Clinical Director - Residential
About The Position
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring a Clinical Director for its Residential Campus in Framingham, Massachusetts. The role provides clinical oversight for several residential programs, a partial hospitalization treatment program, and a Chapter 766 special education school on the campus. This is an in-person clinical position requiring an independent license such as LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, or a related credential. The Clinical Director provides training, supervision, and consultation to Campus Clinical Supervisors and monthly training to Campus Clinicians. The role works with the medical team on clinical rounds for acute cases and supports compliance through regular medical chart reviews. It also includes rotating on-call coverage, consultation and coaching for program staff, oversight of clinical trainings and campus-wide implementation of specified care approaches, participation in agency clinical quality and risk meetings, coordination with emergency screening teams and referral sources during crisis interventions, collaboration with the Billing Department on insurance authorizations and reviews, and oversight of the campus graduate clinical intern program.
Requirements
- Master’s degree.
- Independent licensure: LMFT, LICSW, or LMHC required.
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical managerial experience related to adolescent behavioral health.
- Ability to communicate skillfully, connect with others, be approachable and respectful, communicate at all levels, and engage clients.
- Clinical knowledge and experience working with adolescents in trauma-informed treatment models.
- Strong writing skills, demonstrated through client documentation.
- Leadership ability to teach, mentor, coach, and provide constructive feedback to employees.
- High stress tolerance and the ability to assess and manage risk and crises, handle unpredictable situations, and direct others during a crisis.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical training, supervision, and consultation to Campus Clinical Supervisors.
- Provide monthly training to Campus Clinicians to support best practices.
- Work with the medical team to facilitate clinical rounds on acute cases and complete regular medical chart reviews to ensure clinical compliance.
- Provide on-call coverage in rotation with Clinical Supervisors.
- Provide input and consultation to program staff, including coaching and skill building in clinical interventions.
- Conduct clinical trainings during program staff meetings.
- Oversee the implementation of Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, and other trainings on campus.
- Participate in the Agency Clinical Quality Committee and Clinical Risk meetings.
- Communicate and coordinate with emergency screening teams and referral sources around crisis intervention.
- Work with the Billing Department to ensure accurate insurance authorizations and reviews.
- Oversee the campus graduate clinical intern program.
Benefits
- $2,000 sign-on bonus, with half paid after 6 months and half after 1 year of employment; prorated for part-time.
- Tuition and training reimbursement.
- PTO package with 3 wellness days.
- 9 paid holidays.
- Up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year.
- Free training and CEUs.
- Medical benefits.
- Financial health supports.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
