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Job description
Benefits:
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Training & development
Vision insurance
401(k)
Dental insurance
Limited Licensed Master Social Worker - Full-Time
Ellie Mental Health-Clarkston is an independently owned private practice providing in-person and telehealth care throughout Michigan. Our furnished clinic and administrative support, including billing, allow clinicians to focus primarily on client care and professional development.
We seek a compassionate and motivated Michigan LLMSW to join a collaborative practice grounded in authenticity, compassion, creativity, humor, acceptance, and determination.
Compensation
This is a W-2 straight-commission position, not a salaried position Clinicians earn a commission percentage of collected insurance and client payments for completed services, a common compensation model in outpatient private practice.
The commission compensates the clinician's regular responsibilities, including session preparation, client sessions, scheduling and client communication, documentation, treatment planning, required meetings, and required supervision. These activities do not receive separate hourly compensation.
Unlike a 1099 contractor arrangement, the W-2 model includes employee benefits, employer-paid payroll taxes, and applicable employment protections.
Caseload Development
Building and maintaining a caseload is a shared responsibility. The practice provides marketing, online scheduling, administrative support, community relationships, and practice-generated referrals.
Clinicians must also maintain consistent availability, respond promptly to referrals, support client engagement and retention, communicate their specialties, and participate in approved practice-development and outreach activities.
Approved activities may include community events, referral-source follow-ups, delivering outreach materials, developing professional relationships, researching clinic-growth opportunities, and preparing outreach materials. These activities are paid at $20 per hour only when discussed and authorized in advance by the Clinical Director or Owner.
Full-time clinicians must average at least 25 direct client-facing hours per week and initially provide approximately 35 scheduling hours per week to support caseload growth and accommodate cancellations. At least one evening of availability is required.
Responsibilities Conduct mental health intake assessments and establish diagnoses within LLMSW scope of practice
Develop individualized treatment plans and provide evidence-based psychotherapy
Complete progress notes, treatment plans, risk documentation, diagnostic updates, and other required records accurately and on time
Submit documentation promptly for required supervisory review and co-signature
Attend required clinical supervision, maintain supervision records, and implement feedback
Maintain consistent scheduling availability and follow up appropriately after cancellations
Respond promptly and professionally to new referrals
Support client engagement, retention, continuity of care, and appropriate discharge planning
Participate in consultation, staff meetings, training, and quality-improvement activities
Communicate professionally with clients, families, supervisors, colleagues, billing personnel, and referral partners
Participate actively in approved caseload-development and community-outreach activities
Required Qualifications Current Michigan LLMSW license in good standing
Master of Social Work degree from a CSWE-accredited program
Eligibility to practice clinical social work under appropriate Michigan supervision
Commitment to maintaining required supervision and completing the steps toward full LMSW licensure
Experience with assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, risk assessment, and clinical documentation
Ability to complete documentation within practice and payer timelines
Willingness to take an active role in building and maintaining a caseload
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Dependability, organization, initiative, professional boundaries, and follow-through
Ability to serve diverse clients competently while remaining within scope of practice
Proficiency with electronic health records and office technology; Valant experience is preferred
Preferred Qualifications Outpatient or private-practice experience
Experience with insurance-based documentation and medical necessity requirements
Progress toward independent LMSW licensure
Community outreach, professional networking, presentation, or marketing experience
Clinical specialties responsive to community needs
Benefits Paid time off and holiday pay
Health coverage for eligible employees
Short-term disability insurance
401(k) eligibility for full-time employees, subject to plan requirements
Free annual continuing education opportunities
Flexible scheduling
Furnished office space
Administrative and billing support
Paid, preapproved practice-development and outreach opportunities
We are excited to meet your authentic self. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clinicians are encouraged to apply.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways
Don't meet EVERY requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves! (Authenticity is one of our core values, after all...) If you're excited about the chance to be a change-maker with us, but your past experience doesn't perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!
Employee Experience
We take care of our people. It's that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too!
Y'all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers.
We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders!
Company Structure
Ellie is a socially responsible for-profit business, which allows us to be flexible and responsive to our community's needs. Many mental health and wellness-focused companies are non-profits or government agencies, which rely on the general public, grants, or large donors for funding. This model often results in little creativity and lower compensation for employees, promoting a work culture that just makes people feel "blah."
Feeling blah doesn't help employees stay motivated, engaged, or even in their jobs for a very long time! So we created a new model: one that puts flexibility, innovative decision-making, creativity, and our people first, while remaining a socially conscious and responsible for-profit business focused on changing how we treat mental health.
In short, we're just people helping people. Wanna join the herd?
Worksite address
clarkston, MI, 48347, US
Who can apply
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