Clinical Director

Jobtailor; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Director of Clinical Services to oversee psychotherapy clinicians, coach staff, and align clinical strategy with operations in the US. The role drives clinician development, regulatory compliance, and KPI reporting across regional teams.

Applicants should hold an MA in a clinical field or a PhD/PsyD, possess an active license, and have 5+ years of leadership experience. Residency in SC is required; the role emphasizes quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• MA degree in clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, clinical counseling or related field or PhD/PsyD in clinical psychology.
• Active license to practice clinically.
• 5+ years of clinical leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing a diverse team with hiring, coaching and retention.
• Proven ability to improve business processes, quality and decision-making.
• Must reside and practice in the state where they serve as Director.
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA, clinical safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and support for psychotherapy clinicians through coaching and education.
• Enhance clinician professional growth and development.
• Partner with Practice Group Manager on clinical strategy and related operations.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff.
• Provide regional onboarding training and support caseload ramp-up.
• Provide training, education, supervision, and coaching based on regional needs.
• Facilitate peer consultation forums for clinicians.
• Mentor strong performers and encourage professional development.
• Foster a positive culture with state leadership.
• Provide clinical support and oversight of psychotherapy clinicians.
• Report KPIs to regional leadership.
• Evaluate quality metrics and create clinician-focused strategic solutions.
• Provide onsite clinical consultation and support.
• Implement national clinical policies and state-specific addendums.
• Partner with operations leaders on personnel actions and clinician development.
• Monitor clinician satisfaction, retention, and clinic data.
• Assess and project staffing needs.
• Facilitate clinician interviews and clinical competence assessments.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Team Engagement

Decision Making

Quality Improvement

Risk Management

Staffing Needs Assessment

Education

MA degree in clinical social work / related field

PhD/PsyD in clinical psychology (optional)

Tools

Clinical Record Reviews

KPI Reporting

Onboarding Training

Job description

• Provide oversight and support for psychotherapy clinicians through coaching and education


• Enhance clinician professional growth and development


• Partner with the Practice Group Manager on clinical strategy and related operations


• Support recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of clinicians


• Provide regional onboarding training and support caseload ramp-up


• Provide training, education, supervision, and coaching based on regional needs


• Facilitate peer consultation forums for clinicians


• Mentor strong performers and encourage professional development


• Foster a positive culture with state leadership


• Provide clinical support and oversight of psychotherapy clinicians


• Report KPIs to regional leadership


• Evaluate quality metrics and create clinician‑focused strategic solutions


• Provide onsite clinical consultation and support


• Implement national clinical policies and state‑specific addendums


• Partner with operations leaders on personnel actions and clinician development


• Monitor clinician satisfaction, retention, and clinic data


• Assess and project staffing needs


• Facilitate clinician interviews and clinical competence assessments


• Investigate and respond to clinical integrity concerns, complaints, incidents, and quality‑of‑care concerns


• Support clinical integrity and regulatory compliance processes


• Ensure adherence to HIPAA, confidentiality, clinical safety, and applicable regulations


• Monitor changes to state regulations


• Partner with legal/compliance on subpoenas, court orders, and related legal matters


• Conduct clinical record reviews


• Identify quality improvement, risk management, and clinical integrity opportunities


• Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff


• Attend quarterly division and national leadership meetings

Requirements

• MA degree in clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, clinical counseling or related field or PhD/PsyD in clinical psychology


• 5+ years clinical experience


• Experience in clinical leadership


• Active license


• Excellent verbal & written communication


• Exceptional team and staff level engagement


• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement based on current clinical best practices and standards of care


• Experience managing a diverse team with a track record for hiring, coaching and retaining strong talent


• Proven ability to improve business processes, methods, quality, and decision‑making to achieve meaningful, measurable improvements


• Experienced Clinician with demonstrated ability to develop the clinical practice of other clinicians


• Effective at communicating and translating complexity to a clinical audience


• Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate clinical compliance risk


• Must reside and practice in the state where they serve as Director


• Able to sit, stand, bend, talk, hear, and walk


• Able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds


• Specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in clinical leadership, clinician development, and compliance with regulatory standards. Proven ability to enhance clinician performance through coaching, training, and strategic oversight while fostering a positive organizational culture.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• MA Degree In Clinical Social Work


• 5+ Years Clinical Experience


• Active License


• Clinical Leadership Experience


• Excellent Verbal & Written Communication

Hard Skills

• Clinical Oversight


• Quality Improvement


• Risk Management


• Clinical Record Reviews


• KPI Reporting


• Onboarding Training


• Clinical Competence Assessments


• Staffing Needs Assessment


• Clinical Integrity Risk Mitigation


• Decision‑Making

Soft Skills

• Team Engagement


• Coaching


• Mentoring


• Communication


• Continuous Learning

Industry Keywords

• HIPAA Compliance


• Clinical Safety


• Regulatory Compliance


• Psychotherapy


• Clinical Best Practices