Careers

Therapist I: Sunflower Clinical Group

Focus on caring for your clients and yourself at Sunflower Clinical Group!

Sunflower Clinical Group is looking for the next member of our clinical team. We are a progressive in-office and telehealth therapy practice located in downtown Evanston, Illinois. Sunflower strives to provide accessible, effective, evidence-based treatment to diverse populations seeking to reduce mental health symptoms and find increased meaning and purpose in their lives. We serve a diverse community on the North Shore and statewide, via Telehealth, with a specific focus on the university community as well as those who identify as LGBTQ+.

We are seeking a skilled, passionate therapist for a full-time position (25+ clinical hours/week). For this role, we are searching for a provider who carries provisional licensure in the State of Illinois (LSW/LPC). Sunflower provides services both in our Evanston office and statewide via secure Telehealth, so experience and comfort with both of those formats is strongly preferred. Sunflower providers have expertise and experience with the LGBTQ+ community, and also have a passion for working with those in the transitional phase of life between adolescence and adulthood, such as those moving away from home for the first time, starting work, or completing an undergraduate degree. While our clients are working on a variety of challenges, Sunflower has a particular focus on issues of identity development, stress and anxiety management, and ADHD.

Sunflower Clinical Group is building a culture of support, validation, and growth for its employees. Working in the field of mental health can be challenging, and as an employer Sunflower desires to stand out in this field as a clinical group that invests in its employees through good pay, generous benefits, and a supportive and humanistic environment. At Sunflower, billing, marketing, and other administrative tasks are taken care of on your behalf allowing you to focus on work with your clients without having to manage the challenges of health insurance and billing. A generous CEU plan allows clinicians to continue to develop and invest in their expertise, so that whether clinicians are with us for a few years or a few decades, they leave Sunflower with greater expertise, confidence, and training than when they initially joined our team. High quality weekly clinical
supervision is included as part of your compensation up until the point of clinical licensure.

Sunflower therapists are provided with a company laptop and phone plan to allow you to keep boundaries between your work and personal life. After the initial onboarding period, this tech will also enable you to potentially work from home for part of your schedule. Speaking of scheduling, Sunflower will collaborate with you so that you are able to make your own schedule, provided that certain key times are covered. Paid sick and vacation time will also help you keep the balance between time at Sunflower and your life outside of work, and clinicians will be paid for time spent in meetings and completing administrative tasks.

Sunflower is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Requirements

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or in your field of clinical licensure
• Provisional licensure in Illinois (LSW/LPC)
• Demonstrated clinical experience with the LGBTQ+ community
• Competency with evidence-informed practice such as CBT, DBT, ACT, or others
• Ability to promptly and consistently complete clinical recordkeeping tasks such as treatment plans and case notes
• Fluency in English
• Ability to attend regular meetings and scheduled appointments at Sunflower’s Evanston office
• Ability to handle a caseload of at least 25 clients weekly at full-time status

Job Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based clinical mental health services to adults in various stages of life, with a particular emphasis on members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as individuals in early adulthood such as undergraduate students
• Promptly complete case notes and other professional documentation as required by governing bodies and insurance providers
• Act with the highest levels of professionalism, confidentiality, and privacy as required by the Illinois Mental Health Act, HIPAA, and other relevant laws
• Maintain licensure in good standing as a fully-licensed clinician in Illinois
• Attend regular staff and consultation meetings and participate in consultation as required
• Follow all requirements of the Code of Ethics for the governing body relevant to your license

Job Benefits and Compensation

• Full employee (W-2) status with unemployment insurance, payroll taxes, and workers compensation protection.
• Pay rate of $45-$50 per clinical hour rendered, paid bi-weekly without having to wait for insurance reimbursements
• High-quality clinical supervision on a weekly basis to support you in your pursuit of full licensure
  
• Pay increases tied to increases in negotiated rates with insurance partners, periodically negotiated on your behalf by Sunflower
• Professional office space in our private, comfortable, fully-furnished office space in downtown Evanston
• Paid vacation and sick time based on hours worked
• Health insurance cash allowance
• Pay for administrative and meeting time
• Company laptop, phone, and phone plan to allow you to maintain separation between your work and personal life
• Professional liability insurance paid for by Sunflower
• Insurance paneling and credentialing fees paid for by Sunflower
• Flexible scheduling in conjunction with the needs of the practice and our clients
• Marketing done by Sunflower on your behalf and with your input, including 3 online directories, search marketing, and engagement with Sunflower’s existing referral networks
• Billing and administrative work done by Sunflower on your behalf, allowing you to provide quality services to clients without worrying about billing, insurance calls, or coding issues
• Individual CEU reimbursement benefit
• Potential to work from home part-time following the initial onboarding period