Clinical Director

About the position

As the Clinical Director you will oversee the operations of the Clinical department and the delivery of quality/best practice clinical services. Tracks and trends information obtained through performance improvement activities and uses information gained for quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a leader to the clinical teams by providing support, guidance and information.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements and share with staff to ensure their understanding of and adherence to these requirements.
• Ensure the program operates in compliance with the laws and regulations of federal, state and local agencies.
• Monitor units and program functioning through attendance at staffing/team meetings and management by walking around.
• Provide reports as required to administration and external funding and regulatory entities.
• Review appropriateness of admissions.
• Respond to complaints from patient, family member or staff regarding clinical services.
• Assure that psychosocial assessment, individual, family, specialized and group therapy is provided in accordance with clinical guidelines.
• Maintain oversight of direct clinical practice ensuring therapists and ancillary clinical staff create and follow an individualized treatment plan per patient.
• Develop new programs as requested.
• Modify existing programs using feedback received from clinical and nursing staff, patients, referral sources and other involved entities.
• Actively participate in strategic planning and budget development.
• Ensure that the program operates within budgetary staffing and expense guidelines.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and quality management activities related to performance improvement initiatives.
• Hire, orient, and train and supervise direct report staff.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Masters Degree in a Behavioral Health discipline or related field.
• Arizona Clinical licensure in good standing or ability to obtain within 90 days post hire.
• Minimum of two years experience in supervision / administration in a behavioral health setting.
• Minimum of four years experience conducting individual, group and family therapy.
• Good understanding of diagnostic categories and assessment instruments.
• Knowledge of State and accreditation requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• Certified by ABBHE to provide Clinical Supervision or obtain within 90 days of employment preferred.