Regional Clinical Director

About the role

The Regional Clinical Director will oversee clinical outcomes across Amae Health's California sites, providing direct supervision and support to clinical staff, and serving as the primary escalation point for complex clinical situations. This role involves collaborating with the psychiatry lead and multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of integrated care, and leading strategy and program improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own clinical quality across California sites, including PHP and IOP programs
• Monitor and drive performance against clinical KPIs, including outcomes, level-of-care transitions, treatment plan quality, documentation compliance, and member engagement
• Provide individual and group clinical supervision to licensed and pre-licensed clinicians in accordance with California BBS requirements and Amae standards
• Develop clinicians through regular feedback, coaching, and clear performance expectations
• Lead hiring efforts for clinical roles in the region in partnership with the GM and HR
• Partner with the GM to identify operational and clinical gaps across sites and develop targeted improvement plans
• Lead and contribute to clinical program initiatives, including measurement-based care implementation, integrated care model refinements, and new service development
• Translate KPI data into clear priorities for site teams; run regular clinical leadership check-ins and performance reviews
• Represent the clinical perspective in regional and organizational planning discussions
• Ensure sites meet all regulatory and accreditation requirements, including Joint Commission standards
• Oversee clinical documentation and supervision logs in compliance with California licensing requirements
• Serve as a resource to site teams navigating ADA, duty-to-warn, mandated reporting, and other clinical-legal obligations

Requirements

• Master's or doctoral degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related clinical field
• Active, unrestricted California clinical license (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Psychologist)
• BBS-approved supervisor certification (or eligibility)
• 8+ years of post-licensure clinical experience, with at least 3 years in a clinical leadership or supervisory role
• Direct experience with PHP, IOP, or equivalent high-acuity behavioral health programs
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary clinical teams

Qualifications

• Data-literate, using outcomes and KPIs to inform decisions
• A steady, grounding presence in high-acuity clinical situations
• Care deeply about the SMI population and bring a health equity lens to clinical practice

Skills

• Systems thinking
• Leadership and supervision skills
• Strategic planning and program improvement
• Compliance and regulatory knowledge

Benefits

• Fair and equitable compensation practices
• Opportunity to contribute to defining and validating outcomes frameworks for SMI care
• Collaboration with leading health systems to prove coordinated SMI care at scale

Pay

$175,000 – $215,000 annually

Schedule

Regular travel between Amae Health's California clinics is required.