Regional Director, Outpatient Services
The Clinical Manager, Outpatient Behavioral Health provides enterprise-wide clinical leadership for outpatient behavioral health services while overseeing the daily clinical operations of the Portland Outpatient office. Reporting to the Regional Director, this position serves as the organization's functional leader for outpatient behavioral health, establishing clinical standards, supervising therapists and interns, ensuring regulatory compliance, and advancing integrated co-occurring treatment across all outpatient locations.
The position directly supervises licensed behavioral health clinicians, behavioral health interns, and pre-licensed clinicians throughout the outpatient division. In addition, the position has operational responsibility for Portland outpatient clinical services, including direct supervision of Substance Use Disorder counselors and behavioral health clinicians. The Clinical Manager maintains a limited direct patient care caseload to support assessment coverage, clinical engagement, and consultation.
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight for behavioral health services across all outpatient locations.
- Develop standardized integrated behavioral health practices, documentation standards, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
- Provide clinical supervision for therapists, interns, and pre-licensed clinicians in accordance with Oregon licensing requirements.
- Coordinate university internship programs and complete required evaluations.
- Monitor behavioral health quality, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
- Provide consultation for complex behavioral health cases.
- Directly supervise Portland outpatient SUD counselors and behavioral health clinicians.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, productivity, workflow, performance management, and daily clinic operations.
- Conduct hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance evaluations, and corrective action.
- Serve as the senior clinical leader for the Portland office in the absence of the Regional Director.
- Ensure compliance with CARF, OARs, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, payer requirements, and organizational policies.
- Conduct chart reviews, clinical observations, and quality improvement activities.
- Maintain a limited caseload (generally 2–4 patients) and provide assessment or crisis coverage as needed.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and organizational leadership initiatives.
- Advanced knowledge of DSM-5-TR, ASAM Criteria, and integrated co-occurring treatment.
- Knowledge of Oregon behavioral health regulations and CARF accreditation standards.
- Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to analyze productivity, quality, and operational performance.
- Proficiency with EHR systems and Microsoft Office.
- Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related behavioral health field.
- Minimum five years of behavioral health clinical experience.
- Leadership experience in outpatient behavioral health preferred.
- Experience supervising interns and pre-licensed clinicians preferred.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned other duties consistent with business needs.
