Assistant Director of Clinical Services

Who We Are:

The Smoky Mountain Lodge at Pasadena Villa is a residential psychiatric treatment center in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Our compassionate, dedicated staff fosters an environment of healing. By providing treatment for the full spectrum of mental health disorders, we ensure that clients are well prepared for life after treatment.

What We Offer:

• Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
• Multiple Career Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• Multiple health plan design options
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Generous Team Member Referral Program
• Parental Leave

How You Will Contribute:

The Assistant Director of Clinical Services (ADCS) is responsible for assisting the Clinical Director in the quality of clinical care, the appropriateness of clinical programming, and ensuring the day-to-day clinical operations at Pasadena Villas Smoky Mountain Lodge. The ADCS is responsible for providing individual and group therapeutic services for an assigned caseload. The ADCS assists the Clinical Director in the overall administration of clinical services, including case assignment and scheduling. This position acts as liaison with families, referral sources and other agencies in improving services and minimizing unplanned discharges.

Relationships and Contacts:

Within the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with facility and national leadership teams, and peers throughout the organization. Provides immediate supervision to the clinical team, under the leadership of the Program Director and Associate CEO & Network Clinical Director.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervision and Staffing
• Assists with hiring, training, and supervising the clinical team.
• Assists with 90 day and annual reviews for the clinical team. Must submit all reviews before scheduled deadline.
• Actively engages with clients in the milieu and outside activities throughout the workday.
• Provides clinical supervision to clinicians in both individual and group settings, offering guidance and feedback to motivate and positively develop the clinical team.
• Works closely with the clinical and direct care teams to ensure a therapeutic environment is maintained, appropriate treatment planning, and discharge management.
• Conducts individual therapy sessions and specialized groups, always maintaining an individual caseload.
• Ensures compliance with state and Joint Commission accreditation. Assists other clinical staff to maintain their compliance. To include, producing documentation that supports compliance.
• Coordinates client care with the treatment team, family, and resident; implements discharge planning.
• Communicates with referral sources and families, keeping them informed of treatment goals, plans and