Clinical Director (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD, or PhD)

Breathe (Life Healing Centers) is hiring for a Clinical Director in West Hollywood, CA area!

The Clinical Director oversees all clinical operations across Residential, PHP, and IOP at Breathe Life Healing Centers. This role provides leadership, supervision, clinical oversight, and program development to ensure that services are delivered with excellence, compassion, and adherence to evidence-based, trauma-informed, and LGBTQ-affirming standards of care.

The Clinical Director supervises clinical staff, maintains compliance, ensures proper documentation and workflow, and may provide clinical sign-off on progress notes, assessments, treatment plans, and other documentation as required by licensure. The role requires strong competency in working with diverse populations, including LGBTQ+ clients, and familiarity with areas such as substance use, trauma, co-occurring disorders, and issues related to sexualized drug use.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee all clinical services across Residential, PHP, and IOP, ensuring high-quality care delivery.
• Provide weekly individual and/or group supervision to licensed and unlicensed clinical staff.
• Review and sign off on clinical documentation as needed, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
• Ensure cohesive communication and alignment across all levels of care.
• Lead the treatment team in case conceptualization, risk assessment, and clinical decision-making.
• Provide leadership during crises, escalations, and complex clinical situations.
• Oversee daily clinical operations, staffing, scheduling, and group programming.
• Ensure treatment plans and documentation meet internal, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead clinical quality assurance initiatives and maintain alignment with Joint Commission and DHCS standards.
• Oversee clinical aspects of admissions, level-of-care determinations, and step-down transitions.
• Collaborate with the Executive Team on program development, expansion, and improvement.
• Ensure that all clinical services are LGBTQ-affirming and culturally responsive.
• Provide training and guidance to staff on LGBTQ+ topics, identity development, trauma, and clinical best practices.
• Offer clinical consultation on cases involving sexual identity, relationships, and sexuality-related concerns.
• Maintain familiarity with issues related to sexualized drug use/chemsex and provide clinical guidance when relevant, without being positioned as a program specialty.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active, unrestricted California licensure as LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PsyD, or PhD (must meet supervision requirements).
• Minimum five years of clinical experience in behavioral health, with at least two years in leadership or supervisory roles.
• Experience overseeing multidisciplinary teams in residential and outpatient treatment settings.
• Strong competency in working with LGBTQ+ clients and understanding identity, trauma, and family/system dynamics.
• Knowledge and clinical familiarity with issues related to sexualized drug use/chemsex, sexual trauma, and relational dynamics (not required to be a specialty area).
• Thorough understanding of ASAM criteria, DSM-5, and evidence-based clinical practices.
• Ability to supervise and sign off on clinical documentation for licensed and unlicensed clinicians.
• CPR/First Aid, TB clearance, and I-9 documentation required upon hire.

Benefits Designed for You and Yours

Sero Mental Health and its subsidiary companies are proud to offer full-time employees and their dependents enrollment in multi-level medical, dental, and vision health benefits with substantial employer premium contributions. Additionally, the company offers employer paid Life Insurance and AD&D, Long Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and Employee Assistance Plans. Employees can choose from a variety of voluntary benefits including Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Short Term Disability Coverage, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Plans, Critical Illness Coverage, and Legal Assistance. Furthermore, the company offers generous Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay.

Both full and part-time employees have the opportunity to enroll in the company’s 401(K) Retirement Plans with company match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed per paycheck. Employees contributing to their 401K plan are 100% vested immediately upon becoming eligible for the company match.

All benefits are effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person