Clinical Director, Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)

At Gracent, we are dedicated to supporting children with developmental needs through evidence-based therapies, compassionate care, clinical excellence, and innovative approaches. The children we serve are at the heart of everything we do and remain our top priority. 

The Clinical Director of SLP will play a critical leadership role in the success and continued growth of our pediatric therapy programs. While this position includes strategic oversight of both the speech-language pathology (SLP) and mental health (MH) teams, the ideal candidate is a CCC-SLP who is passionate about pediatric care, clinical quality, and team development. In this role, the Clinical Director will also support operational coordination of the MH team, with clinical oversight provided by our Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs). 

This role is responsible for driving excellence in client outcomes, team performance, and programs operations by monitoring Balanced Scorecard goals, clinical quality, financial targets, and client satisfaction. The Clinical Director will directly supervise and maintain strategic oversight of all SLP and MH operations and therapists, playing a key role in advancing Gracent’s mission to deliver exceptional, family-centered care. 

The base salary for this role is $75,000–$80,000, with eligibility for a performance-based bonus of up to 20%.

Essential Functions: 

• Client Care & Administration: The Clinical Director will lead the charge in elevating clinical standards across the SLP team and provide operational and supervisory support for our LCSWs, ensuring alignment with Gracent’s interdisciplinary care standards. 
• Culture Development: The Clinical Director is expected to lead by example, promoting the company's goals, mission, vision and creating a collaborative culture. They will assess and organize ongoing training for team members, ensuring they are trained in best practices and commensurate with the responsibilities of their jobs. In collaboration with the SLPs and mental health professionals, the Clinical Director will maintain a safe, orderly, and organized work environment.
• Team Performance Tracking: The Clinical Director will ensure team members bill for therapy appointments and complete clinical documentation in a timely manner to meet hours of care standards per company guidelines. They will identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the SLP/MH teams and maintain quality assurance by performing documentation audits. Additionally, they will enforce company procedures for client cancellations and identify creative scheduling solutions to maximize rescheduling opportunities.
• Team Management: The Clinical Director will oversee staffing needs and guide team development across all locations. Through clear goal-setting and strategic action planning, this role will ensure high performance at both the individual and team levels. Responsibilities will include recruiting and interviewing, identifying staffing needs based on therapist efficiency and client demand, guiding new hires through the 90-day orientation process, and conducting performance reviews per organizational standards. In coordination with Human Resources, the Clinical Director will also handle offboarding processes and address performance improvement or disciplinary needs as necessary.
• Hours of Care Standards: The Clinical Director will maintain or exceed efficiency expectations as established by the organization. Individual and overall team efficiency are reviewed and discussed on an as needed basis. 
• Optimization of Operations: The Clinical Director