Clinical Director

Position Summary:

The Clinical Director works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Center for Discovery Clinical Model. Clinical Director responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, providing milieu interventions, leading psychoeducational and process-oriented therapy groups, facilitating clinical assessments, and clinical supervision and oversight of the program.

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversee and ensure quality of clinical aspects of the program and takes the initiative to make improvements.
• Facilitates weekly treatment team meetings to ensure consistent and effective communication, including proper oversight of patient progress and ensures a team approach is being utilized.
• Assists in admission processes and understands role in ensuring expeditious access to care for those seeking services.
• Trains all new clinical employees within their scope and coordinates training with clinical team members.
• Provides support to milieu staff to ensure patients are receiving the highest level of clinical care, at all times.
• Conducts with the Executive Director all 90-day, annual performance reviews, and growth plans for therapists within the program.
• Manages clinical employees' schedules to ensure appropriate clinical presence.
• Provides adequate and ongoing training of facility employees, and sufficient oversight/supervision to ensure that all services are in keeping with the Discovery Mission Statement.
• Supports in facilitating monthly employee training courses ensuring that all mandated trainings are completed throughout the year.
• Completes utilization reviews, oversees primary therapist process of utilization review and assists in the process of assuring that all patient stays are authorized (i.e. insurance, private pay, etc.).
• Maintains a patient caseload as dictated by census and assigns cases based upon the appropriate clinical match with each therapist.
• Leads or co-leads 3-4 process groups and/or any additional clinically oriented groups every week. Provides oversight of all other groups conducted.
• Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge, including the use of Discovery Connect.
• Attends outreach events and supports relationship management in the community
• Facilitates patient transfers to a higher level of care, as needed.
• Ensure discharge planning is adequate and complete for all discharging patients.
• Participates in clinical outreach and facilitates program tours as needed.
• Facilitates Multi-Family, Family Program and/or Family Weekend.
• Supervises all therapists within the program and provides clinical consultation, as needed.
• RTC Only: Provides on-call support to the facility at least 1x per month and communicates with the On-Call Administrator and returns all phone calls within 20 minutes.

Knowledge, Education, and Experience:

• Master's or Doctorate degree in relevant field, required
• License, and ability to provide clinical supervision, required
• Minimum of two years of experience working with eating disorders, required
• Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire
• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire
• Obtain ServSafe certification within 90 day of hire
• Must possess a current driver's license and be in good standing

Employment Status: full time
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Work Location: On Site - Orange, CA
Compensation: Pay Range: $100,000-$120,000