Clinic Director - Therapist or Psychologist

Family Care Center; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Fertility benefits

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Profit sharing

Job summary

Family Care Center is seeking a Clinic Director for our North Austin Clinic. You will lead clinical operations, supervise providers and staff, and drive high‑quality patient care in a dynamic behavioral health setting.

The role requires a Master’s in a mental health field or an equivalent doctoral degree (PhD/PsyD), plus at least three years of relevant experience and active licensure. You will shape programs, mentor clinicians, and advance research and education efforts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a mental health field is required.
• PhD or PsyD is acceptable as an equivalent doctoral level credential.
• Minimum three years of professional mental health experience is required.
• Current licensure or clinical certification to practice is required.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily clinic operations and supervise staff to ensure quality service.
• Provide clinical expertise in crisis intervention and patient assessment.
• Coordinate intern/trainee placements and supervise peer reviews.
• Ensure continuity of care and thorough documentation across services.
• Lead staff development, training, and adherence to regulations.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff management

Crisis intervention

Education

Master’s Degree in a mental health discipline

PhD or PsyD

Job description

This position is in our brand-new North Austin clinic, which will open on October 26, 2026.

Now Recruiting Experts in Collaboration and Compassion

At Family Care Center, we are on a mission to transform lives by elevating behavioral health care. Our journey began in 2016 when two U.S. Army Veterans founded Family Care Center to help service members, veterans, and their families. We continue that tradition today, caring for people of all ages across a broad range of conditions with nearly 30 outpatient clinics in communities across Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas.

If you’d like to work for one of the nation’s fastest‑growing behavioral health providers while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to make a positive impact on the well‑being of your local community, we look forward to hearing from you.

Where behavioral health behaves differently.

• We focus on you, so you can focus on your patients: Our comprehensive support system enables you to build a robust and profitable caseload, while ensuring you have the autonomy, time and resources to deliver exceptional care.
• Balanced lifestyle and optimal patient care: Maintain a healthy work‑life balance with no on‑call, weekend or evening hours. Dedicate more time to your patients with top‑notch administrative staff and feel supported in our beautiful, modern clinics.
• Clinic­ian‑led care: Family Care Center clinics are run by clinicians. That means we empower each of our providers with the autonomy to make the best decisions for them and their patients.
• Unparalleled growth opportunities: Paths to grow your career and engage in research and continuing education, enriching your professional journey.
• Advanced time‑saving technology: Dedicate more time to your patients with AI‑supported clinical documentation and a behavioral‑health focused EHR.
• Collaborative team: Join forces with a diverse clinical team comprised of licensed therapists, psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs/PAs, psychologists, TMS specialists and support staff to provide comprehensive care.
• Impressive retention rates: Our compassionate, welcoming approach has helped us earn a higher‑than‑average provider retention rate of 88 %.
• Proven outcomes: Our track record of superior outcomes, as reported by our patients, demonstrates our dedication to delivering high‑quality care.
• Comprehensive benefits: We prioritize your overall well‑being and financial security. Enjoy a full suite of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, fertility, retirement, wellness, profit sharing and more.

Position Overview

The Clinic Director (CD) will have responsibility for all operations within assigned Family Care Center clinic. In coordination with the regional and corporate leadership teams, the CD will manage all providers, prescribers, and facility staff, oversee the services provided to patients, and drive a culture of positive impact and the FCC Way. The CD will also implement continual improvements in services within the 5‑Star clinic performance structure.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manages and develops an effective staff: providing effective communication, leadership, guidance, and resources according to organizational policies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Determines staff qualifications and competency: recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, orients, mentors, evaluates, coaches, counsels, disciplines, and rewards.
• Establishes and monitors staff safety and regulatory compliance.
• Provides clinical expertise in crisis intervention, skills in working with the mentally ill population, and with individuals and families undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress, skills in diagnosis and assessment.
• Familiarity with community support systems, health care and human service resources, court, and police activities, etc.
• Directs the daily operations of the clinic.
• Responsible for quality assurance in the clinic’s service delivery including clinical care and documentation.
• Continually improves patient services and implements changes and new programming into the clinic.
• Ensures continuity of care in the provision of comprehensive services and ensures communication across patient service components.
• Oversees intern/trainee coordination, placement, and provides field instruction for students in respective professional discipline.
• Completes and documents peer supervision reviews twice per month.
• Provides patient care intake and follow up appointments for personal client load.

Other Duties

• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

• Supervises staff in assigned clinic(s).

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a mental health discipline, or doctoral level psychologist (PhD or PsyD).
• Three years of professional experience in mental health required.
• Three years of professional experience in clinical supervision preferred.
• Current professional unrestricted registration/certification or licensure by state/national authority of practice required.

Location

North Austin Clinic – 12345 N Lamar Blvd, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78753

Family Care Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.