Clinical Interviewer

The role

You will act as the primary clinical evaluator for providers joining Third Space. You will conduct structured clinical interviews to assess candidates' competence, decision-making, and alignment with clinical standards.

What you will do

• Conduct high-volume, structured clinical interviews with behavioral health clinician candidates.
• Assess candidates' clinical reasoning, diagnostic approach, treatment planning, risk assessment, ethical judgment, communication, and cultural responsiveness.
• Use case-based and scenario-based questions to understand clinical knowledge application.
• Evaluate candidates against standardized role-specific scorecards and make hiring recommendations.
• Apply appropriate clinical standards across disciplines and experience levels.
• Assess clinicians' ability to manage complex cases and identify risk.
• Identify clinical strengths, concerns, and areas requiring additional assessment.
• Document interview findings thoroughly and promptly.
• Partner with the Clinical Director to calibrate interviewing standards.
• Partner with Clinical Talent Recruiters to maintain candidate experience.

Required qualifications

• Active, unrestricted independent behavioral-health license in good standing in at least one U.S. state, such as LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LPC, LPCC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of post-licensure behavioral-health clinical experience.
• Strong clinical judgment across diagnosis, treatment planning, evidence-based care, risk assessment, ethics, and professional boundaries.
• Experience supervising, training, interviewing, mentoring, or evaluating other clinicians.
• Ability to quickly distinguish between someone who interviews well and someone who demonstrates strong clinical judgment.
• Excellent verbal communication and active listening skills.
• Ability to make clear decisions while remaining objective and consistent.
• Strong written communication and ability to document reasoning behind hiring recommendations.
• Comfort conducting multiple video interviews each day.
• Strong understanding of culturally responsive and patient-centered behavioral health care.
• Comfort working in a fast-growing environment where hiring volume and priorities can change quickly.

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Manager, Clinical Quality Specialist, or Clinical Training Lead.
• Experience interviewing or hiring behavioral health clinicians.
• Experience working with early career clinicians.
• Experience in Medicaid, community mental health, safety-net healthcare, or other settings serving complex patient populations.
• Experience providing telehealth behavioral health services.
• Familiarity with multiple behavioral health disciplines, including social work, professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and psychiatry.
• Experience developing structured clinical interview rubrics or competency assessments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid public holidays
• 401(k) with employer match

About the company

Third Space is a virtual mental health practice built specifically for Medicaid patients. They are building the operational infrastructure to make high-quality behavioral healthcare accessible to populations the traditional system leaves behind.