CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Summary of Major Functions

The Clinical Director provides clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for EDCare's Nebraska programs. This position is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based patient care; providing leadership and development to the clinical team; and overseeing the effective daily operation of assigned programs.

Clinical Leadership and Patient Care

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based treatment consistent with EDCare's clinical philosophy, policies, and standards.
• Maintain appropriate clinical involvement in individual and/or group patient care based on program and organizational needs.
• Provide clinical guidance and consultation regarding complex patient needs, treatment planning, level-of-care decisions, discharge planning, and continuity of care by providing clinical supervision to assigned clinical staff and interns.
• Ensure clinical documentation is completed accurately and within established organizational timeframes.
• Monitor patient progress and participate in clinical staffing and treatment decisions, including recommendations regarding changes in level of care.
• Ensure appropriate clinical coverage for individual and group patient sessions.
• Provide or coordinate clinical training, education, and professional development opportunities for clinical staff.
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication among clinical disciplines.
• Support the development, evaluation, and implementation of clinical programming to meet patient and community needs.
• Provide oversight of patient discharge coordination, including appropriate communication with referring providers and collaboration with continuing-care providers.
• Complete peer-to-peer insurance reviews when clinically appropriate and within professional scope.

Program Management and Quality

• Direct and oversee the daily clinical and operational functions of the Nebraska programs.
• Ensure quality provision of services through monitoring of clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, documentation, and other established performance measures.
• Conduct regular clinical documentation audits, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, aftercare plans, and discharge summaries, to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Ensure programs operate in accordance with applicable accreditation, regulatory, licensing, and organizational requirements.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of clinical policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve clinical quality, operational efficiency, and the patient experience.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new or modified clinical programs based on organizational and community needs.

Staff Leadership and Development

• Provide leadership and oversight to assigned Nebraska clinical staff.
• Establish staffing schedules and patient assignments based on census, workload, clinical needs, and available resources.
• Ensure appropriate staffing coverage, including management of PTO and other scheduling needs.
• Lead or participate in regular clinical and program staffing meetings.
• Partner with Human Resources in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, onboarding, retaining, and developing clinical staff.
• Provide ongoing coaching, supervision, and performance feedback to staff.
• Complete employee performance evaluations in accordance with organizational expectations.
• Address employee performance, conduct, and workplace concerns promptly and collaboratively with Human Resources.
• Identify opportunities for professional growth and career development, including continuing education, training, and licensure development.
• Establish orientation and training plans for new clinical employees.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and patient-centered team culture.

Admissions, Census, and Clinical Operations

• Collaborate with Admissions, Utilization Review, clinical leadership, and other departments to support appropriate and timely patient admissions and transitions of care.
• Monitor program census and patient flow and work collaboratively with organizational leadership to support established census goals.
• Evaluate staffing needs relative to census, patient acuity, clinical requirements, and budgetary considerations.
• Participate in admissions and census discussions to balance patient clinical needs, program capacity, staffing resources, and organizational objectives.
• Ensure timely communication of information necessary to support billing, utilization review, and other administrative functions.
• Identify operational barriers affecting admissions, patient retention, or continuity of care and collaborate with appropriate departments to develop solutions.

Community and Organizational Collaboration

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with local providers, community partners, and other professional stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local universities and graduate programs to support clinical internships, training opportunities, and future recruitment.
• Represent EDCare and the Nebraska programs professionally within the community.
• Collaborate with Outreach and Marketing to support community education, awareness of EDCare programs, and appropriate referral relationships.
• Participate in educational presentations and other community-facing activities as appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of developments within the local behavioral health and eating-disorder treatment community and communicate relevant information to organizational leadership.

Administrative and Organizational Leadership

• Serve as a key organizational leader for the Nebraska clinic and communicate significant clinical, staffing, operational, and program matters to executive leadership.
• Participate in the development and implementation of short- and long-term goals for the Nebraska programs.
• Participate in organizational strategic planning and leadership initiatives as requested.
• Participate in the development and management of annual and periodic budgets for Nebraska clinical programs.
• Regularly review program financial performance in collaboration with Finance and executive leadership, including census, staffing, resource utilization, and budget performance.
• Monitor staffing and operational decisions with consideration for both quality of patient care and responsible utilization of organizational resources.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, Human Resources, Finance, Admissions, Utilization Review, Outreach, and other departments to support organizational objectives.
• Participate in leadership meetings and committees as assigned.
• Maintain appropriate records, reports, schedules, and other administrative documentation required for effective clinic operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in behavioral health field required.
• Current applicable clinical licensure in the State of Nebraska required.
• Experience providing treatment to individuals with eating disorders required; experience across multiple levels of care required.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and provide clinical guidance regarding eating disorders and co-occurring diagnoses required.
• Clinical leadership and supervisory experience required; minimum of two years of supervisory or management experience preferred.

Computer Skills

• Minimum of intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within an electronic medical records system.
• Must be able to efficiently learn and effectively work within various software products.