Regional Clinical Director

About the role

The role provides senior clinical leadership for multiple California clinics treating severe mental illness. You will own clinical outcomes and supervise clinical teams in Northern or Southern California.

Leaders set direction and build the conditions for their teams to succeed. They hire, coach, and hold people accountable. Leadership work spans strategy, communication, and decision making. Effective leaders give clear context and remove obstacles for the people who report to them. Leadership roles are measured by team outcomes, retention, and delivery. Most organizations expect leaders to be visible, predictable, and generous with context.

Key facts

What you'll do

Clinical oversight is delivered across PHP and IOP programs in California sites. You ensure consistent application of evidence-based practices aligned with Amae's clinical model and collaborate with psychiatry and multidisciplinary teams to maintain high standards of integrated care.

Your feedback, coaching, and clarity of performance expectations develop clinicians and prepare them for expanded responsibility. Psychological safety, accountability, and continuous learning are modeled and reinforced across teams.

Operational gaps in sites are identified in partnership with the GM, and targeted improvement plans are developed and executed.

Requirements

A master's or doctoral degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related clinical field is required. An active, unrestricted California clinical license - LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Psychologist - is required. BBS-approved supervisor certification or eligibility is required. At least 8 years of post-licensure clinical experience is required, including at least 3 years in a clinical leadership or supervisory role. Direct experience with PHP, IOP, or equivalent high-acuity behavioral health programs is required. Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary clinical teams is required. The ability to work across multiple clinic sites throughout the Los Angeles Metro area is required.

Practical notes

Typical interview steps

Leadership hiring usually includes a strategy case, a people scenario, and a values conversation. Candidates may be asked to turn around a struggling team or plan for growth. Past results are examined closely, especially how decisions were made. Interviewers dig into specific decisions you made and their consequences. Preparing two or three decision stories with numbers and lessons is the best use of time.

Good to know

This role operates at the intersection of clinical leadership, people management, and operational execution in a growth-stage behavioral health organization. The work relies on precision medicine concepts for severe mental illness and the use of longitudinal data to inform care decisions. Clinical protocols, measurement science, and integrated care models are developed and refined in this role. The position contributes to a broader system of coordinated care across high-acuity programs. Evidence-based practices are implemented and validated across multidisciplinary teams.

Questions to ask

Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.

Career growth

Leadership careers move from manager to senior manager, director, and executive roles. Each step adds more scope and more responsibility for outcomes. The best leaders keep learning how to delegate, communicate, and decide. Leadership careers reward a record of building and developing people. The higher you go, the more your communication shapes the whole organization.