Clinical Director
Preventive Measures•Washington, DC
About The Position
Provide Clinical Oversight to the Preventive Measures' programs, and Direct Care staff for the purpose of assuring quality clinical services, documentation, and professional conduct as it relates to patient care, and policy & procedures of Preventive Measures. Ability to work in and adapt the culture of a multi-cultural, community-based organization. Ensure compliance with all Regulatory agencies that govern care in the District of Columbia.
Requirements
- Active DC license (LICSW, LPC, Psychologist, Psychiatric NP, or MD)
- Minimum 3–5 years in a clinical leadership role
- Experience in: Community-based mental health programs
- Experience in: Medicaid-funded services
- Experience in: Regulatory compliance (DBH, DHCF)
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for all clinical services
- Directly supervise Clinical Managers and ensure effective supervision structures
- Supervise Clinical Therapists to ensure alignment with organizational standards
- Ensure clinical teams are delivering services aligned with medical necessity and treatment goals
- Manage high-risk and escalated clinical situations
- Participate in leadership meetings and provide clinical performance updates
- Documented weekly communication with intake staff and admin lead. Reviewing authorizations, expiring TxPlans, Diagnostic Assessments, and Psych Evals.
- Ensure compliance with all clinical documentation requirements.
- Enforce 48-hour documentation review and approval standard
- Ensure all documentation is submitted within 7 days
- Work closely with QA and Compliance teams to correct deficiencies.
- Serve as the clinical point of contact for DBH, DHCF, and other regulating bodies.
- Attend and represent the organization in required external meetings
- Ensure all services and operations remain aligned with DBH regulations, Medicaid requirements and Organizational policies
- Ensure all clinical staff receive supervision in accordance with DBH standards
- Review supervision provided by Clinical Managers for quality and consistency
- Hold Clinical Managers accountable for: Staff performance
- Hold Clinical Managers accountable for: Documentation compliance
- Hold Clinical Managers accountable for: Caseload management
- Lead performance improvement plans and disciplinary actions when necessary
- Support hiring, onboarding, and ongoing staff development
- Evaluate and improve clinical workflows to increase efficiency and compliance
- Partner with QA, Billing, and Operations to reduce denials, improve documentation quality, and streamline authorization readiness.
- Support implementation of system improvements and new processes
- Oversee program-wide performance, including: Staff productivity and expectations
- Oversee program-wide performance, including: Service utilization trends
- Oversee program-wide performance, including: Caseload distribution and capacity
- Identify gaps in coverage and staffing and implement solutions
- Monitor key operational and compliance KPIs
- Oversee all clinical quality assurance processes, including documentation and chart audits
- Ensure continuous audit readiness for DBH, Department of Health Care Finance, CARF
- Identify trends in deficiencies and implement corrective action plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
