Clinical Director – Psychologist, LCSW or LMFT

Psychologists, LCSWs and LMFTs are encouraged to consider a new Clinical Director position with Liberty Healthcare.

Liberty Healthcare operates a 10-bed acute psychiatric hospital within the Maguire Correctional Facility - a San Mateo County jail located in Redwood City, CA.

This unit provides high quality psychiatric care to adults with mental illness and/or co-occurring substance abuse disorders who are in acute crisis – many of whom are conserved and/or incompetent to stand trial.

The Clinical Director role focuses on planning, implementing, and managing the unit’s clinical services, while assuring quality care is provided to patients in a safe environment.

This position involves both management and direct patient care responsibilities, including:

• Helping ensure patients receive high quality care

• Assessing patients, collaborating on treatment plans, and observing response to treatment

• Providing patient-centered mental health services

• Providing leadership, training, consultation, and professional development to clinical and ancillary staff

• Participating in legal hearings and clinical committee meetings

• Cultivating harmonious relationships with County officials and law enforcement professionals

• Partnering with Liberty’s payroll, HR, recruiting, finance, quality assurance and operations teams

• Participating in peer review, utilization management, incident reporting, performance improvement, and quality assurance initiatives

• Scheduling staff / assuring optimal staffing levels

• Championing diversity, equity and inclusion while fostering a mission driven, high performance culture

• Supporting the Executive Director in the management of the unit and assuming leadership responsibilities during absences

As a full-time employee of Liberty Healthcare in this role, you can expect:

• Starting salary between $100,000 and $155,000 (depending on degree, licensure and experience)

• Health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and disability insurance

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and 401k plan

• Company paid basic life insurance and long-term disability insurance

For details regarding Liberty’s benefits plan visit www.libertyhealthcare.com/upload/143.pdf

Moreover, you will have an opportunity to make a profound impact on the mental health of people who are historically underserved and among the most vulnerable mental health patients in the county jail system.

You are a good fit for this position if you possess the following:

• Professional licensure in California as a Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

• Experience providing clinical services to adults who are experiencing acute mental illness – ideally within a jail, prison, forensic hospital or inpatient, correctional or residential psychiatric setting

• Management / leadership experience

• Knowledge of California’s mental health laws and statutes

Liberty Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, equality and inclusion are among our deepest-held values. We work to create an environment that attracts real talent and we seek to motivate, inspire and recognize high performance among all employees - regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or disability. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment.

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