Clinical Program Director

Responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and quality of clinical programming within a 6-bed residential mental health facility. This leadership role ensures clients receive individualized, coordinated care addressing behavioral health, psychiatric, medical, wellness, and discharge needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a small caseload and conduct group sessions.
• Direct and oversee clinical, therapeutic, behavioral health, and recovery-oriented programming.
• Develop structured programming based on diagnoses, acuity, client needs, and treatment goals.
• Ensure evidence-based, trauma-informed, and person-centered treatment approaches.
• Evaluate groups, curricula, interventions, and program effectiveness; develop new programming based on client needs and outcome data.
• Ensure consistent implementation of the daily and weekly program schedule.
• Oversee coordination of clients’ medical and psychiatric needs in collaboration with the Medical Director and nursing team.
• Ensure medical concerns, psychiatric needs, medication issues, labs, appointments, and follow-up recommendations are communicated to the appropriate licensed provider.
• Promote coordination between medical, psychiatric, clinical, and residential services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment meetings to review progress, medical concerns, psychiatric stability, barriers, and level-of-care needs.
• Ensure appropriate referrals and continuity of care for outside medical and specialty services.
• Promote timely communication regarding changes in client condition or treatment recommendations.
• Review assessments and individualized treatment plans; ensure they are measurable, clinically appropriate, and updated timely.
• Monitor client progress, treatment outcomes, and discharge readiness.
• Ensure discharge planning addresses clinical, psychiatric, medical, medication, and aftercare needs.
• Assist with complex cases, crisis intervention, suicide risk management, and safety planning.
• Provide oversight, coaching, and accountability for clinical and programming staff.
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, competency evaluations, training, and performance reviews.
• Monitor documentation quality, productivity, professionalism, and programming expectations.
• Coordinate communication among therapists, medical providers, nursing, case management, behavioral health technicians, and administration.
• Ensure compliance with AHCA regulations, Florida Statutes, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, payer requirements, professional standards, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.
• Participate in QAPI activities, audits, incident reviews, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Monitor trends, client outcomes, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Assist with regulatory surveys, accreditation reviews, policy development, and corrective action plans.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, Healthcare Administration, Behavioral Health, or related field.
• Florida clinical licensure preferred, including LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist.
• Minimum 3 years of behavioral health experience, preferably in residential mental health treatment.
• Leadership or supervisory experience in behavioral healthcare.
• Experience developing or managing behavioral health programming.
• Knowledge of treatment planning, psychiatric and medical care coordination, crisis management, and regulatory compliance.
• Current CPR certification, Level II Background Screening, and valid Florida driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AHCA surveys, Joint Commission standards, quality improvement, electronic health records, trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorders, EMDR, eating disorder treatment, and program development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development