Clinical Director LMHP
- Bonus based on performance
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Enjoy accountability, metrics, and clarity
- Are comfortable operating with incomplete information
- Like building structure where none exists
- Address problems directly and early
- Translate vision into execution without hand-holding
- Avoid conflict or difficult conversations
- Dislike audits, regulations, or performance metrics
- Require excessive reassurance or daily direction
- Prefer consensus over ownership
- Want to remain primarily in a direct clinical role
- Lead, mentor, and hold accountable clinical supervisors, clinicians, and direct-care staff across multiple programs
- Set clear expectations, enforce standards, and address missed performance directly
- Conduct performance evaluations tied to measurable KPIs (utilization, documentation timeliness, compliance scores, staff retention)
- Build leaders and systems—not individual heroics or constant fire-fighting
- Strengthen existing leadership infrastructure rather than personally carrying clinical operations
- Develop, document, train, and enforce standardized clinical workflows and SOPs
- Establish and monitor quantitative program goals (occupancy, billable utilization, discharge follow-up, treatment-plan timelines)
- Review program data monthly, identify risks and trends, and take decisive corrective action
- Partner in the design and launch of new or expanded programs aligned with regulatory and community needs
- Ensure 100% audit-ready compliance with DBHDS, DMAS, and MCO requirements
- Lead root-cause analysis and development of CAPs and QIPs when deficiencies occur
- Translate regulations into practical, executable policies staff can consistently follow
- Maintain internal monitoring systems that prevent repeat findings
- Work closely with Managing Director, HR, and Finance to align staffing, operations, and budgets
- Communicate key metrics, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership clearly and proactively
- Build and maintain strong external relationships with MCOs, referral sources, and community partners
- Developing supervisors
- Enforcing standards
- Building durable systems
- Creating accountability rhythms that scale
- Clear visibility through metrics and dashboards
- Early escalation of risks with data and options
- Closed loops and follow-through without reminders
- Full command of regulatory requirements across all programs
- Clear visibility into KPIs, risks, and operational gaps
- Established supervision, audit, and reporting cadence
- Standardized workflows and documentation expectations live
- Quantitative dashboards reviewed monthly
- At least one material process improvement implemented
- Sustained audit-ready posture across programs
- Measurable improvement in utilization and documentation timeliness
- Supervisors operating with clarity, ownership, and accountability
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or related field
- Active Virginia LMHP (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT required)
- Minimum 5 years of progressive clinical experience
- At least 3 years of leadership experience in multi-program or multi-site environments
- Demonstrated ability to build systems, enforce standards, and deliver measurable outcomes
- Deep working knowledge of DBHDS, DMAS, and MCO requirements
- Strong data literacy and comfort with metrics, dashboards, and performance reporting
- 90%+ program occupancy and utilization
- 100% audit readiness and successful external reviews
- Staff retention above 80% within 12 months
- Continuous improvement in documentation timeliness
- Launch or expansion of at least one program annually
- Compliance performance
- Utilization targets
- Program growth and operational excellence
- You dislike audits or regulatory oversight
- You prefer clinical work over leadership and accountability
- You avoid difficult conversations or performance enforcement
- You need step-by-step direction to execute
- You are uncomfortable being measured by outcomes
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