Clinical Director

Nexus Family Healing is seeking an experienced Clinical Director to lead trauma-informed clinical services within our residential treatment program serving youth and adolescents with complex behavioral health needs in Baltimore, MD.

Nexus Family Healing is located on a historic site in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland, that has been helping kids in need for over 200 years, originally as an orphanage in the early 1800s. In 2012, Nexus Family Healing affiliated with this location, bringing our innovative trauma-informed practices to the youth of Baltimore. This location includes programs for youth and teens with emotional, behavioral and mental health or sexually problematic behaviors, a diagnostic center, a vocational program, a school and treatment foster care for ages 0-21.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Salary Range - $105,000 - $115,000

Full Time - On-site opportunity (1301 Woodbourne Ave, Baltimore, MD)

• Guaranteed salary, schedule, PTO, and health benefits!
• Guaranteed case load and positive impact on youth who need us the most
• Therapist Flexible Scheduling - based on client & family needs
• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Additional 8 Floating Holidays
• Comprehensive clinical and inter-department support - you don't have to do everything yourself!
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• Clinical Professional Development
  • Company sponsored Clinical license renewal expense
  • Company sponsored continuing education training
  • Company sponsored supervision
  • Receive professional training
  • Maintain membership with a professional association
• And much more!

The Clinical Director is responsible in providing trauma-informed care services across all assigned agency functions. The Clinical Director directs and supervises the management of clinical programming and directly related activities at their agency. They will also function as a Nexus management team member with similar responsibilities across all sites.

• Provides program management and administration onsite and within the organization through a trauma-informed care lens.
• Develops, grows, and drives clinical programs and programming consistent with Trauma-Informed clinical best practice, community needs and organization directives.
• Initiates, identifies, and analyzes potential or current problems or risk factors at the agency and generates alternative sound decisions.
• Maintains responsibility for development and monitoring of admission and discharge criteria.

• Provide strategic oversight of clinical operations, including budget management, program policies, referrals, admissions, discharges, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance and program excellence by maintaining current policies and procedures, implementing Nexus treatment philosophies, and meeting all regulatory and safety requirements.
• Lead and develop clinical staff through recruitment, performance evaluation, coaching, training, and ongoing professional development.
• Foster a safe and supportive treatment environment by resolving conflicts, partnering with youth and families, and promoting physical and emotional safety across all program settings.

• Maintain professional and therapeutic standards by establishing appropriate boundaries with clients and families and using strengths-based, respectful communication.
• Ensure compliance and accurate documentation by adhering to licensing requirements, incident reporting procedures, and organizational policies and standards.
• Support client care and team collaboration through active participation in staff meetings, advocacy for client needs, crisis response, and incident management when necessary.
• Demonstrate leadership, flexibility, and professionalism by remaining current on required training, adapting to changing needs, and representing the agency in partnership with executive…