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Clinic Director

Ellie Mental Health

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jun 2026

💰 $135,000/yr($85,000/yr – $135,000/yr)

About the role

Torrance, CA - Clinic Director Job Description

Be a part of a national movement to end the stigma, fill the gaps and bring greater innovation to mental health.

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 our values of autonomy, flexibility, creativity, authenticity, humor, compassion, respect for diversity, acceptance, and determination.

We are a locally owned and operated clinic in Torrance area that is structured to remove many of the daily obstacles for a provider. By offering centralized support for inquiries, scheduling, client/therapist matching, insurance contracting, billing, and collections, our providers get to focus on what they love most – supplying 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.

As a Clinical Director at an Ellie Mental Health location in the Torrance area, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

The Clinic Director will be compensated for accepting responsibility for the overall performance and operation of a clinic composed of approximately 10- 15 professional outpatient therapists. This includes hiring and recruiting fantastic, unique, and fun-loving clinicians; managing clinic performance and client satisfaction; providing training and ongoing developmental support; meeting fiscal goals; marketing clinical services and building community partnerships and referrals. You will also maintain a reasonable client caseload.

We Offer

Health/Dental/Vision
401K
Paid Time Off
Company Paid Holidays
Bonus and Commission Structure

Reporting & Supervision

All clinic therapists report to Clinic Director

Responsibilities include:

Hiring, Training, and Staff Management

Oversee the hiring process for all therapists at their clinic.
Provide all training for clinic new hires, ensuring all required Ellie Mental Health clinical and operational policies and procedures are taught and followed
Assess ongoing development and training needs and conduct ongoing training as needed
Hold staff compassionately accountable for meeting performance expectations
Manage staff performance, including implementing Performance Coaching, Performance Improvement Plans, and termination process as needed

Supervision and Consultation

Oversee peer consultation groups to ensure clinical excellence and align with best practices
Provide clinical oversight to clinic’s Mental Health Practitioners and Professionals, including signing clinical documentation for pre-licensed providers
Participate in Clinic Director Peer Consult Group
Provide 1:1 consultation with all therapy staff to review productivity, caseload, and clinical documentation

Client Care

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
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

Clinic Oversight

Collaborate with franchise owner and Ellie Mental Health corporate staff (as needed) to implement strategies for fiscal and clinical efficiency
Monitor and manage clinic office schedules and office supplie
Provide timely response to concerns raised by clients, clinicians, or external stakeholders
Serve as point of contact for building management related issues or concerns

Clinic Outreach, Marketing, and Networking

Spearhead clinic’s community outreach and engagement efforts, in collaboration with franchise owner and consistent with guidance from Ellie Outreach Team
Collaborate with Ellie Marketing Team to promote clinic’s online visibility

Organizational Leadership