Clinical Director

Pathlight; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

ERC Pathlight is seeking a Clinical Director to supervise clinical managers and staff, ensuring high-quality care and patient satisfaction at our Denver site. You will drive growth in collaboration with marketing and operations, and oversee fiscal responsibilities while upholding the organization’s treatment philosophy.

Ideal candidates have a graduate degree in mental health, CO licensure, 5+ years of mood/anxiety/eating disorders experience, and 3-5 years of leadership.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a mental health field is required.
• For Colorado locations, Clinical Licensure to practice in CO is required.
• 5+ years working with mood, anxiety, eating disorders and/or trauma disorders are required.
• If at an eating disorder location, 5+ years of ED experience with understanding of clinical treatment is required.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Office).
• RCCF supervisors must have a college degree and 2 years childcare experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise clinical managers and staff; ensure quality of care and patient satisfaction.
• Drive site growth in collaboration with marketing and operations; manage fiscal responsibilities.
• Define and refine the clinical service model and ensure compliance with HIPAA and Joint Commission.
• Lead training protocols and set goals for staff performance.
• Act as liaison to internal departments and the broader professional community.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical knowledge

Mood/anxiety/eating disorders

Microsoft Office

Team supervision

Education

Graduate degree in mental health field

Colorado clinical licensure (EDTR or applicable)

Childcare RCCF experience (if applicable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 qualité 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.

$99,000 - $125,000 USD

What We Offer

At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our missionand that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefitprogramis designedto support every part of your life.

• We offer competitive compensation
• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• generous Paid Time Off
• Parental Leavebenefits
• 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’swhy 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.

As set forth in Eating Recovery Center’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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