Senior Director, Mood Disorders Center

Summary: 

Child Mind Institute is recruiting a Senior Director to lead one of the therapy teams that comprises the Child Mind Medical Practice.  We are a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, social workers, speech-language therapists and learning specialists who work closely to ensure each family gets the care and attention they need. Our clinicians are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders.

The Senior Director manages a team of psychologists and social workers providing diagnostic evaluations and evidence-based treatment services to children with anxiety and mood disorders.  They are responsble for ensuring that our clinicians have the professional development and support they need to provide the highest quality clinical care.  The Senior Director works with practice leadership to create a collaborative and supportive environment that allows our clinicians to accomplish our shared goals. 

In addition to managing the team, the Senior Director will also provide comprehensive evaluations and evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults.

This position reports to the Clinical Director.  This is an exempt, full-time position located in our New York or California offices. 

We’re dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments.

The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Child Mind Institute is committed to creating an inclusive culture where all employees feel welcomed and valued.  

Responsibilities: 

Clinical

• Supervise and mentor clinical staff and trainees; ensure high quality, evidence-based clinical care
• Manage patient and family escalations
• Ensure compliance with clinical standards of care and best practices
• Ensure that clinicians have an appropriate case mix and focus based on their professional goals and practice needs
• Perform clinical activities; diagnostic evaluation, neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents

Management

• Support the professional growth of the team’s clinical faculty; encourage and foster innovative ideas and provide opportunities for development
• Assess job performance of current staff through performance evaluations
• Participate in recruiting and interviewing new clinicians across all clinical domains

Administrative

• Along with administrative leadership, review clinical productivity thresholds; remove barriers to meeting goals
• Participate in new program development as content expert
• Participate in the strategic planning and support the execution of Child Mind Institute’s overall goals and mission

Qualifications: 

• Doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program in clinical psychology 
• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice in child mental healthcare 
• Must have current, valid, unrestricted license, or be eligible for license, to practice child and adolescent psychology or social work in the states of New York or California
• Board certification or eligible for certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology
• Demonstrated clinical excellence in your field
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and team building skills 
• Strong teamwork ethic; positive, flexible attitude; ability to take complete ownership of responsibilities 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups
• Flexible attitude and ability to adapt to change 
• Passion for the Child Mind Institute mission

Special Considerations:

Please upload your CV during the application process. 

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations