Director, Mental Health Services

Aura Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health in Florida seeks a Mental Health Clinical Director to lead correctional mental health services and oversee delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. The role provides clinical leadership, drives outcomes, and ensures regulatory compliance within a complex, high-acuity environment.

You will supervise a multidisciplinary team, direct crisis intervention, and collaborate with custody and medical staff to coordinate care.

Qualifications

• Mission-driven leadership with strong clinical judgment and sound decision-making.
• Correctional or high-acuity mental health experience.
• Commitment to dignity, accountability, and patient-centered outcomes.
• Ability to manage complex behavioral health needs in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for mental health assessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Direct crisis intervention and ensure appropriate, timely clinical responses.
• Supervise and support a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and monitor clinical outcomes.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to required standards.
• Collaborate with custody and medical staff to coordinate care and services.

Skills

Mission-driven leadership

Correctional/ high-acuity mentalhealth

Patient-centered outcomes

Complex behavioral health management

Job description

Mental Health Clinical Director to lead correctional mental health services and oversee delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for mental health assessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning
• Direct crisis intervention and ensure appropriate, timely clinical responses
• Supervise and support a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and monitor clinical outcomes
• Ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to required standards
• Collaborate with custody and medical staff to coordinate care and services

Qualifications & Skills

• Mission-driven leadership with strong clinical judgment and sound decision-making
• Correctional or high-acuity mental health experience
• Commitment to dignity, accountability, and patient-centered outcomes
• Ability to manage complex behavioral health needs in challenging environments