Mental Health Clinical Director
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Director (LMSW or LPC) to lead, build a supportive culture, and develop a strong clinical team at a rapidly expanding outpatient mental health clinic in Clinton Township, Michigan. This role combines direct patient care with leadership responsibilities, overseeing clinic operations and supervising a team of mental health professionals.
Scope of Role
Oversee daily clinical operations, lead and develop the clinical team, ensure compliance and quality standards, and support the growth and success of the clinic.
Oversee daily clinical operations, lead and develop the clinical team, ensure compliance and quality standards, and support the growth and success of the clinic.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead hiring, onboarding, and training of clinical staff
- Provide ongoing supervision, case consultation, and clinical oversight for up to 8–10 direct reports
- Maintain a balanced workload of patient care and administrative duties
- Monitor documentation compliance and quality of care
- Hold staff accountable for meeting performance expectations and implementing corrective actions as needed
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented clinic culture
- Review clinic performance data to drive operational and clinical decisions
- Serve as the point of accountability for overall clinic productivity and outcomes
Metrics & Expectations
- Billable Hours/Week: 15
- Supervision Capacity: Clinical oversight for 8–10 staff members
- Performance: Responsible for meeting clinic hiring, retention, and productivity benchmarks
What We’re Looking For
- Master’s degree and full Michigan licensure as:
- LMSW – Licensed Master Social Worker (Clinical)
- LPC – Licensed Professional Counselor
- Minimum 3 years of leadership experience in a fee-for-service private practice or outpatient mental health clinic
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of Michigan mental health regulations
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up clinic environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Currently practicing in or near Clinton Township, MI
- Credentialed with multiple payers, including Optum, BCBS MI, Cigna, and Aetna
Why Join Ellie?
- Lead a high-performing clinic with strong local ownership support
- Performance-based pay model with competitive earning potential
- Work in a values-driven culture: authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination
Location: Clinton Township, MI
Employment Type: Full-time, W-2
Employment Type: Full-time, W-2
Apply today and help us expand access to high-quality, compassionate mental health care in our community!
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $116,000.00 - $145,000.00 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?
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A company rooted in values of creativity, humor, compassion, acceptance, determination, and authenticity
Unique pay model with industry leading compensation
Comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment