MARI Mental Health Clinics Director

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Michigan, through the Mary A. Rackham Institute (MARI), seeks a Director of the MARI Mental Health Clinics to lead the Psychological Clinic (PC) and UCCF.

The role includes clinical leadership, strategic planning, and supervising a multidisciplinary team of clinicians across trainings and services. The position involves oversight of clinical operations, budgeting, and collaboration with the leadership team, with a hybrid on-site/remote schedule at times, and a preferred start

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program and internship.
• Full Michigan licensure as a Psychologist.
• At least 5 years in behavioral health care settings, with at least 3 years supervising staff.
• Demonstrated leadership in teams using inclusive, adaptive methods.
• Experience supervising trainees and teaching/clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall administrative leadership for the mental health clinics and fiscal management.
• Supervise the full employee lifecycle: hiring, performance, and billable targets.
• Develop partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and lead strategic planning.
• Lead development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures.
• Oversee training supervision of practicum students, interns, and postdocs.
• Maintain a consistent weekly clinical caseload and ensure timely EHR documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Teaching

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Ph.D. or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Billing CPT coding

Job description

Job Summary

The Mary A. Rackham Institute (MARI, pronounced 'Mary') at the University of Michigan welcomes applications for our next Director of the MARI Mental Health Clinics. This position offers an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and management for our interdisciplinary Psychological Clinic (PC) and the University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF). The Mental Health Director reports directly to the Senior Director of MARI and is an active member of the MARI Leadership Team. This position is responsible, in collaboration with the Senior Director and leadership team, for developing the clinical and fiscal goals of the mental health clinics, contributing to strategic planning, program development, organizational decision-making, supporting the mission/purpose, leading and supervising a multidisciplinary and talented team of mental health clinicians, facilitating effective and evidence-based methods of excellent clinical service delivery, and training/supervision of the next generation of mental health providers. Consistent with its primary purpose of clinical service and training, both PC and UCCF participate in an APA-accredited psychology internship training program, practicum training for psychology graduate students, and postdoctoral training in psychology. It also offers postgraduate training in social work and field placements for students in the School of Social Work. Academic collaborations involving faculty and students from University departments and units are encouraged. MARI is a revenue-generating auxiliary comprised of three specialized units: the Psychological Clinic, the University Center for the Child and Family, and the University Center for Language and Literacy. Serving children, adolescents, adults, and families, we provide compassionate and evidence-based care for U-M faculty, staff, students, their families, and the broader Michigan community. The MARI mental health clinics offer fee-for-service individual, couples, and group therapy, ABA treatment, parent management training, testing, evaluations, and community engagement and outreach. For more information, visit https://mari.umich.edu/. To review our current organizational structure, click here. This is a 5-year appointment, renewable with satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.

Responsibilities

Administrative Leadership (65% of time)

• Provide overall leadership for the mental health clinics, coordination with training directors and clinic leads, and ensuring compliance with standards of external agencies, including the American Psychological Association, COA, and HIPAA regulations.
• Formal supervision of the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, managing performance, and billable clinical targets, job duties, coaching, consultation, annual performance reviews, and development.
• Build collaborative partnerships using effective communication practices with the institute director, leadership team members, MARI staff, and other external/internal partners.
• Serve as an active member of the leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, program development, and organizational decision-making.
• Manage and be accountable for the mental health clinics budget.
• General knowledge of billing, CPT coding, and insurance reimbursement.
• Lead and support the development, review, and implementation of clinical policies and procedures.
• Serve on committees, work teams, task forces, agency programs, and initiatives.
• Develop new strategic initiatives for UCCF and PC and review existing programs to ensure effectiveness and responsiveness to community needs, clinic values, and strategic goals.
• Model continuous improvement and willingness to directly address and support the mission/purpose, core values, and strategic goals of our institute.
• Promote a positive environment that encourages staff engagement, communication, and collaboration.

• Foster and promote a cohesive, inclusive team for all of MARI, including clear evidence of cross-discipline and cross-clinic cooperation and joint projects promoting MARI as a whole.

• Collaborate with multiple members across the institute, including, but not limited to, the MARI HR Generalist, MARI Finance and Budget Analyst, Marketing and Communications Outreach Specialist, Call Center, and Patient Accounts Team.

Training (20% of time)

• Provide clinical supervision of psychology practicum students, psychology interns, and postgraduate trainees (monitor clinical care of clients seen by supervisee, structure activities of the supervisee to help ensure the provision of competent services, facilitate trainee's professional development, provide formative and summative evaluation of the supervisee's clinical work and professional behavior), fulfill academic/professional requirements for supervisee's practicum/internship/or post-doctoral fellowship); monitor and ensure the welfare of patients seen by trainees and staff.

Clinical (15% of time)

• Maintain a consistent weekly clinical caseload of six billable hours and timely clinical documentation using the electronic health record (EHR).

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited doctoral program and internship.
• Full Michigan licensure as a Psychologist.
• At least 5 years' experience working in a behavioral health care services setting, with at least 3 of those years supervising clinical staff.
• Demonstrated track record of leading teams or organizations using forward-thinking, inclusive, and adaptive methods.
• Demonstrated training and clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and/or families.
• Demonstrated teaching and clinical supervision of trainees.
• Proficiency in working with an electronic health record.
• General knowledge of billing, CPT coding, and insurance reimbursement.

Why Work at Michigan?

Benefits

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan with immediate vesting and two-for-one matching beginning after a 12-month waiting period
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Schedule

This is a hybrid position with three full days onsite and two days remote.

Additional Information

The preferred start date for this position is February 1, 2027.

For additional information about living and working in Ann Arbor, please visit https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness/work-life/living-working-ann-arbor

Note: Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.