Licensed Outpatient Mental Health Therapist- St. Charles, MO

Job Description

Who is Ellie?

Ellie Mental Health is a highly successful multi-clinic mental health organization based in Minnesota. 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 clinicians 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!

Who we are looking for: Therapists!

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.

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 per week

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 masters 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 (LMFT, LPC, LCSW, HSPP, etc.) with a valid state of Missouri License.

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 (Procentive experience a plus!)

Ability to pass a background checkPreferred Qualifications and Skills

Preferred experience with couples and families

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, and professional development.

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 downtown St. Charles, Missouri & also Lake Saint Louis, Missouri.

This position will be under the general direction of the Clinical Director

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Flexible work from home options available.