Clinical Team Lead - Residential
About The Position
The Clinical Team Lead provides clinical leadership and coordination for the residential clinical team within a 24/7 treatment setting. This role focuses on supporting clinicians through workflow development, clinical consultation, and day-to-day coordination of care, while also providing direct clinical services to clients. The Clinical Team Lead serves as a key contributor to the interdisciplinary treatment team, partnering closely with operations, nursing, psychiatry, case management, and behavioral health technicians to ensure cohesive, effective, and client-centered care delivery. This position emphasizes clinical quality, consistency of practice, and continuous improvement of team processes, while fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth within the clinical team. This role demonstrates a commitment to SummitStone Health Partners’ values by supporting equitable, inclusive, and recovery-oriented care while helping translate program goals into effective clinical workflows.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of three years of experience in a residential or behavioral health treatment setting.
- Demonstrated experience providing clinical services in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Experience supporting or informally leading clinical teams, mentoring peers, or contributing to workflow or practice development.
- Current professional license in appropriate discipline required – LCSW, LPC, or LMFT
- Valid Colorado driver’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record required.
- CPR and First Aid certifications required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and support to the residential clinical team, including consultation, guidance on complex cases, and support with clinical decision making.
- Support development, refinement, and implementation of clinical workflows to promote consistency, efficiency, and high-quality care delivery.
- Serve as liaison between clinician and interdisciplinary partners to support coordinated treatment planning and communication.
- Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary leadership team, contributing clinical perspective to program discussions, problem solving and improvement initiatives.
- Provide direct clinical services to clients, including assessments, treatment planning, treatment documentation, and therapeutic interventions as needed.
- Support onboarding and ongoing training of clinical staff, modeling best practices and reinforcing agency policies and procedures.
- Facilitate or support clinical team meetings, case consultations, and collaborative care discussions.
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical processes, documentation practices, and team workflows; share feedback and recommendations with program leadership.
- Support alignment of clinical practice with SummitStone policies, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
- Foster a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive team culture that promotes learning, accountability, and high quality client care.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage — including options for eligible dependents
- Mental health and wellness resources
- Short-term and long-term disability insurances
- Paid time off (PTO): Accrued vacation and personal leave based on FTE status and length of service
- Paid Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
- A range of voluntary benefits available to all employees
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
