The Role
Leads clinical services at an outpatient behavioral health clinic by supervising therapists, reviewing documentation, ensuring regulatory and payer compliance, supporting complex cases, monitoring quality and productivity, and contributing to staff development, hiring, training, and clinic growth. The role also maintains a limited clinical caseload or provides direct services as needed.
Summary Generated by Built In
Rite Path Behavioral Health, a program of Rite of Passage, is seeking an experienced Clinical Director to lead clinical services at our Tempe outpatient clinic.
The Clinical Director will work closely with the Regional Director to oversee clinical quality, staff supervision, compliance, documentation, and day-to-day clinical operations. We are looking for a strong clinician and leader who can mentor therapists, maintain high clinical standards, and help grow our Tempe clinic.
Perks & Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and company paid Life Insurance within 90 days, and 401k match of up to 6% after 1 year of employment, Paid Time Off that can be used as soon as it accrues and more! ROP-benefits-and-perks-2
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight to therapists and behavioral health staff.
- Provide individual and group clinical supervision, including supervision toward independent licensure when applicable.
- Review clinical documentation for quality, medical necessity, compliance, and appropriate Golden Thread.
- Provide consultation on complex cases, crisis situations, risk management, and clinical decision-making.
- Monitor clinical documentation, caseloads, productivity, utilization, and quality of services.
- Ensure compliance with Arizona regulations, AHCCCS, private insurance, and organizational requirements.
- Participate in chart audits and quality improvement activities.
- Assist with interviewing, onboarding, training, coaching, and evaluating clinical staff.
- Lead clinical meetings, case consultations, and staff development activities.
- Collaborate with psychiatric providers, therapists, behavioral health staff, and administrative staff.
- Work with the Regional Director on program development, clinic growth, and operational needs.
- Maintain a limited clinical caseload or provide direct clinical services as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in counseling, social work, or a related behavioral health field.
- Current and unrestricted Arizona LPC or LCSW license.
- Must be an Arizona-approved clinical supervisor or meet applicable Arizona requirements to provide clinical supervision toward independent licensure.
- Strong knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical documentation, and behavioral health treatment.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience supervising or leading behavioral health professionals.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Manager, Lead Therapist, or similar leadership role.
- Outpatient behavioral health experience.
- Experience supervising clinicians working toward independent licensure.
- Knowledge of AHCCCS requirements and behavioral health documentation standards.
- Knowledge of billing practices for AHCCCS and private insurance.
- Experience with clinical audits, quality improvement, utilization review, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
About Rite Path Behavioral Health
Rite Path Behavioral Health is an outpatient behavioral health clinic serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
Our services include individual, family, couples, and group therapy, Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) services, behavioral health support services, and psychiatric services.
Why Join Rite Path?
This is an opportunity to take an active leadership role in the continued growth of our Tempe clinic. The Clinical Director will have the ability to develop clinicians, strengthen clinical quality, help shape programs, and work directly with the Regional Director to expand services and improve client care.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree or higher in counseling, social work, or a related behavioral health field
- Current and unrestricted Arizona LPC or LCSW license
- Arizona-approved clinical supervisor status or eligibility under applicable Arizona requirements to supervise clinicians toward independent licensure
- Knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical documentation, and behavioral health treatment
- Leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Experience supervising or leading behavioral health professionals
- Previous experience as a Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor, Clinical Manager, Lead Therapist, or similar leadership role
- Outpatient behavioral health experience
- Experience supervising clinicians working toward independent licensure
- Knowledge of AHCCCS requirements and behavioral health documentation standards
- Knowledge of billing practices for AHCCCS and private insurance
- Experience with clinical audits, quality improvement, utilization review, and regulatory compliance
- Experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families
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The Company
What We Do
Rite of Passage is a leading national provider of programs and services for troubled and at-risk youth. With 35 years of experience in the juvenile justice industry, Rite of Passage has multiple service divisions that work with nearly 2,000 youth and families daily including schools, community-based services, academic-model programs, gender-specific treatment and secure facilities. The agency and its staff provide targeted services, skill-building opportunities and rich programming that promote youth success within their community, and for life.
