ELLIE MENTAL HEALTH is coming to the Birmingham/Hoover, Alabama area!About Ellie Here at Ellie Mental Health, we are joining the mission to fill the gaps, and break down the stigma of mental health by focusing on greater access to professional therapists who can help. The mental health and wellness field presents a lot of barriers not just for patients and those in need, but for the whole community including licensed therapists, counselors and professional helpers. This is why Ellie Mental Health vows to be different. Ellie makes the clinician’s experience the best it can be; providing excellent compensation, benefits, training, and flexible schedules while providing clinicians with an excellent support structure with technology, scheduling, client/therapist matching, billing and collections, and CEU programs.Position Overview

Clinic Director—Ellie Mental Health The Clinic Director (CD) is responsible for the overall performance and operations of the clinic to include managing staff performance, recruiting and hiring clinical staff, providing all training and ongoing developmental support, meeting clinic’s fiscal goals, developing and sustaining relationships with referral partners, and providing ongoing administrative and clinical oversight. The Clinic Director will also have the flexibility to manage their own caseload at a comfortable level and will work collaboratively with the Franchise Owner. Compensation Range

$80,000 - $100,000 with bonus opportunities

Required Skills/Abilities

Master’s Degree or higher education in mental health discipline

Independently licensed with a [CLINIC’S STATE}-issued clinical practice license (e.g., LISCW, LMFT, LPCC, LP)

Strong leadership, problem-solving, and executive skill sets

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Strong working knowledge of state requirements regulating mental health practice

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, including Office Suite, Outlook, and Teams

Adept at learning and navigating Electronic Health Record systems

Reporting & Supervision

Clinic Director reports to Franchise Owner

All clinic therapists report to Clinic Director

Tasks & Responsibilities

Hiring, Training, and Staff Management

Oversee the hiring process for all therapists at their clinic

Provide all 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 to meeting performance expectations

Manage staff performance, including implement Performance Coaching, Performance Improvement Plans, and termination process as needed

Have the flexibility to manage their own therapist caseload at a comfortable level

Manage basic clinic Human Resource tasks

Supervision and Consultation

Minimum interval for licensed provider: One hour once monthly

Minimum interval for unlicensed provider: One hour twice monthly

Oversee twice monthly 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

Participate in CD Peer Consult Group

Conduct weekly consultations with CM (in clinics where role is applicable)

Provide 1:1 consultation with all therapy staff to review productivity, caseload, and clinical documentation

Clinic Oversight

Provide training, staff development, and administrative oversight to support the functioning of the clinic

Collaborate with franchise owner and Ellie Mental Health corporate staff (as needed) to implement strategies for fiscal and clinical efficiency

Monitor and manage clinic office schedules and office supplies

Provide timely response to concerns raised by clients, clinicians, or external stakeholders

Serve as point of contact for building management related issues or concerns

Clinic Outreach, Marketing, and Networking

Spearhead clinic’s community outreach and engagement efforts, in collaboration with franchise owner and consistent with guidance from Ellie Corporate Outreach Team

Collaborate with Ellie Corporate Marketing Team to promote clinic’s online visibility

Organizational Leadership

Collaborate with franchise owner and Ellie Corporate Team to implement all required policies and procedures

Identify opportunities to improve client care, quality, and effectiveness, and implement changes in collaboration with franchise owner

Other Duties as Assigned