Mental Health Professional Clinician (Contract)

This is a contract position for a Mental Health Professional Clinician whose independent license is active in the state of Washington and who has a minimum of 1 year of experience conducting assessments and diagnoses.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Contractor will provide the following services as an independent contractor:

• Conduct comprehensive clinical intakes and assessments to determine client needs, eligibility for services, and level of care.
• Provide accurate and timely diagnostic evaluations consistent with current clinical standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Complete and submit evaluations, assessments, and diagnostic reports needed for clinical decision-making and service authorization.
• Document assessments and diagnoses thoroughly and accurately in compliance with Agency policies, payer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Participate in reassessment and diagnostic review processes as needed to support continued medical necessity and an appropriate level of care.
• Comply with all applicable documentation, charting, and coding requirements related to assessment and diagnosis.
• Contractor retains control over the manner and means of performing the services, subject to applicable law, payer requirements, clinical standards, documentation requirements, and Agency compliance policies.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS

• Contractor is an independent contractor and is not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venturer of Agency. Contractor is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes, withholdings, business expenses, insurance, licensing fees, and other obligations arising from compensation paid under this Agreement. Contractor is not eligible for Agency employee benefits, including health insurance, paid leave, retirement benefits, unemployment insurance, or workers' compensation coverage through Agency, except to the extent coverage is legally required regardless of the parties' classification.
• Contractor will maintain all required continuing education, licenses, credentials, registrations, and business authorizations. Contractor must successfully complete all required background and exclusion checks before providing services and must immediately notify Agency of any license discipline, investigation, suspension, restriction, relevant arrest or conviction, founded finding, exclusion, or other matter that may affect Contractor's eligibility to provide services.

COMPENSATION

• Agency will pay Contractor a flat rate of $125 for each completed assessment. A completed assessment is one that has been fully conducted, accurately documented in the Agency's electronic health record, signed by Contractor, submitted within 72 hours, and accepted by Agency as complete, clinically appropriate, and compliant with payer, regulatory, and Agency standards.
• Agency may withhold, delay, or deny payment for an assessment that is incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, not medically necessary, improperly documented, unsigned, noncompliant with applicable requirements, or not accepted for billing.

COMPLIANCE & CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1 Legal and Contractual Compliance. Contractor will comply with HIPAA, HITECH, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 when applicable, Washington confidentiality law, Agency privacy and security policies, and the Business Associate Agreement attached to or executed in connection with this Agreement.

7.2 Agency Systems Only. Contractor will use only Agency-approved systems and Agency-authorized devices, accounts, networks, and methods to access, document, transmit, or store client information or other personally identifiable information (PII). Contractor will not share credentials, download or retain protected health information (PHI) or PII on an unauthorized device or account, use an unsecured network, or transmit PHI or PII through personal email, text messaging, consumer file-sharing services, or another unapproved platform.

7.3 Incident Reporting. Contractor will immediately report to Agency any suspected or actual unauthorized access, use, disclosure, acquisition, loss, theft, alteration, or destruction of PHI or PII, or any privacy or security incident, and will fully cooperate with Agency's investigation, mitigation, notification, and remediation activities.

7.4 Knowing or Willful Misuse. Contractor is responsible for all losses, liabilities, damages, penalties, fines, investigation expenses, notification expenses, credit-monitoring expenses, remediation expenses, and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by Agency or affected individuals to the extent arising from Contractor's knowing or willful theft, misuse, unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or distribution of PHI or PII belonging to Agency clients, workforce members, or business partners. This obligation is in addition to Contractor's obligations under the Business Associate Agreement and survives termination of this Agreement.

7.5 Cyber Liability Coverage. Separate cyber liability coverage is not required while Contractor accesses PHI and PII exclusively through Agency-approved systems and does not download, locally store, independently transmit, or retain such information outside those systems. If Contractor's access or data-handling practices change, Agency may require cyber/privacy liability coverage in limits and form reasonably acceptable to Agency before the changed activity begins.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Evidence of Coverage. Before providing services, and upon each renewal or Agency request, Contractor will provide certificates of insurance and, when requested, copies of applicable endorsements. A certificate alone does not amend coverage or substitute for a required endorsement.

8.2 Additional Insured. Sunrise Services, Inc., and its officers, directors, employees, and agents must be named as additional insureds for ongoing and completed operations under the Professional and commercial general liability policies and, when applicable, automobile and umbrella/excess policies.

8.3 Primary Coverage and Waiver of Subrogation. Applicable liability coverage will be primary and noncontributory to insurance maintained by Agency. Contractor will obtain a waiver of subrogation in favor of Sunrise Services, Inc. on applicable policies to the extent commercially available and permitted by law.

8.4 Continuity and Notice. Contractor will keep required coverage active at all times, promptly notify Agency of any cancellation, nonrenewal, lapse, or material reduction in coverage, and stop providing services whenever required coverage is not in effect. Agency's review or acceptance of insurance documents does not waive Contractor's obligations or limit Contractor's liability under this Agreement.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Hold and maintain an active, unrestricted Washington State Department of Health Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, or another fully independent clinical license specifically approved by Agency, and have at least one year of experience conducting assessments and diagnoses.
• Maintain the internet access, equipment, secure workspace, and technical capability needed to use Agency systems and provide HIPAA-compliant telehealth services.
• Successfully complete required background, licensure, credentialing, and exclusion checks.
• Submit a Clinician Disclosure Statement, W-9, direct-deposit form, and all other required contracting and credentialing documents.
• Complete EHR documentation within 72 hours and comply with Agency documentation, quality, training, and workflow requirements.

To comply with Federal law, Sunrise Services participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify their identity and employment eligibility. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.