Mental Health Clinician | $50,000–$62,000 | Canton, IL
Full-Time | Outpatient Behavioral Health | All Ages
Monday–Friday | No Call | No Weekends

Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
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Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring a Mental Health Clinician for an outpatient behavioral health opportunity in Canton, Illinois. This position offers meaningful clinical work with patients across the lifespan while maintaining a structured weekday schedule designed to protect evenings and weekends.

New graduates and experienced clinicians are welcome.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Mental Health Clinician will provide outpatient therapy to patients of all ages, primarily treating individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma using evidence-based approaches.

The position offers strong clinical support, a manageable daily caseload, and no on-call responsibilities.

SCHEDULE & WORK-LIFE BALANCE

• Monday–Friday Schedule
• One Weekly Late Day – Thursday, 10:30 AM–7:00 PM
• No Call
• No Weekends
• No Overnight/Night Schedule
• Approximately 6–8 Patients per Day

OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

The clinician will provide relationship-based outpatient therapy to patients across the lifespan. Primary clinical needs include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Behavioral Health Concerns Across the Lifespan

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide outpatient behavioral health therapy
• Work with patients across the lifespan
• Assess behavioral health needs
• Develop individualized treatment plans
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Support patients experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma
• Maintain an outpatient therapy caseload
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and timely
• Collaborate with the clinical team
• Participate in coordinated patient care
• Maintain a patient-centered and relationship-focused approach

PATIENT VOLUME

The expected daily patient volume is approximately 6–8 patients per day, allowing clinicians to provide focused outpatient behavioral healthcare within a structured clinical environment.

EMR

The practice utilizes SmartCare Streamline for electronic clinical documentation.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• $50,000–$62,000 Annual Salary, Based on Experience
• Health Insurance – Employer Pays 95% of Employee Premium
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Contribution and Match
• 14 Days PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 5 Wellness Days
• CEU Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Options

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?

This position offers a strong combination of meaningful behavioral health work and predictable scheduling. Clinicians can focus on outpatient patient care while maintaining evenings and weekends, with the exception of one scheduled late Thursday each week. With a manageable 6–8 patient daily caseload, strong clinical support, generous employer-paid health coverage, retirement benefits, PTO, wellness days, and student loan repayment options, this is an attractive opportunity for both new graduates and experienced clinicians.

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage & Family Therapy REQUIRED
• Ability to Provide Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapy REQUIRED
• Ability and Interest in Treating Patients Across the Lifespan REQUIRED
• Comfort Treating Depression REQUIRED
• Comfort Treating Anxiety REQUIRED
• Comfort Treating Trauma REQUIRED
• Ability to Utilize Evidence-Based Therapeutic Approaches REQUIRED
• Ability to Work Within a Structured, Team-Supported Clinical Environment REQUIRED
• Ability to Work Monday–Friday Including Thursday 10:30 AM–7:00 PM REQUIRED
• New Graduates and Experienced Clinicians Welcome

EDUCATION NOTE: The supplied posting specifically requires a Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage & Family Therapy.

LICENSE NOTE: The supplied source does NOT identify a specific Illinois professional license as a requirement. Do not invent an LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, LPC, or other specific license requirement unless additional client guidance confirms one. Verify the candidate's current Illinois licensure or licensure status during discovery.

EXPERIENCE NOTE: New graduates are specifically welcomed. Do NOT impose an unsupported minimum number of years of behavioral health experience.

POPULATION NOTE: The position serves patients across the lifespan. Verify the candidate's training and clinical experience with the age populations they have treated, but do not create an unsupported minimum experience requirement.

CLINICAL FOCUS: The employer specifically identifies depression, anxiety, and trauma as the primary conditions treated. Candidates should be comfortable working with these behavioral health needs using evidence-based approaches.

Not ready to apply? If you have a Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage & Family Therapy and are interested in an outpatient behavioral health opportunity with a predictable weekday schedule, call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.