Military and Veteran Outpatient Mental Health Therapist
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only hiring for FULLY LICENSED LPCs, LCSWs, and LMFTs. Please do not apply unless you will have full/unrestricted clinical licensure by early 2025, with a valid license to practice in the state of Colorado. This opening is at our Full Time Pay Level 3, defined as a licensed clinician with less than 3 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
Ellie Mental Health is looking for early career fully licensed therapists (LPC, LCSW, and LMFT) who are passionate about supporting service members, veterans and their families, AND are seeking a different employment experience to ignite their creativity while minimizing the barriers that come with traditional therapy practices.
We are a veteran owned clinic in Greenwood Village that is structured to remove many of the daily obstacles of a provider. Think about this opportunity like being in charge of your own private practice, but with lots of support and a great team! By offering centralized support for inquiries, intake scheduling, client/therapist matching, insurance credentialing and claims (we are in network with most major insurances, multiple Medicaid RAEs, Medicare, and Tricare), our providers get to focus most of their time on what they love most – providing world-class mental health services. We believe providing a fantastic experience for our providers is a critical link to better care and better outcomes in mental health.
We prioritize our therapists as much as our clients. We offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. Benefits include PTO, paid holidays (including your birthday), health insurance, 401K, learning and development resources, and a training budget. You will also get to work in a beautiful, spacious office that is rent free.
Who Are We Looking For?
The perfect candidate is driven, accountable, and a problem solver that shares our passion for improving and expanding access to quality outpatient mental health care for service members, veterans and their families in Colorado. As part of this, they will have a demonstrated history of clinical practice and/or other professional experience (e.g., their own military service or having been part of a military family) that gives them a fluent understanding of military culture. They will also be open to working with clients outside of the military and veteran community. They will thrive in a culture that emphasizes our values of creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, acceptance, and determination.
Opportunities are available for in-person individual, couples, family, and group therapy services. This role leverages in-person and telehealth care, meeting our clients where they're at. This allows for a hybrid clinician schedule to collaborate with the team in the clinic and work from home! Our therapists relish working with autonomy and flexibility, while being part of a supportive team.
We want our DTC clinic to reflect the diversity that exists in our community! Bilingual, Black, Indigenous, Person of Color, Veteran, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and +Plus candidates are encouraged to apply. We also value diversity of age, ability, national origin, and religion/spirituality in our therapists.
What We Have to Offer
Competitive compensation (hourly base pay plus commission) between $65,000-$80,000 depending on training/licensing, language proficiency (our community is in need of Spanish- and Arabic-speaking therapists), number of clients seen, and years of experience
Flexible scheduling (set your own schedule!) and telehealth where clinically indicated
Choosing the clients and presenting concerns you want to see!
Nice Healthcare for your everyday care needs (www.nice.healthcare)
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance options
401K, Life and Short Term Disability options
Paid Time-Off
Paid Holidays (including your birthday!)
Professional development - Free CEUs and paid training time
Paid admin/documentation time
Annual training budget
True work/life balance (because that’s what you deserve)
A growing network of community partners that collaborate on client care
Strong connections with the military and veteran community and the organizations that support them
Required Qualifications and Skills
Respectful, inclusive, professional, flexible, collaborative, and team-before-me mentality
Candidates are required to have at least a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university
Candidates must have full/unrestricted clinical licensure (LMFT, LPC, LCSW, etc.) with a valid license to practice in the state of Colorado. We are also interested in candidates who have their LAC as a secondary clinical licensure.
Cultural competency for working with military service members, veterans and their families.
Experience with completing psychosocial assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes
Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
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
Proficient in using MacBook, app-based phone software, and Microsoft Office, Outlook and Teams, and/or able to quickly learn new workplace software and systems
Adept at learning and navigating Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems
If planning to engage in tele-health from home, having a home office that is professional, private, and HIPAA-compliant
Willing to undergo a background check, reference checks, and U.S. work authorization check. (Note: Ellie Mental Health DTC is not able to offer visa sponsorships)
Preferred Experience, Skills and Abilities
Able to work at the clinic in-person on Fridays, most other days and times flexible for remote or in-person; weekends also available (in-person Saturday mornings or remote Sat/Sun)
Ideal candidates will have a general knowledge of therapy services, community resources, insurance billing, and previous experience with mental health documentation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills
Already credentialed with insurance panels
A great sense of humor won't hurt - we love to laugh!
Responsibilities and Duties
For full-time status, Ellie clinicians must maintain a caseload minimum of 25 billable clinical hours per week (typically meaning scheduling a few over that each week to account for cancellations)
Evaluate client’s needs and mental health diagnoses, create and implement a treatment plan, and complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy
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, school staff as needed, and other Ellie staff
Communicate and coordinate with clients on their payment responsibilities, including collecting co-pays and client balances (our fantastic Billers cover the insurance claims!)
Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings (don't worry, it's not a lot)
Conduct occasional outreach activities in support of the clinic and your caseload (don’t worry, just talk about what you love doing!)
Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role
Contribute to a thriving team culture
Apply Today to Join the Ellie Fam!
Still reading? Interest peaked? That’s fantastic! We can’t wait to meet you and see if you could be the therapist teammate we’re looking for.