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The Role
Lead the launch and daily operation of an adolescent intensive outpatient program. Oversee scheduling, staffing, compliance, safety, quality improvement, reporting, and emergency response. Provide clinical leadership, supervision, risk assessment, safety planning, utilization review, and evidence-based adolescent and family treatment. Maintain 24/7 on-call availability and coordinate with leadership, schools, referral partners, payors, and community stakeholders.
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Program Director / Lead Clinician | Fayetteville, GA
About Greater Georgia Behavioral Health
Greater Georgia Behavioral Health is launching Groundwork, a new Adolescent Afterschool Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) based in Fayetteville, GA. The program is built around structured, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care for adolescents ages 12 to 17.
The Opportunity
Greater Georgia Behavioral Health is looking for a Program Director / Lead Clinician to open and lead Groundwork from the ground up. This full-time, in-person leadership role suits an experienced clinician ready to run day-to-day operations, supervise staff, uphold compliance and safety standards, and carry the program from launch onward. The role includes 24/7 on-call availability for emergencies and program continuity, with a target start date of ASAP ahead of program launch.
What You'll Do
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the adolescent IOP, ensuring the program runs efficiently within a structured, recovery-oriented environment
- Lead operational functions including scheduling, program flow, staff coordination, and supplies and resources; proactively resolve operational challenges to maintain continuity of care
- Report regularly to clinical and executive leadership on operations, staffing, and service delivery, including prompt and accurate reporting of concerns, incidents, and service interruptions
- Maintain 24/7 on-call availability for urgent matters and after-hours support
- Provide administrative oversight of clinical, case management, and recovery support staff; support staff in meeting documentation, compliance, and performance expectations
- Foster teamwork, accountability, and professional development among staff
- Ensure administrative processes support seamless, ethical, trauma-informed, person-centered care and program integrity
- Serve as Compliance, QA, and Safety Officer: ensure full compliance with state, federal, and accreditation standards; oversee daily safety protocols, routine safety checks, audits, policy development, and quality improvement
- Lead emergency response, de-escalation, and coordination of emergency transport during critical incidents
- Provide clinical leadership, including PHP/IOP program operations, adolescent DBT-A, CBT, trauma-focused (TF-CBT), and family systems approaches, clinical supervision of associate-licensed staff, utilization review and commercial payor medical necessity, KPI management, and adolescent risk assessment and safety planning
Requirements
What You Bring
- Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related behavioral health field
- Independent Georgia clinical licensure in good standing: LPC, LCSW, or LMFT
- Board-approved clinical supervisor status, or eligibility, preferred
- CPR/First Aid certification within 30 days of hire
- Minimum 1 to 2 years in substance use disorder treatment or behavioral health services; prior management or supervisory experience required
- 3+ years of post-graduate clinical experience with adolescents and families preferred
Preferred
- Certification or intensive training in DBT-A or TF-CBT
- Adolescent IOP program leadership experience
- Knowledge of financial practices, reporting, and budget oversight
- Familiarity with public relations and community engagement in behavioral health systems
- Experience with KIPU EMR
- Joint Commission survey readiness
- School and referral-partner liaison experience
Benefits
Compensation and Schedule
Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 annually
Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite | Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM, plus 24/7 on-call availability
This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Greater Georgia Behavioral Health
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related behavioral health field
- Independent Georgia clinical licensure in good standing as LPC, LCSW, or LMFT
- Prior management or supervisory experience
- Minimum 1 to 2 years of experience in substance use disorder treatment or behavioral health services
- Board-approved clinical supervisor status or eligibility
- CPR and First Aid certification within 30 days of hire
- At least 3 years of post-graduate clinical experience with adolescents and families
- Certification or intensive training in DBT-A or TF-CBT
- Adolescent IOP program leadership experience
- Knowledge of financial practices, reporting, and budget oversight
- Familiarity with public relations and community engagement in behavioral health systems
- Experience with KIPU EMR
- Joint Commission survey readiness experience
- School and referral-partner liaison experience
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The Company
What We Do
Atlantic Health Strategies is a full-service operations and compliance partner for behavioral health, mental health, eating disorder, freestanding psychiatric, and addiction treatment providers nationwide, offering full-spectrum operational support.
