PLPC Outpatient Mental Health Therapist (Evenings & Weekends)

Outpatient Mental Health Therapist (Evenings & Weekends)

Ellie Mental Health is a highly successful multi-clinic mental health organization. Ellie clinics are structured to remove many of the daily obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. Ellie makes the clinician's experience a priority by offering: excellent compensation, benefits, training, and flexible scheduling. Not to mention providing centralized administrative, technology, referral and inquiry support, scheduling, client/therapist matching, billing and collections, and even CEU programs. Ellie strives to lower the administrative aspects of providing care to the absolute minimum, so our practitioners have more time to focus on what they love - serving clients! We want our people to be happy because happy therapists do better work and provide better client care!

The perfect candidate will share our passion for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and will thrive in a culture that emphasizes: autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance and determination. Opportunities for individual, family, and group therapy services as well as Telehealth. This role would support client needs for evening and weekend based appointments.

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
• For Full-Time status, clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 27 client visits seen per week (Schedule 32). For Part Time status, clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 20 client visits seen per week (Schedule 25).
• 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 missed adding, but just as meaningful and important to your role ;)

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Candidates are required to have a master's degree or higher in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university
• Candidates are required to have clinical licensure (PLPC) with a valid state of Missouri License. Provisionally licensed candidates will be considered.
• Candidates are required to work a combination of afternoon/evening hours Monday-Friday with a minimum of one weekend day (Saturday and/or Sunday)
• Required experience with completing DAs, treatment plans and clinical case notes
• Required experience with children, adolescents and teens
• 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 a plus!)
• Ability to pass a background check

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Preferred experience with couples, families, or children
• Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation

What we have to offer:

• Ellie Mental Health offers competitive salary, PTO accrual, paid holidays, 401K with matching component, medical/dental/vision options, and professional development for full time employee status. Part time employees do qualify for PTO accrual, prorated holiday pay, and 401K with matching component.
• Flexible scheduling
• Hourly pay structure PLUS commission on claims
• Paid Continuing Education time
• Pay for administrative time that covers consultation and documentation.

What else you should know:

• This position is located in St. Charles
• This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director and Clinical Supervisor, if applicable

Flexible work from home options available.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.