Clinical Director | Adult Services

Valley Behavioral Health Incorporated•Salt Lake City, UT
•$42 - $55

About The Position

The Clinical Director provides strategic clinical leadership for Valley Behavioral Health’s adult services programs, including ACT, CTOS, PASRR, and SRS. This fully licensed clinician provides supervision, mentoring, and training to assigned leaders, clinicians, and programs, and collaborates with others to ensure high-quality care using evidence-based practices and following Valley’s mission and values. The role also supports operational and fiscal objectives and ensures compliance with accreditation, regulatory, payer, contract, and organizational standards. The Clinical Director oversees clinical care and teams, supports audits and corrective action plans, monitors clinical outcomes, and develops and updates programming. The role also includes direct client care, such as assessments, treatment planning, therapy, and crisis support, as well as collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Compensation starts at $86,340 annually and is calculated based on years of licensed supervisory experience, with an additional 7% for a BCBA license.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in social work or a related field.
  • Two years of behavioral health experience with full licensure.
  • A state-of-practice license as a BCBA, CMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LCPC.
  • Valley-provided certifications.

Nice To Haves

  • Two years of behavioral health leadership experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee quality care and adherence to compliance and accreditation standards, payer and contract requirements, and organizational policies, goals, and initiatives.
  • Supervise clinical leaders and clinical teams and provide direction and consultation.
  • Lead clinical audits, findings, responses, and follow-up action plans.
  • Ensure assigned programs follow documentation policies for all phases of treatment, including assessments, treatment plans, transitions, discharge plans, and client care.
  • Develop and update programming to advance the organization’s mission and goals.
  • Monitor and track clinical outcomes, reporting, and action plans.
  • Ensure clinical staff participate in appropriate training in collaboration with the Director of Clinical Training.
  • Work with division and program leadership to achieve operational and financial goals.
  • Facilitate team supervision and meetings as assigned.
  • Conduct assessments to diagnose mental health and substance abuse disorders and develop, implement, and manage personalized care plans with specific treatment goals.
  • Provide therapy and crisis support for individuals, groups, and families using approved evidence-based tools.
  • Collaborate with internal and external multidisciplinary teams on clinical aspects of treatment.
  • Meet direct-care expectations for assigned clients.
  • Provide individual clinical supervision to assigned under-licensed therapists after completing two years of practice with full licensure.
  • Participate in ongoing professional development to meet licensure and agency requirements.

Benefits

  • Tenure-based service increases and performance bonuses.
  • On-demand access to a portion of earned wages before payday.
  • 15 days of accrued paid time off annually, increasing by one day with each year of service.
  • 10 paid holidays and 2 wellness days.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance for eligible team members working at least 30 hours per week, plus voluntary insurance options including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance.
  • Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to eligible team members.
  • Medical expense reimbursement through the Garner HRA, up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families.
  • Depending on medical plan selection, access to a Health Savings Account with pre-tax contributions and a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1,800 for families.
  • 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions and a company match of up to 6% of annual salary.
  • Tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, paid training and conference attendance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid time for continuing education.
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