Clinical Supervisor

Clinical Director

Facility: Simple & Serene Detox & Recovery
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Administrator / Executive Leadership
Department: Clinical Services

Position Summary

Simple & Serene Detox & Recovery is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and highly motivated Clinical Director to provide leadership and oversight of clinical services within our detoxification and recovery program.

The Clinical Director is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, ethical, client-centered, and evidence-based behavioral health services. This position provides clinical leadership to the treatment team, oversees clinical documentation and treatment planning, supports regulatory compliance, and ensures continuity of care from admission through discharge.

As a startup and growing organization, the Clinical Director will be a hands-on clinical leader. In addition to administrative and supervisory responsibilities, the Clinical Director may conduct assessments, provide individual and group counseling, participate in treatment planning, and assist with direct clinical services as needed.

The ideal candidate is a strong leader who understands substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, detoxification, trauma-informed care, and the importance of building a positive treatment culture.

Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesClinical Leadership & Program Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight of the facility's clinical services and treatment programming.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic, client-centered, and recovery-oriented clinical environment.
• Ensure clinical services are delivered according to organizational policies, applicable Arizona requirements, payer requirements, and accepted standards of care.
• Collaborate with the Administrator, Medical Director, nursing leadership, and other department leaders regarding program operations and client care.
• Participate in development and implementation of clinical policies, procedures, workflows, and programming.
• Assist leadership with development and continuous improvement of the organization's clinical model.
• Monitor clinical outcomes, quality indicators, and opportunities for program improvement.

Clinical Supervision

• Provide clinical supervision and leadership to counselors, therapists, case managers, and other clinical personnel as appropriate.
• Conduct regular individual and team supervision.
• Provide consultation regarding complex cases, behavioral concerns, discharge barriers, and clinical decision-making.
• Support professional development and ongoing competency of clinical staff.
• Assist with onboarding, orientation, training, and evaluation of clinical employees.
• Promote professional boundaries, ethical practice, accountability, and teamwork.

Assessment & Treatment Planning

• Ensure timely completion of comprehensive behavioral health and substance use assessments.
• Review and oversee individualized treatment plans.
• Ensure treatment plans address client strengths, needs, risks, barriers, goals, and discharge needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Monitor client progress and ensure treatment plans are reviewed and updated appropriately.
• Ensure appropriate coordination between clinical, medical, nursing, case management, and discharge planning services.

Direct Clinical Services

As part of a lean startup model, the Clinical Director will remain clinically engaged and may:

• Conduct biopsychosocial and substance use assessments.
• Provide individual counseling.
• Facilitate therapeutic and psychoeducational groups.
• Conduct family sessions when clinically appropriate.
• Participate in crisis intervention and stabilization.
• Develop treatment and discharge recommendations.
• Assist with case management and continuity-of-care planning.
• Provide clinical coverage when necessary.

As census and staffing increase, direct-service responsibilities may decrease to allow greater focus on clinical leadership, supervision, compliance, and program development.

Documentation & Quality Assurance

• Monitor clinical documentation for accuracy, timeliness, medical necessity, and quality.
• Review assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other clinical records.
• Conduct routine chart audits and provide corrective coaching when deficiencies are identified.
• Ensure documentation supports the services provided and demonstrates progress toward treatment goals.
• Work with leadership to establish documentation standards and clinical workflows within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

Detoxification & Client Safety

• Maintain a working understanding of substance withdrawal, withdrawal-management services, and common behavioral and psychiatric complications associated with detoxification.
• Collaborate closely with nursing and medical personnel regarding clients experiencing changes in behavioral or psychiatric status.
• Ensure appropriate clinical response to suicidal ideation, self-harm risk, behavioral escalation, psychiatric symptoms, and other safety concerns.
• Ensure staff understand appropriate escalation procedures and their individual scopes of responsibility.
• Promote trauma-informed, respectful, and non-punitive approaches to client care.

Discharge & Continuity of Care

• Ensure discharge planning begins early in the treatment process.
• Promote successful transitions into appropriate continuing levels of care.
• Develop relationships with residential treatment programs, outpatient providers, sober living programs, community resources, and other referral partners.
• Ensure clients receive appropriate referrals and follow-up recommendations upon discharge.
• Work to reduce unsuccessful discharges and improve engagement in continuing treatment.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain familiarity with applicable Arizona behavioral health regulations, organizational policies, confidentiality requirements, and professional ethical standards.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and applicable federal substance use disorder confidentiality requirements.
• Participate in regulatory surveys, audits, accreditation activities, corrective action plans, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Immediately report significant clinical, ethical, or safety concerns to executive leadership.
• Assist in investigation and resolution of client grievances, incidents, and clinical complaints when appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, addiction counseling, or a related behavioral health field.
• Current and unrestricted Arizona behavioral health professional license appropriate to the services and supervisory responsibilities of the position.
• Experience providing behavioral health and/or substance use disorder treatment.
• Demonstrated understanding of substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, and evidence-based treatment practices.
• Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning, documentation, and crisis-management skills.
• Experience supervising or leading clinical personnel.
• Ability to successfully complete all required background, fingerprinting, credentialing, and employment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Independently licensed behavioral health professional in Arizona, such as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LISAC, as appropriate to the responsibilities assigned.
• Three or more years of behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment experience.
• Previous clinical leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience working in detoxification, withdrawal management, residential treatment, or inpatient behavioral health.
• Experience with ASAM criteria and level-of-care determinations.
• Experience with utilization review, insurance authorization, Medicaid/AHCCCS, or behavioral health documentation requirements.
• Experience with Joint Commission or CARF accreditation is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Strong clinical judgment and leadership ability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Strong understanding of addiction, recovery, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to behavioral health crises.
• Strong documentation and chart-review skills.
• Knowledge of professional ethics and confidentiality.
• Ability to balance clinical quality with efficient facility operations.
• Ability to build systems and processes within a growing organization.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Commitment to treating clients and families with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Schedule & Availability

Simple & Serene Detox & Recovery operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The Clinical Director's primary schedule will generally be during normal business hours; however, flexibility is required based on client needs, admissions, staffing, emergencies, regulatory requirements, and facility operations.

The Clinical Director may participate in an administrative or clinical on-call rotation as determined by facility leadership.

Our Mission

At Simple & Serene Detox & Recovery, our mission is to provide a safe, compassionate, and peaceful environment where individuals can stabilize, heal, and take the first meaningful steps toward lasting recovery.

We believe exceptional treatment begins with treating every individual with dignity, respect, compassion, and hope. Our goal is not simply to help individuals complete detoxification, but to help them successfully transition into the next stage of recovery.

The Clinical Director will play a critical leadership role in establishing this culture and building a clinical program recognized for quality, integrity, accountability, and compassionate care.

Simple & Serene Detox & Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour

Work Location: In person