Clinical Director - CHR

Ignitus Recovery; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Ignitus Recovery in Englewood, CO seeks a Clinical Director to lead clinical programming across levels of care, ensuring trauma-informed, evidence-based treatment and strong client outcomes.

You will design and launch new programs, supervise a diverse clinical team, and partner with executive leadership to translate the mission into high-quality care while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a behavioral health discipline from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted independent Colorado behavioral health license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or licensed psychologist) at time of hire, and eligibility to serve as a clinical supervisor under Colorado requirements.
• At least five (5) years of progressive post-master’s clinical experience in behavioral health, including substance use disorder treatment.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and supervisory experience, including developing, implementing, or improving clinical programs.
• Working knowledge of ASAM criteria, trauma-informed care, clinical documentation standards, and behavioral health regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical programming across levels of care and translate strategy into treatment models, workflows, staffing structures, and standards of care.
• Design and launch new programs, groups, treatment tracks, and levels of care from concept through implementation and evaluation, while maintaining evidence-based practice, ASAM fidelity, and regulatory compliance.
• Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and contribute to organizational strategy, culture, and growth.
• Oversee assessment, treatment planning, level-of-care decisions, transitions, and discharge planning to ensure individualized, trauma-informed, integrated care.
• Lead case consultation for complex clinical situations and serve as the facility’s clinical escalation point, including after-hours on-call as scheduled.
• Set clinical documentation standards and ensure programming meets the expectations of the specialty populations and referral sources.
• Lead measurement-based care using validated outcome measures, and use outcome and client-experience data to evaluate and improve programming.
• Establish and monitor clinical KPIs, including documentation timeliness, clinical outcomes, client engagement, retention, and successful completion.
• Lead the clinical components of quality improvement, chart audits, incident reviews, and corrective-action plans.
• Recruit, onboard, supervise, evaluate, and retain clinical staff, and determine appropriate clinical staffing structures as programs grow.
• Provide clinical supervision, including supervision and documentation co-signature for license candidates and interns as required by Colorado regulations.
• Set clear roles and expectations, address performance concerns promptly and consistently, and develop emerging clinical leaders.
• Oversee clinical schedules, group programming, milieu structure, caseload assignments, and daily client flow, and participate in census, staffing, utilization review, and capacity planning.
• Partner with medical, nursing, admissions, operations, and recovery support leaders to deliver integrated care and resolve operational barriers.
• Maintain clinical programming consistent with Colorado Behavioral Health Administration requirements, ASAM criteria, Joint Commission standards, payer requirements, and organizational policies, and keep the facility survey-ready.
• Ensure adherence to scope-of-practice and supervision requirements, client rights, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, mandatory reporting, and safety protocols.
• Partner with compliance and executive leadership to identify and address clinical risk.
• Leads relationally and balances strategy with hands-on problem solving in a growing organization.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Trauma-informed care

ASAM criteria

Supervisory experience

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral health

Colorado behavioral health license (LCSW/LPC/LMFT/psych)

Job description

About this position

About Ignitus Recovery

Ignitus Recovery was founded on a simple realization that people seeking help for substance use and mental health benefit most from care that is connected, personalized, and grounded in real human relationships. The founders recognized the importance of creating a more seamless experience, where individuals feel understood, supported, and guided throughout their recovery journey. Ignitus was built to offer a continuum of care rooted in clinical excellence and the belief that recovery is not a single moment but an ongoing process that deserves consistency, dignity, and support at every stage.

From the beginning, Ignitus was designed to be more than a treatment provider. It was built as a recovery ecosystem that brings together evidence based practices, trauma informed care, and a recovery oriented system of care. By integrating clinical treatment with community, purpose, and long term engagement, Ignitus focuses not only on stabilization but on lasting transformation. The goal is to help each person move toward a life that feels meaningful, connected, and sustainable, supported by a team that walks alongside them every step of the way.

About the role

The Clinical Director leads all clinical programming at an Ignitus Recovery facility, ensuring that services for adults with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders are evidence-based, trauma-informed, person-centered, and measurably effective. This is both a clinical leadership role and a builder role: the Clinical Director develops new programs, builds and supervises the clinical team, establishes clinical systems, and works with executive and interdisciplinary leaders to translate the organization’s mission into high-quality care and strong client outcomes.

Details:

• Job Title: Clinical Director
• Location: Englewood, CO
• Pay Range: $120,000-150,000
• Schedule: M-F (after hours and on call as needed)
• Benefits: Unlimited PTO, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance.

What you'll do

• 1. Clinical Leadership & Program Development
• Lead clinical programming across the facility’s levels of care, translating organizational strategy into treatment models, workflows, staffing structures, and standards of care.
• Lead the design and launch of new programs, groups, treatment tracks, and levels of care from concept through implementation and evaluation, while maintaining evidence-based practice, ASAM fidelity, and regulatory compliance.
• Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and contribute to organizational strategy, culture, and growth.

2. Clinical Oversight & Quality of Care

• Oversee assessment, treatment planning, level-of-care decisions, transitions, and discharge planning to ensure individualized, trauma-informed, integrated care for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring conditions.
• Lead case consultation for complex and high-risk clinical situations and serve as the facility’s clinical escalation point, including after-hours on-call as scheduled.
• Set clinical documentation standards and ensure programming meets the expectations of the specialty populations and referral sources the facility serves.

3. Measurement-Based Care & Quality Improvement

• Lead measurement-based care using validated outcome measures, and use outcome and client-experience data to evaluate and improve programming.
• Establish and monitor clinical KPIs, including documentation timeliness, clinical outcomes, client engagement, retention, and successful completion, with attention to reducing AMA/ACA discharges.
• Lead the clinical components of quality improvement, chart audits, incident reviews, and corrective-action plans.
• Recruit, onboard, supervise, evaluate, and retain clinical staff, and determine appropriate clinical staffing structures as programs grow.
• Provide clinical supervision, including supervision and documentation co-signature for license candidates and interns as required by Colorado regulations.
• Set clear roles and expectations, address performance concerns promptly and consistently, and develop emerging clinical leaders.

5. Program Operations & Collaboration

• Oversee clinical schedules, group programming, milieu structure, caseload assignments, and daily client flow, and participate in census, staffing, utilization review, and capacity planning.
• Partner with medical, nursing, admissions, operations, and recovery support leaders to deliver integrated care and resolve operational barriers.

6. Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain clinical programming consistent with Colorado Behavioral Health Administration requirements, ASAM criteria, Joint Commission standards, payer requirements, and organizational policies, and keep the facility survey-ready.
• Ensure adherence to scope-of-practice and supervision requirements, client rights, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, mandatory reporting, and safety protocols.
• Partner with compliance and executive leadership to identify and address clinical risk.

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS

• Leads relationally: visible and approachable to frontline staff, builds trust through consistency and follow-through, gives direct feedback while preserving dignity, and models the boundaries and accountability expected in client care.
• Operates comfortably in a growing organization, moving between strategy and hands‑on problem‑solving and balancing innovation with clinical integrity and safety.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or higher in a behavioral health discipline from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted independent Colorado behavioral health license (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or licensed psychologist) at time of hire, and eligibility to serve as a clinical supervisor under Colorado requirements.
• At least five (5) years of progressive post‑master’s clinical experience in behavioral health, including substance use disorder treatment.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and supervisory experience, including developing, implementing, or improving clinical programs.
• Working knowledge of ASAM criteria, trauma‑informed care, clinical documentation standards, and behavioral health regulatory and accreditation requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) credential.
• Experience launching a new program, level of care, or facility, or working in a start‑up or high‑growth environment.
• Experience across residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient levels of care.
• Experience serving executive/professional or young adult populations.
• Experience implementing measurement‑based care and outcome systems, and leading Joint Commission or Colorado BHA surveys.