Sr. Vice President Clinical Services

Duties & Responsibilities: 

1. Ensure that all clinical programmatic functions across assigned service lines operate efficiently and effectively with a level of quality that coincides with “best in class” integrity.
2. Provide a style of leadership that encourages a high degree of morale and teamwork among staff, which in turn fosters commitment, communication, and decisiveness.
3. Directly supervise assigned clinical leaders, including recruitment, staff development, succession planning, and evaluation. Lead clinical strategic projects and hold leaders accountable for outcomes.
4. Partner with the Chief Clinical Officer to translate the strategic plan and budget into operational objectives for Clinical Services. Serve as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team.
5. Collaborate with Regional Recovery Centers, Marketing, Accounting, Intake, Admissions, and Continuing Care departments to ensure communication, teamwork, and excellent patient care.
6. Coordinate clinical services with other Caron Treatment Centers and regional sites to ensure consistency of care and standardization of clinical practices.
7. Develop, execute, and monitor the Clinical Services operational budget and facility performance objectives. Monitor variances and growth and report financial performance to the Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations. Ensure that all monthly programmatic and financial goals are met within established standards.
8. Participate in the daily clinical huddle to support census management and facilitate the huddle in the absence of the Chief Clinical Officer.
9. When requested, meet personally with high-profile families, referrals, and patients to ensure quality treatment, compliance, and satisfaction.
10. Complete all performance appraisals on direct reports in a timely and satisfactory manner, and ensure appraisals are completed timely throughout the reporting structure.
11. Ensure that all clinical licensing and accreditation standards (including CARF and applicable state licensing requirements) are adhered to by assigned clinical programs. Serve as the lead clinical participant in accrediting and licensing surveys in coordination with the Compliance department and develop clinical leaders to take part in future surveys.
12. Ensure clinical programs and staff maintain compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and Caron confidentiality policies, including the principles of “need to know” and “minimum necessary.”
13. Oversee patient satisfaction, referral satisfaction, and clinical quality indicators for assigned service lines. Analyze outcomes data and recommend and implement changes for improvement.
14. Facilitate Clinical Services leadership meetings with clinical leaders and program leaders to operationalize the strategic plan and enhance clinical programs.
15. Serve as a resource for speaking at national conferences, patient lectures, alumni events, and other educational/therapy functions. Provide community relation activities through referral visits.
16. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the duties or tasks that may be required or assigned.

Physical Requirements:

 The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to work extended hours
2. Must be able to travel to regional sites and to conferences via air and other forms of travel
3. Must be able to present to audiences in large and small group settings which may be lengthy or multiple in a day. Presentations may require standing for long periods of time.
4. This position allows for some remote work and therefore requires a secure home office with computer and high-speed internet access.

Education / Experience Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in a behavioral health or related field with a minimum of 7 years’ progressive supervisory experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder programs, including at least 3 years at the director level or above, is required.
2. Experience across various levels of care within the addiction treatment continuum is required; multi-program or multi-site leadership experience is preferred.
3. Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) is required.
4. Certified Advanced Addiction Counselor (CAAC) is required; independent clinical licensure (e.g., LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist) is preferred.
5. If in recovery, 2 years’ continuous sobriety is preferred.