Clinical Director (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LADC) - Adult Outpatient

Company: Rushford
Location: East Hartford
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Work where -every moment -matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

Rushford Center, one of Connecticut's leading providers of addiction and mental health services, is nationally recognized for delivering outstanding prevention, treatment and recovery programs. We offer a wide range of programs including Acute Care and Evaluation, Residential Addiction Treatment, Individual, Group & Family Therapy, Intensive Outpatient programs and Community Support Programs. Through the passion of our specialists, we continue to treat every patient with care, compassion and respect, while providing affordable and accessible services.
Job Summary
Oversees the administrative, clinical, and operational activities of services provided at Rushford. - Supervises the clinical management teams of these services, with a focus on clinical excellence, evidence-based practice, strategic growth, quality analysis, program development, implementation, and stability.
Job Responsibilities

• Utilizes lean principles to analyze designated program needs and develop recommended strategies for the department that align with the organization's goals. - Establishes priorities, eliminates impediments and resolves problems. - Monitors performance measures, identifies, recommends and directs quality improvement initiatives to meet program goals and objectives on a continual basis while meeting external and internal compliance standards. Ensure that all programmatic functions are operating efficiently and effectively.
  
• Utilizing clinical and compliance knowledge to ensure that all clinical work performed is within the ethical and professional guidelines of Rushford, the Connecticut Certification Board, American Psychological Association and other professional ethical standards. Ensures that client documentation within all programs is in compliance with auditing bodies by auditing documentation and providing feedback on documentation entries.
  
• Teach, coach, and mentor clinical staff and interns, including, as applicable, those in other departments across Rushford and the Behavioral Health Network.
  
• Develop, implement and analyze operational budgets and performance to ensure objectives are met.
  
• Drive promotional and marketing activities that support the utilization of Rushford services. Collaborates with Marketing and Communications team, perform speaking engagements for targeted groups in the facility and community and represent Rushford on committees.
  
• Participate in strategic planning services throughout Rushford. Analyze monthly financial and programmatic goals and budgets to ensure goals are met.
  
• Perform other functions and responsibilities as assigned including providing clinical coverage in the face of staffing shortages.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  

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  Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Related Human Service Field
  Three years' experience in a clinical management role
  Active CT License in Social Work, Professional Counseling, Alcohol & Drug Counselor, or Marital & Family Therapy
  
• Provides a collaborative style of leadership that encourages a high degree of morale, teamwork, and shared governance among staff, which in turn fosters commitment, communication and decisiveness
  
• The ability to work with objectivity and empathy with the individual needs of clinical and support staff and positive past performance for conflict resolution and team building
  
• The ability to work collaboratively with clients, families, staff, and other departments
  
• Must be computer literate and be able to work with most Microsoft products and network components
  
• Must have fluid communication skills that foster teamwork and high morale. - Further, must be able to promote services in the media such as radio, television and print
  
• Must be able to set an example as a leader that direct reports to them want to follow with enthusiasm
  
• Must possess a high degree of leadership skills both in theory and practice, including the Hartford Healthcare Leadership Behaviors
  
• Must possess a high degree of organizational skills and be able to impart critical and sensitive information to his/her direct reports
  
• Must be thoroughly familiar and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principals and programs of the various clinical modalities
  
• Must possess the willingness and capacity for growth, both personally and professionally
  
  -As a Hartford HealthCare entity, Rushford provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package consisting of:
  
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    Medical and dental benefits
    401(k) plan with employer match
    Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including seven paid holidays
    
  • Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs - - - - - - - - - - -
    
    With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is -your moment.

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