Clinical Lead

Ascension Recovery Services • Williamson, WV

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Join a team that’s changing lives. At Wise Path Recovery Centers, in partnership with Ascension Recovery Services, we are building a culture centered around clinical excellence, compassionate care, accountability, and recovery transformation. We are seeking a strong, engaged Clinical Lead who is passionate about supporting both patients and clinical teams in a fast-paced behavioral health environment. This role is ideal for a clinician who enjoys mentoring others, strengthening clinical operations, improving documentation quality, and helping shape a healthy and collaborative treatment culture while still maintaining direct patient care responsibilities. Why This Role Matters The Clinical Lead serves as a key support to the Clinical Supervisor and broader leadership team by helping ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. This individual helps bridge clinical operations, documentation quality, team support, and patient engagement to ensure continuity and excellence across the treatment environment. General Description The Clinical Lead is a senior-level clinician who supports the day-to-day operations of the clinical team. This role provides guidance to Counselors and Therapists, oversees quality of clinical services, ensures documentation compliance, and supports the implementation of evidence-based programming. The Clinical Lead plays a vital role in team leadership, clinical development, and operational continuity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or related field
• Candidates must hold or be eligible for a state-recognized credential or license in addiction counseling or behavioral health treatment, such as CADC, LADC, LCAC, LCAS, ADC, LPC, LMSW, or equivalent
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in addiction recovery, mental health, or behavioral health treatment
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
• Working knowledge of clinical documentation standards and patient confidentiality regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2

Nice To Haves

• Independent or advanced clinical licensure preferred
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting clinical staff
• Experience with Medicaid documentation, utilization review, and evidence-based treatment programming
• Experience in residential treatment, detoxification, or substance use disorder treatment settings
• Familiarity with EMR systems and interdisciplinary treatment team collaboration

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and orientation of new clinical staff, including workflow education and EMR use
• Assist with quality review of documentation including treatment plans, progress notes, assessments, and discharge planning
• Participate in interdisciplinary staffing and support treatment planning meetings
• Act as a clinical resource for Therapists, Counselors, Recovery Support staff, and interdisciplinary team members
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy services
• Offer clinical debriefing, mentorship, and modeling of best practices in therapeutic engagement
• Coordinate therapeutic schedules, group curricula, and assignment of clients
• Ensure timely intake and assessment documentation for all new clients
• Collaborate with the Program Manager and Clinical Supervisor to monitor program integrity, census flow, and patient outcomes
• Assist with maintaining compliance with Joint Commission, Medicaid, payer, and state regulatory standards
• Participate in audits, surveys, chart reviews, and quality improvement initiatives
• Identify gaps in workflow or communication and proactively recommend operational improvements
• Support a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered treatment environment
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned by leadership

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• Reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.
• Reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior