Fully Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Therapist

Ellie Mental Health•Palatine, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Outpatient Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination. Ellie was proudly founded on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we’ve made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for the communities we serve. We are seeking a fully licensed therapist to join our team. We offer a simple per session pay model with industry leading compensation, comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment, and a company rooted in values of creativity, humor, compassion, acceptance, determination, and authenticity. Flexible work from home options are available. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves. We take care of our people by investing in their financial future, providing competitive wages, and reasonable caseload expectations to ensure employees are happy and provide better client care. Ellie is a socially responsible for-profit business, which allows for flexibility, innovative decision-making, and creativity, putting our people first while remaining focused on changing how we treat mental health.

Requirements

Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and on track to obtain licensure in their designated field
Candidates should have clinical licensure (LCPC, LCSW, LP etc.)
Required experience with completing DAs, treatment plans and clinical case notes
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner
Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
Proficient in the use of Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems
Fully Licensed Clinicians will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels

Nice To Haves

Experience in or interest in being trained to perform ketamine-assisted therapy
Experience and/or certification in clinical supervision
Valant experience a plus!

Responsibilities

Evaluate mental health diagnosis, create, and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy
Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community
Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week
Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role ;)