Chief Clinical Officer — Mission-Driven Multi-Site Leader

Archdiocese; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Louis Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, seeks a Chief Clinical Officer to provide strategic and operational leadership for all programmatic functions.

The CCO oversees outpatient behavioral health, psychiatric, housing, recovery support, and family services across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality, mission-driven care and compliant performance within budget.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or related field and clinical licensure.
• Minimum ten years clinical experience, preferably with experience in treatment of SUD and women’s mental health.
• Minimum of five years of demonstrated excellence in supervisory and administrative experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site teams and programs.
• Experience managing budgets, leading strategic initiatives, and organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive Director and Executive Leadership Team to advance strategic priorities, organizational growth, and operational excellence.
• Translate organizational strategy into measurable program goals, outcomes, and performance standards.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective leadership across program teams and service lines.
• Serve as a key representative with community partners, funders, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Provide executive oversight of outpatient behavioral health, psychiatric, housing, recovery support, family services, community engagement, and emerging programs.
• Ensure programs achieve mission-driven outcomes, maintain high client satisfaction, meet contractual and grant requirements, and operate within budget.
• Establish and monitor agency-wide standards for service quality, effectiveness, compliance, and evidence-based practice.
• Utilize data and performance metrics to improve client outcomes, operational effectiveness, and service delivery.
• Directly supervise senior program leaders and promote organizational alignment and accountability.
• Lead program expansion efforts, including the development and implementation of new services and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee program budgets, fiscal performance, productivity, utilization, resource allocation, and revenue optimization.
• Identify and implement operational improvements that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and growth.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, licensing, accreditation, payer, and contractual requirements, including corrective action planning when necessary.
• Partner with quality and compliance leaders to manage risk, maintain audit readiness, and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Regulatory/compliance oversight

Education

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Job description

Saint Louis Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, seeks a Chief Clinical Officer to provide strategic and operational leadership for all programmatic functions.

The CCO oversees outpatient behavioral health, psychiatric, housing, recovery support, and family services across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality, mission-driven care and compliant performance within budget.