Clinical Director, Behavioral Health

Summary **Active clinical New York license (LCSW, or PhD/PsyD) with board-approved supervisor designation in your state of practice**

**This is a hybrid role so must live in the Westchester/Long Island/NYC area and have the ability to travel to our MH sites in Forest Hills, North Babylon, Mamaroneck, Seldon, Riverdale, Syosset, Bensonhurst, Commack, Rockville Centre**

Lead a state-based mental health practice serving thousands of children and adolescents. Own clinical operations, drive utilization, and build a high-performing team of therapists and psychiatrists while maintaining your clinical roots.

As a Clinical Operating Director, you will own the day-to-day clinical operations for a state-based mental health pod serving thousands of patients annually. You'll drive utilization, patient access, intake workflows, and operational performance while maintaining your clinical credibility as a licensed supervisor and mentor to your team.

This is a hands-on role for a senior clinician who wants to scale impact beyond the therapy room without abandoning clinical practice or supervision.

• Lead a state-based pod of 30–50 clinical FTEs (therapists, psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs)

• Provide board-approved clinical supervision to pre-licensed and newly licensed clinicians per state requirements

• Coach and develop therapists and psychiatrists; build a culture of clinical excellence, peer learning, and evidence-based practice

• Monitor clinical outcomes, functional assessments and drive continuous improvement

• Own provider utilization and scheduling efficiency—drive billable time to 75–90% while protecting clinician wellbeing

• Oversee patient intake, triage, and therapist-patient matching to optimize clinical fit and reduce no-shows

• Manage referral flow from PM Pediatrics urgent care, pediatricians, schools, and third-party platforms

• Drive visit volume growth and revenue per FTE targets while maintaining clinical quality

• Work with mental health leadership team to develop and implement innovate programs across the service line

• Lead a pod—exponentially greater impact than individual clinical practice

• Build a high-performing team of 30–50 clinicians delivering evidence-based care to children and families in high-need markets

• Help PM Pediatrics scale nationally over the next 24 months

• This is not a "clinical operations coordinator" role. You'll own P&L contribution, utilization targets, and revenue growth while maintaining clinical credibility and supervision responsibilities.

• Rare opportunity to lead as a clinician-operator: respected by your clinical team while driving business performance

• You'll own your pod's performance: hiring, scheduling, utilization , patient experience, and quality outcomes

• Freedom to pilot innovations, launch specialty programs, and shape clinical operations within your market

• PM Pediatrics is scaling aggressively. High performers will have opportunities to take on multi-state leadership, enterprise functional roles, or new market launches.

• Direct exposure to executive leadership, board members, and strategic decision-making

• Active clinical license (LCSW, or PhD/PsyD) with board-approved supervisor designation in your state of practice and Medicaid enrollment in the state (s) of practice

• 5+ years of post-licensure clinical experience in mental health or behavioral health settings

• 3+ years of leadership experience in clinical operations, practice management, or team leadership

• Experience in pediatric or adolescent mental health settings (outpatient clinics, school-based programs, integrated care)

• Proven ability to drive utilization , scheduling, and operational performance in healthcare settings

• Strong business acumen: Demonstrated p roficien cy in data management and analytics including creating reports, spreadsheets and presentations , read ing and comprehend ing P&L statements, mak ing data-driven decisions

• Clinical credibility: therapists and psychiatrists respect you as a clinician, supervisor, and mentor

• Comfort with technology: proficiency with EMRs, telehealth platforms, scheduling systems, and analytics dashboards

• Hybrid model : combination of on-site presence (clinic locations, supervision sessions, team meetings) and remote work (administrative tasks, telehealth oversight)

• Multi-state licensure (especially for virtual care leadership)

• Direct experience with value-based care, payer contracting, or population health management

• Track record scaling clinical operations (growing teams, launching new programs , entering new markets)

• Specialty expertise in trauma, DBT, perinatal mental health, or other high-need populations

• Prior experience in urgent care, retail healthcare, or high-volume outpatient settings