Clinical Director

Eating Recovery Center; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

ERC Pathlight in Colorado is seeking a Clinical Director to supervise clinical managers and staff, ensuring high-quality care and patient satisfaction. You will help drive site growth, collaborate with marketing and operations, and manage fiscal responsibilities.

The role requires a graduate degree in a mental health field, 5+ years in mood/eating disorders, and 3-5 years of leadership. Proficiency in MS Office and compliance with HIPAA/Joint Commission are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a mental health field is required.
• Colorado license to practice clinical services if applicable.
• 5+ years working with mood, anxiety, eating disorders or trauma.
• Experience with eating disorders at an ED location is preferred.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of clinical treatment of mood, anxiety, eating disorders, and trauma.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Supervisory experience in a Colorado RCCF setting may require additional qualifications.
• Candidates must meet age and supervision requirements where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the clinical team by supervising and guiding staff.
• Ensure the clinical service model is defined and implemented.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA and Joint Commission standards.
• Collaborate with Executive Management to ensure service quality.
• Drive site growth in collaboration with marketing and operations.
• Develop training protocols and set staff goals.
• Assign patients to therapists and monitor service delivery.
• Serve as liaison to other departments and the wider professional community.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

HIPAA compliance

Microsoft Office

Team communication

Education

Graduate degree in mental health field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who We Are

At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same.

As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery.

Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.

Why Join Us

When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always.

Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter.

If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.

Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Clinical Director will supervise and provide leadership to clinical managers and all clinical staff. They are fully responsible for the quality of clinical care delivery to our patients as well as patient satisfaction. The Clinical Director will also be responsible for helping to drive the site’s growth, working in collaboration with marketing and operations and for managing the site’s fiscal responsibilities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the clinical team by supervising, guiding, and directing employees to be effective team members


• Ensures that everyone is equipped with the right skills, tools, and talents necessary for executing their duties


• Provides leadership for clinical services, including defining and refining the clinical service model


• Ensures ERC Pathlight treatment philosophy is cohesively presented throughout the program


• Provides counseling and facilitates group activities as needed


• Continuously monitors delivery of services and care for quality, effectiveness and compliance


• Participates with Executive Management to ensure quality of services


• Establishes systems that supports efficient and effective delivery of services


• Identifies and implements strategy for assigning patients to therapists


• Develops and implements training protocols


• Trains and assists staff in setting individual goals and objectives


• Ensures clinical department’s compliance with HIPAA and Joint Commission


• Acts as a liaison to other internal departments and to the larger community of Professionals

Must Haves

• Graduate degree in a mental health field (required)


• For Colorado locations licensed as Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery (EDTR) - Clinical Licensure to practice medicine and/or behavioral health services in the State of Colorado (required)


• 5+ years of working with mood, anxiety, eating disorders and/or trauma related disorders (required)


• If working at an eating disorder location, must have 5+ years of experience working specifically with eating disorders as well as an understanding of the clinical treatment of such disorders (required)


• 3-5 years of leadership experience (required)


• An understanding of clinical treatment of mood, anxiety, eating disorders and/or trauma related disorders (required)


• Proficient in the use Microsoft office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (required)


• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) in a supervisory role must have a college degree as well as a minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a childcare setting (required)


• Teammates working in a Colorado Residential Child Care facility (RCCF) must:


• be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or


• be at least eighteen (18) years of age and work directly under the supervision of a teammate over twenty-one (21) years of age (required)

The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations.

Colorado pay range

$99,000 - $125,000 USD

What We Offer

At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life.

We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career.

We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home.

When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.