Benefits:

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

FULL TIME • Owings Mills, Maryland

As a Associate Clinic Director 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.

The Associate Director will be compensated in supporting the overall performance and operation of a clinic composed of approximately 15 professional outpatient therapists. This includes recruiting clinicians; providing training and ongoing developmental support; supervising 4 - 8 pre licensed therapists, meeting clinical goals; and building community partnerships and referrals. You will also maintain a caseload of 15 - 18 clients.

Ellie Mental Health was founded in 2015 by Erin Pash, LMFT, and Kyle Keller, LICSW when they opened the first Ellie clinic in Minneapolis. Since then, the Ellie Fam has continued to grow with multiple clinics in Minnesota and a growing number of locally owned and operated franchises across the country.

Responsibilities include:

Hiring, Training, and Staff Management

Lead the hiring process for all therapists at their clinic.

Assist in training for clinic new hires, ensuring all required Ellie Mental Health clinical and operational policies and procedures are taught and followed.

Assess ongoing development and training needs and conduct ongoing training as needed.

Hold staff compassionately accountable for meeting performance expectations.

Supervision and Consultation

Oversee peer consultation groups to ensure clinical excellence and align with best practices.

Provide clinical oversight to clinic’s Mental Health Practitioners and Professionals, including signing clinical documentation for pre-licensed providers.

Provide 1:1 consultation with staff to review clinical quality, productivity, and clinical documentation

As a board approved supervisor, supervise prelicensed therapists.

Client Care

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

Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals

Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol

Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed

Clinic Outreach, Marketing, and Networking

Spearhead clinic’s community outreach and engagement efforts, consistent with guidance from our leadership team.

Promote clinic’s online visibility.

Required Skills/Abilities

Master’s Degree or higher education in mental health discipline.

Independently licensed with a Maryland-issued clinical practice license (e.g., LCSW, LCPC).

Board Approved Supervisor.

Ability to provide license supervision in their respective discipline is preferred.

Strong leadership and problem-solving skill sets.

Strong working knowledge of state requirements regulating mental health practice.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Working understanding of human resource principles, practices, and procedures.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and changing environment.

Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications.

Adept at learning and navigating Electronic Health Record systems.

Compensation: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year