Clinical Director

Ascension Recovery Services

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Clinical Director role is not a traditional, sit-in-an-office leadership position. It is built for a strong operator-clinician—someone who can drive quality, hold standards, and elevate teams across multiple sites. You will serve as the clinical backbone across Morgantown and Williamson, ensuring consistency, compliance, and meaningful patient outcomes—without unnecessary hierarchy or redundancy. The Regional Clinical Director is responsible for the clinical leadership, oversight, and performance of therapeutic services across multiple facilities. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care while maintaining compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards. This leader will directly manage clinical teams, oversee documentation quality, provide supervision, and lead survey readiness efforts, while also stepping in operationally when needed to maintain continuity of care.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, or related field
Active West Virginia clinical license (LCSW, LICSW, LPC, or equivalent with diagnostic privileges)
Minimum 5 years of experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment
Minimum 2 years of clinical leadership or supervisory experience
Experience with clinical documentation standards, audits, and compliance requirements

Nice To Haves

Multi-site or regional leadership experience
Experience leading Joint Commission or state surveys
Strong background in ASAM levels of care (3.5, 3.7)
Experience in detox and residential settings

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership across Morgantown and Williamson facilities
Ensure all programming aligns with ASAM criteria, evidence-based practices, and trauma-informed care
Lead treatment team processes and sign off on clinical reviews requiring licensed oversight
Serve as the escalation point for complex clinical cases and crises
Provide documented clinical supervision to licensed and license-eligible clinicians
Conduct session observations and deliver structured, actionable feedback
Manage direct reports including PTO and scheduling oversight, performance evaluations and competency checklists, hiring, onboarding, and training
Support coverage planning (especially Williamson) to ensure continuity of care
Conduct routine chart audits, documentation reviews, and clinical service hour analysis
Ensure timely and compliant completion of all clinical documentation
Serve as the clinical lead for Joint Commission readiness and surveys, State licensing reviews (OHFLAC), and Medicaid and regulatory compliance activities
Implement corrective action plans and quality improvement initiatives
Lead and support Acentra reviews and payer interactions
Partner with UR and Medical teams to ensure medical necessity and appropriate level of care
Enhance and expand weekend programming and family programming and engagement
Ensure consistency in group and individual service delivery across sites
Partner with Executive Directors and Operations to align staffing models and clinical outcomes
Participate in leadership meetings and cross-functional initiatives
Contribute to ongoing program development and system-wide clinical strategy