Clinical Director

About Us:

At The Forge Recovery Center, we are dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to individuals struggling with mental health disorders, with a dual diagnosis. Our holistic approach combines evidence-based treatment modalities with personalized care, fostering healing and empowerment for our clients. Our new center in the heart of Orange County offers a peaceful and supportive environment for individuals to embark on their journey to recovery.

We pride ourselves on serving our community. We do so with a transparent, collaborative culture fueled by genuine compassion for those in recovery. We’re out to change the addiction and mental health treatment landscape…and have fun doing it. If you are excited to be a Director who is ready to grow your team and community, Apply Now!

Position Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinical Director to lead our Mental Health team with innovation, excellence and compassion. The Clinical Director will play a pivotal role in shaping the therapeutic culture of our center, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained and innovative approaches are integrated into our programs. This position oversees compliance standards and directly supervises the program director and therapists.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Quality

• Evaluate and review effectiveness of program, services, and group therapy designs.
• Maintain a culture of care conducive for maximum benefit of clients and staff.
• Plan and implement new programs and clinical services with the senior management team.
• Evaluate client data to coordinate treatment services by auditing all clinical chart documentation, providing supervision sessions, and running weekly treatment meetings.
• Positively interact and develop rapport with clients and their families, providing family services as needed.
• Develop systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of group and individual treatment modalities.
• Coordinating with physicians in identifying treatment needs for all patients and approving all client treatment plans.

Compliance

• Demonstrate compliance with all appropriate professional standards, licensing, and certifications
• Ensure the Center's services are compliant with HIPPA, JCAHO, and the state.
• Work with admissions team to ensure new admissions are suited for the Mental Health Center.
• Regularly ensure compliance with industry, local, and state agencies.
• Uphold and enforce the center's standards, policies, procedures, client rights, and our professional code of ethics and conduct.
• Oversee, manage, and audit documentation of therapists, clinical staff, and contracted facilitators.
• Review and revise the center policies and procedures as needed.

Leadership

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with subordinate staff, supervisors, utilization reviews, managed health care clinicians, and medical and mental health professionals.
• Be responsible for recruiting, retaining, evaluating, training, and disciplining all clinical department staff.
• Monitor client population and clinical assignments to make sure workloads are reasonable.
• Ensures continuity of client care via knowledge of treatment modalities and the Southern California recovery community. Working with families and other treatment facilities to provide appropriate continuity of care.
• Manage clinical staff regarding screening, assessment, individualized treatment planning, crisis intervention, group and individual counseling, case management, referral, discharge summaries, clinical documentation, and professional ethics.

Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Education: A master’s degree required. PsyD or Ph.D. a plus!
• Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in the addiction and/or mental health field or equivalent human services. Experience as Lead Therapist with supervisory experience preferred but not required. Experience in dual diagnosis preferred.
• Certificates & Licenses: LMFT, LCSW, LPCC or PsyD and PH.D. May consider less than 2 years depending on type of experience and core knowledge. Valid driver’s license.
• Skills: Computer literacy in Microsoft office; proficiency in KIPU Systems client management software.

Other Requirements

• Negative TB test within past year
• Ability to pass pre-employment and/or random drug screenings

Job Status: Full-Time
Location: On-site in Santa Ana
Supervises: Program Director, Therapists, Center Staff
Travel: None required
Salary: $80,000 - $110,000 per year.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid holidays.
• Family Leave.
• Employer paid Life Insurance and more!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,497.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Clinic
• Community health center
• Outpatient

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

License/Certification:

• LMFT, LCSW, LPCC or PsyD and PH.D. (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Santa Ana, CA 92705 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Santa Ana, CA 92705: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person