Associate Clinical Director

Position Summary :

The Associate Clinical Director supports the Clinical Director in overseeing the clinical integrity of any CBH programs they are assigned to. This position plays a critical leadership role by providing direct clinical care, supervising staff, ensuring documentation compliance, and maintaining program quality. The Associate Clinical Director models clinical excellence, facilitates therapeutic programming, and ensures that services are delivered in alignment with ethical, evidence-based, and trauma-informed practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Clinical Oversight :

• Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of clinical programming for assigned CBH clients.
• Facilitate and run clinical group therapy sessions and provide individual therapy as needed, maintaining active involvement in the therapeutic milieu.
• For teen programs – facilitate weekly multimodality family groups.
• Support the Clinical Director with all required EMR co-signatures, including but not limited to group notes, individual therapy notes, suicide risk assessments, and treatment plans.
• Performs regular internal audits & spot checks on all clinical documentation to ensure accuracy, clinical quality, timeliness, and compliance with internal standards and external regulations.
• Send documentation back to staff for refinement when standards are not met, offering coaching and support to ensure ongoing improvement.
• Participate and or leading in case reviews, clinicals, treatment planning meetings, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Promote the use of evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally competent practices throughout all levels of care.
• Step in to do urgent assessments such as suicide risk assessments as needed.
• On-Call Requirement : Must be available on-call during program hours to support direct care staff in responding to clinical emergencies as they arise.
• Carry a moderate caseload if / when needed.
• Engage and perform assessments of new patients as needed.

Staff Supervision and Development :

Compliance and Quality Assurance :

Client and Family Engagement :

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Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

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