-person emotional, mental, and behavioral care. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support services to meet patient and family needs. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to reduce disparities in perinatal care access.

Join a creative team eager to enhance highest quality perinatal mental and behavioral care. Measure success by reductions in preterm births, NICU admissions, C-sections, and maternal mortality. Improve outcomes and reduce healthcare spend through virtual, personalized interventions.

Requirements

Independently licensed as an LCSW, LMFT, LPC or LMHC for at least 5 years
Completed the NCMHCE and/or NCE
Have at least 120 hours of clinical supervision completed
Have 5-8 years of experience providing therapy services in a hospital and/or healthcare practice
Have experience with perinatal mental health care, including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, trauma-informed care
Enthusiastic for promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of programs
Possess strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and follow through on multiple projects
Facile with email, spreadsheets, EHRs, and other commonly used software

Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one virtual care visits for Pomelo patients
Provide behavioral health and health related social needs screenings with diagnostic, therapy, and behavioral health interventions
Perform ongoing psychosocial assessment of patients, providing reassurance and building rapport
Establish individualized care plans to meet specific health needs based on evidence-based standards
Develop wellness goals by determining motivating factors for best possible health outcomes
Identify and address barriers identified by patients
Reduce care gaps like missed appointments and medication management through frequent patient engagements
Triage patients with urgent screening results to appropriate virtual and in-person emergency services