Clinical Director

Nexus Family Healing•Towson, MD

28d•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is seeking an impact driven Clinical Director to provide strategic and clinical leadership for our Treatment Foster Care program in Towson, MD. This role oversees trauma-informed service delivery, program quality, staff development, and regulatory compliance while ensuring youth and families receive exceptional, strengths-based support across all aspects of care. Nexus Family Healing is located on a historic site in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland, that has been helping kids in need for over 200 years, originally as an orphanage in the early 1800s. In 2012, Nexus Family Healing affiliated with this location, bringing our innovative trauma-informed practices to the youth of Baltimore. This location includes programs for youth and teens with emotional, behavioral and mental health or sexually problematic behaviors, a diagnostic center, a vocational program, a school and treatment foster care for ages 0-21. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Services, Psychology or clinically related field required.
Maryland: Professional licensure as LCPC, LCSW, or LCSW-C.
Experience in adolescent, adult, and family-based behavioral counseling and/or residential experience required.
Valid driver’s license required.
Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements
Must successfully pass a CJIS or other state or federal background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience in residential setting and/or other acute mental health setting(s).
Experience in Trauma-Informed Treatment Modalities.
Experience working with youth and families facing acute mental health needs.
Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and religious backgrounds.
Licensure preferred (may be requirement dependent on operational demand)

Responsibilities

Provides program management and administration onsite and within the organization through a trauma-informed care lens.
Develops, grows, and drives clinical programs and programming consistent with Trauma-Informed clinical best practice, community needs and organization directives.
Initiates, identifies, and analyzes potential or current problems or risk factors at the agency and generates alternative sound decisions.
Maintains responsibility for development and monitoring of admission and discharge criteria.
Participates in the budget development process and retain responsibility for the budget in the clinical area.
Investigates and responds to problems in the areas of referrals, intakes, and discharges.
Responsible for clinical aspects of quality assurance (i.e., Referral Agent Satisfaction Surveys, Exit Interviews, Quality Management Program) at the agency.
Demonstrates conflict-resolution skills with clients, families, and other team members in times of need.
Responsible for ensuring that all program policies, procedures, and manuals are current and complied with.
Ensures all Nexus treatment philosophies are taught and implemented consistently at agency.
Participates in and support the ongoing selection, evaluation, and professional development of staff.
Ensures compliance with all physical and emotional safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds, and while attending off-campus activities.
Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interactions and contact with clients and their families.
Complies with all documentation standards including, but not limited to, critical incident reporting, informing the family as appropriate; Ensures compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements.
Regularly attends and actively participates in staff meetings, positively representing and advocating for the needs of clients (and their families as applicable).
Performs restraints with clients in the event of imminent harm to self or others, when applicable based on operational licensing; reports incidents to the proper individuals, to include families.
Exhibits clear, professional, respectful, and strengths-based communication with external contacts, families, clients, and families.
Easily adjusts and be highly flexible in meeting changing work needs and demands and willingly provide direction and/or assistance when needed.
Remains current on all required training and certifications.
Represents the agency and programing; manage internal and external issues and inquiries in conjunction with the Executive Director.

Benefits

Guaranteed salary, schedule, PTO, and health benefits!
Guaranteed case load and positive impact on youth who need us the most
Therapist Flexible Scheduling - based on client & family needs
Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
Additional 8 Floating Holidays
Comprehensive clinical and inter-department support - you don't have to do everything yourself!
Multiple options for health insurance coverage
No-cost life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
401k match
NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
Tuition assistance and training opportunities
Advancement pathways and internal promotion
Clinical Professional Development
Company sponsored Clinical license renewal expense
Company sponsored continuing education training
Company sponsored supervision
Receive professional training
Maintain membership with a professional association
And much more!