General Overview Ellie Mental Health (Chicago Western Suburbs) is expanding to our second clinic location, opening in May, 2023. Our first clinic, in downtown Downers Grove, opened in July, 2022 and now serves over 350 members of the community. As we plan for the Oak Brook opening, we have a need for additional therapists to work from our new clinic location. Ellie Mental Health is a growing mental health and wellness agency based out of Minnesota providing individual, family, and group therapy services. The Ellie Staff prides itself on being an innovative and creative team that works collaboratively with clients and community providers to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized treatment to all clients.

Clinic Description

Are you interested in joining the national movement to help destigmatize mental health? Are you looking for work-life balance, flexibility to set your schedule, a warm and inviting office, and more of the good stuff while removing the "busy" stuff? Then we want to meet you.

Ellie Mental Health is structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. New patient phone calls will be routed, answered, matched, and scheduled by a dedicated client care team...including all new patient intake forms. Another dedicated team manages billing and collections to ensure all insurance claims get processed and paid promptly.

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 expect all candidates to be fully aligned with our values of Creativity, Humor, Acceptance, Determination, Compassion & Authenticity.

BIPOC and LGBTQ encouraged to apply Responsibilities and Duties

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

Exhibit the Ellie values of Acceptance, Authenticity, Creativity, Compassion, Determination & Humor

For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of 25 client visits per week (monthly target is 110 sessions)

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

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 ;)

Required Qualifications and Skills

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 or be pursuing clinical licensure (LMFT, LCPC, LCSW, 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 typical office technology (computers, e-mail, etc.) and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)

Ability to pass a background check

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

Preferred that candidates have a fully licensed mental health professional (LCSW, LMFT, LCPC) with a valid state of Illinois License.

Preferred experience with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families

Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation

Fully Licensed Clinicians will ideally be credentialed with insurance panels.

Benefits

Full-time W-2 based compensation

Paid PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical benefits (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO plus available Dental & Vision)

Free access to Ellie CEU Learning Management System & CEU fee reimbursement

Bi-annual licensure fee renewal reimbursement

Tons of consultation, support, supervision*, and flexibility in scheduling and hours

Opportunity to be creative and develop your passions into new programs and services

Awesome Team Building Activities and Swag

More to come as we grow!

[*our Clinical Licensure Supervision Program has supervisors for folks seeking licensure as LCSW, LCPC, and LMFT. This is based on staff availability, and we cannot guarantee that a supervisor match will be immediately available. We encourage license-seeking clinicians to have one supervisor at Ellie and one outside to help enhance their learning experience, have additional perspective, and utilize the full range of cultural and clinical experiences provided by multiple clinical licensure supervisors.]

Flexible work from home options available.