Oversee clinical operations for two adolescent residential treatment programs, supervise therapists and residential staff, maintain clinical quality and safety, review documentation, facilitate treatment teams, coordinate discharge planning and insurance authorization, ensure policy compliance, support team culture, and participate in the clinical on-call rotation.
Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health offers short term residential treatment programs for teens struggling with mental health, substance abuse, or behavior issues in a comfortable home like environment. We are currently hiring for a Clinical Program Director for our facilities in Calabasas and Agoura Hiills, CA!
The Clinical Program Director is an experienced, licensed clinician who oversees the clinical operations for two of Evolve 6-bed residential programs. This role entails providing clinical and administrative supervision to four Primary Therapists. The Clinical Director works alongside the Operations Manager to ensure that all administrative, operations, and compliance needs are being met.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical oversight to the programs and ensure that all quality, clinical excellence, and safety measures are maintained.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the teams.
- Ensure that the program’s clinical approach remains behavioral and skills-based and in line with Evolve’s mission and values.
- Provide direct supervision and conduct weekly meetings with the Primary Therapists and Operations Manager.
- Support the Operations Manager in overseeing Residential Counselor and Chef
- Review and co-sign clinical documentation in the clients’ medical records;
- Facilitate weekly Treatment Team meetings
- Ensure discharge planning and insurance authorization is being coordinated effectively for each client.
- Ensure that safety protocols and clinical policies and procedures are being consistently adhered to by staff.
- Create and maintain a positive, collaborative team culture and collaborate with the Operations Manager
- Participate in the clinical on-call rotation and provide phone-based support to on-site staff
- LMFT/LCSW/LPCC in the state of California (2 years preferred).
- Must possess a valid California Driver’s license.
- Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes.
- Experience working with teens preferred
- Experience working in a behavioral healthcare setting preferred
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- 1 day a week of work from home
- Paid Time Off - We understand a healthy work/life balance is crucial for our success, so we maintain a flexible Paid Time Off policy. Employees start accruing PTO immediately upon hire. In addition, employees receive paid holidays, paid sick days, and time off for bereavement and religious observances.
- 401k plans
- Professional Training - We invest in professional growth, offering quarterly continued education, ongoing training, and professional development courses for all employees.
- Free Meals – Employees working at our Residential Treatment Centers are offered free meals provided by our in-house chef.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)/Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA).
- Our employees voted us as a certified Great Place to Work
For information on Evolve's privacy practices, see the Evolve California Personnel Privacy Notice located at https://evolvetreatment.com/personnel-privacy-notice/.
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