Director - Clinical Services

Company Summary

Beacon is a successful and national private-equity backed behavioral health company providing residential-based services and supports to children and adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Severe Mental Illness, Autism, and high-acuity behaviors.

The Director of Clinical Services is responsible for the oversight, development, and execution of all market specific clinical programs within the organization. This includes implementation of core standards of clinical care, crisis intervention, staff training, compliance monitoring, collaborating and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and financial management of clinical operations. The role ensures that individuals supported receive high-quality, evidence-based care in compliance with Medicaid, state, and federal regulations.

Supervises Clinicians and Behavior Specialists, as well as the Assistant Director Role if applicable.

• Partner with the Vice President of Clinical Operations to ensure implementation of a best-in-class, evidenced based behavioral health and clinical model across the state.
• Promote "One Team" across the state, where medical, clinical, and our operation’s teams work together to achieve the highest quality of care and support possible.
• Provide leadership and oversight of the clinical behavioral health team, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain effective systems to support individuals with intellectual disabilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, county, and company policies and procedures.
• Ensure standards of care surrounding acuity measuring, staffing caseloads, service type and frequency and safety monitoring are being adhered to.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams and work as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring coordinated, person-centered care across services.

• Develop and grow the capacity of the program according to the strategic goals of the company
• Participate in budget management, and operational oversight to enhance service delivery and financial sustainability.
• Oversight of crisis prevention and intervention response to ensure effectiveness. This includes working with the larger Beacon Care Team, law enforcement, mobile crisis services, community mental health agencies and hospital systems to engage in pre-planning activities, coordination of care, post-crisis stabilization and assistance with transitions of care from the program to other services and supports.
• Develop and implement crisis stabilization plans and provide direct crisis intervention and risk assessment as necessary.
• Oversee the provision of therapeutic interventions to ensure quality, consistency and appropriateness for the level of acuity identified.
• Provide oversight to ensure that all individualized support plans are clear, accurate, and tailored to each supported individual’s needs, while identifying precursors and antecedents related to high acuity behaviors.
• Develop systems and practices to ensure all staff working with supported individuals understand and can effectively implement behavior support plans.
• Serve as a liaison between the organization and external behavioral health providers, including Medicaid-funded services if applicable.
• Supervise and mentor clinical staff, including behavioral specialists, therapists, and crisis intervention professionals. Provide consultation to other care team members as requested.
• Develop, oversee and implement interdisciplinary care team trainings on behavioral interventions, crisis management, therapeutic best-practices and other staff development topics as identified.
• Evaluate staff performance,…