Regional Clinical Director Psychiatric Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

Relief-Mental-Health; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Growth within organization

Comprehensive benefits package for FT

401(k) with company match

FSA & DCFSA

Disability insurance

CEU & Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Relief Mental Health is seeking a Regional Clinical Director to provide clinical leadership across multiple Illinois clinics. The role focuses on maintaining high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care while driving operational efficiency and census growth.

The position requires a Master’s in PA or PMHNP, multi-site leadership experience, and full-time availability. Occasional patient care may be provided to support coverage and high-acuity cases.

Qualifications

• Master's level qualification in PA or PMHNP required.
• Current state licensure as PA or PMHNP-BC certification preferred.
• Ability to practice across multiple clinic locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional clinical leadership across multiple clinics.
• Promote evidence-based psychiatric care in line with standards.
• Offer clinical consultation and mentorship to PMHNPs, PAs, and staff.
• Support onboarding and ongoing clinical development of providers.
• Identify clinical risks and drive corrective actions.
• Promote efficient workflows, patient safety, and accurate documentation.
• Deliver direct patient care as needed to support coverage.
• Collaborate with Psychiatrists, Therapists and Operations teams.
• Travel regularly between clinics within the region.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Leadership

Multi-site experience

Operations analytics

Clinical data analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Problem solving

EHR experience

Tebra familiarity

MS Office

Google Workspace

Education

Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing with PMHNP

PA licensure or PMHNP-BC certification

Tools

Tebra EHR

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Relief Mental Health was founded in February of 2020. Within these 6 years, we have expanded to 12 new offices across Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and now Colorado! We aim to create a new standard for mental health care, offering a continuum of innovative therapeutic interventions and responding to evolving patient needs.

The Regional Clinical Director provides clinical leadership and oversight across multiple clinics within an assigned region, ensuring high-quality, consistent, evidence-based, and financially responsible psychiatric care. This role partners closely with Operations, Psychiatry leadership, and clinic teams to support clinical excellence, operational efficiency, census growth, and appropriate utilization of advanced treatment modalities.

While primarily focused on clinical leadership and regional support, the Regional Clinical Director may provide direct patient care as needed to support clinic coverage, provider absences, onboarding, census stabilization, or high-acuity cases.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Oversight

• Serve as a regional clinical leader supporting multiple clinics and providers.

• Promote consistent, evidence-based psychiatric care aligned with company clinical standards.

• Provide clinical consultation, mentorship, and guidance to PMHNPs, PAs, and interdisciplinary staff.

• Support onboarding and ongoing clinical development of new providers and advanced practice clinicians.

• Identify clinical risks, quality gaps, and opportunities for improvement and collaborate on corrective actions.

• Promote efficient clinical workflows, patient safety, quality outcomes, and timely completion of clinical documentation.

• Ensure personal clinical documentation is completed and signed within 48 hours when providing patient care.

Operational & Financial Alignment

• Partner with Operations leadership to align clinical care delivery with operational goals and financial performance.

• Support clinic productivity, scheduling efficiency, provider utilization, and sustainable regional growth.

• Monitor key performance indicators, including census, visit volume, provider productivity, internal referrals, retention, and follow-up adherence.

• Support responsible resource utilization while maintaining high-quality patient outcomes.

• Participate in regional planning and initiatives that promote growth and scalability.

Census Growth & Advanced Treatment Modalities

• Collaborate with providers and clinic managers to identify patients who may be clinically appropriate for advanced treatment modalities, including Spravato (esketamine), IV Ketamine (if applicable), and TMS.

• Ensure providers maintain a strong understanding of services offered to support appropriate internal referrals.

• Support clinically appropriate conversion, retention, patient education, expectation-setting, and treatment adherence strategies.

• Provide clinical oversight for Spravato assessments and treatments, IV Ketamine assessments and treatments (if applicable), and TMS evaluations, follow-ups, and motor threshold mapping.

• Ensure consistent protocols, patient safety standards, and documentation across clinics.

• Serve as a clinical escalation resource for complex cases and treatment considerations.

Direct Patient Care

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, follow-ups, and medication management as a backup or support function.

• Provide Spravato, Ketamine, or TMS-related services as appropriate.

• Support coverage needs related to provider absences, onboarding, census surges, or high-acuity cases.

• Maintain clinical skills and licensure to ensure readiness to provide patient care when needed.

Collaboration, Compliance & Quality

• Work closely with Psychiatrists, Therapists, Social Workers, Clinical Assistants, and Operations teams.

• Serve as a liaison between regional clinics and corporate clinical leadership.

• Foster a team-based, patient-centered approach to care.

• Promote timely, accurate, and compliant documentation and adherence to HIPAA, regulatory requirements, and company policies.

• Support quality assurance initiatives, audits, clinical reviews, and corrective actions.

• Serve as a clinical resource during psychiatric emergencies and complex clinical situations.

• Maintain required licensure, certifications, continuing education, and current knowledge of psychiatric medicine and interventional treatments.

Qualifications

Education & Licensure

• Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies OR Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing with a Psychiatric Mental Health specialization.

• Current state licensure as a Physician Assistant (with psychiatric certification if required) OR Nurse Practitioner with PMHNP-BC certification.

• Ability to practice across multiple clinic locations.

Experience & Skills

• Significant experience in psychiatric or mental health care.

• Prior leadership, lead provider, or multi-site experience strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of healthcare operations and financial drivers.

• Ability to analyze clinical and operational data to inform decisions.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities.

• Demonstrated professionalism, empathy, and commitment to patient-centered care.

• Experience with Electronic Health Records; Tebra preferred.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Travel

• Regular travel between clinics within the assigned region is required.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary

• Growth within organization

• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees

• 401(k) with company match

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Dependent Care FSA

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• CEU and Tuition reimbursement opportunities

Relief Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.