Clinical Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, or related mental health field.
• Licensed or license-eligible in the State of Tennessee in a relevant mental health discipline.
• Pre-licensed professional under supervision is acceptable.
• General knowledge of mental health treatment, behavioral health systems of care, and developmental concerns affecting university students.
• Knowledge of the behavioral health continuum of care, community treatment resources, and case management practices for college populations, including discharge planning and coordination with providers, families, and campus resources.
• Skill in delivering culturally responsive mental health services, including clinical intake and assessment, crisis assessment and intervention, brief interventions, and psychotherapy.
• Proficiency in motivational interviewing, interpersonal communication, and student-centered engagement strategies.
• Ability to coordinate care across multiple systems and providers while managing complex clinical workflows and competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain accurate clinical documentation and effectively manage administrative responsibilities related to care coordination and clinical services.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Nice To Haves

• 2 yrs of post-graduate experience providing mental health services and/or experience working with college students, young adults, or higher-acuity populations.
• Independently licensed at the Master's clinician level in the State of Tennessee.
• Experience coordinating referrals and community-based behavioral health services.
• Knowledge of higher levels of care, including intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), residential treatment, and crisis stabilization services.
• Skill in care coordination, referral management, and continuity-of-care planning.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with campus and community stakeholders.
• Ability to engage students in treatment recommendations and reduce barriers to accessing care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating referrals to community mental health, psychiatry, specialty care, intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), residential, and other behavioral health services.
• Helping students connect with providers and navigate barriers such as scheduling, insurance, transportation, and treatment engagement.
• Supporting continuity of care during transitions between levels of care, including hospitalization and higher-acuity settings.
• Monitoring referral follow-through while maintaining communication with students, SCC clinicians, and external providers.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant referral resources and services for university students.
• Providing direct mental health services, including stabilization-focused interventions, psychoeducation, crisis follow-up, and urgent support.
• Using motivational interviewing and student-centered communication strategies to promote engagement and adherence to treatment recommendations.
• Assisting with triage-related coordination as needed.
• Resource development, systems coordination, and administrative responsibilities.
• Maintaining knowledge of levels of care and developing a resource directory of crisis, specialty, and long-term providers.
• Building and sustaining liaison relationships with campus and community partners to support referral processes and continuity of care.
• Participating in interdisciplinary meetings, consultations, outreach, trainings, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Completing timely and accurate documentation, correspondence, referral tracking, care coordination follow-up, and other assigned administrative duties.

Benefits

• UT Market Range 10
• Anticipated hiring range: $55,000-75,000 dependent upon license, experience
• UT Benefits