Director of Clinical Services: Santa Barbara

About the role

Alsana is a national leader in eating disorder treatment, offering a holistic, soul‑hearted approach to recovery for adults and adolescents of all genders. The Director of Clinical Services provides clinical direction and administrative oversight of a specific program, ensuring clinical excellence, managing the program and supervising staff, and meeting performance, financial, and growth goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor clinical quality to ensure excellence.
• Manage the program and supervise staff.
• Accountable to specific performance, financial, and growth goals and objectives.
• Oversee all aspects of the program and initiate quality improvement as needed.
• Work with other leaders to guide professional development of therapists, dietitians, and nurses.
• Provide supervision of program staff and collaborate with Lead Therapist, Lead Dietitian, and Lead Nurse/DON to ensure clinically appropriate, ethical, and effective treatment.
• Guarantee the treatment program operates optimally by keeping client paperwork (intake reports, files, progress reports, treatment plans) up to date and compliant with regulatory standards.
• Serve as a liaison between treatment programs and collaborate with families, referral sources, and other community entities.
• Conduct or coordinate weekly supervision for therapists and dietitians; share outcome measures and review documentation.
• Partner with appropriate leaders to develop, coordinate, and deliver in‑services, education sessions, presentations, and training for clients, families, staff, and other caregivers.
• Collaborate with local outreach representative to creatively engage referral sources on a monthly basis.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or other relevant health‑related discipline.
• 3+ years of progressively responsible experience in a leadership role.
• Minimum of 2+ years recent related experience working with eating‑disordered clients (or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience).
• Experience partnering with an executive team.
• Licensed as a Clinical Counselor in the state where the position is located (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with multiple plan options (Cigna nationwide; Kaiser available in CA).
• HSA plans with employer contributions.
• FSA Healthcare and Dependent Care plan options.
• Generous PTO, sick time, Covid Time, and 6 paid holidays.
• Company‑paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short‑term disability (company‑paid for non‑CA; CA uses state plan).
• Continuing education stipend for eligible roles.
• Voluntary benefits including Supplemental Life, Long‑Term Disability, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity.
• LifeMart employee discount program.
• Free meals & snacks (position‑specific).