About Mainspring Recovery
Mainspring Recovery is a behavioral health organization dedicated to
delivering compassionate, evidence-based substance use disorder treatment
across multiple levels of care. With facilities in Lynchburg and Dumfries,
Virginia, Mainspring supports individuals and families on the path to lasting
recovery through clinical excellence, strong operational infrastructure, and a
culture rooted in accountability and integrity.
The Opportunity
Mainspring Recovery is seeking an experienced Clinical Director to lead
its ASAM 2.5 partial hospitalization and ASAM 3.1 clinically managed,
low-intensity residential services in Dumfries, Virginia. This on-site
leadership position is responsible for ensuring consistent, coordinated, and
evidence-based care across both levels of treatment.
The Clinical Director will oversee daily clinical operations, supervise
licensed and associate-level clinicians, strengthen treatment programming, and
ensure compliance with ASAM criteria, Virginia DBHDS regulations, CARF
standards, payer requirements, and applicable laws. This position reports to
the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer.
What You'll Do
- Lead daily clinical operations
across the ASAM 2.5 partial hospitalization and ASAM 3.1 residential
programs
- Promote consistency, effective
transitions, and continuity of care between the two levels of service
- Provide clinical supervision and
oversight to licensed and associate-level clinical staff in accordance
with Virginia board requirements
- Ensure clinical programming,
documentation, and services align with ASAM criteria, DBHDS regulations,
CARF standards, payer expectations, and medical necessity requirements
- Oversee the development,
implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinical
programming and treatment services
- Review clinical documentation for
quality, accuracy, compliance, medical necessity, and appropriateness of
care
- Provide leadership, mentorship,
training, and performance management to members of the clinical team
- Collaborate with Medical,
Nursing, Operations, Admissions, Utilization Review, and executive
leadership to support placement decisions, continuity of care, and
positive client outcomes
- Participate in treatment
planning, case consultation, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and
utilization management as needed
- Support audits, investigations,
corrective action plans, accreditation activities, and regulatory
readiness initiatives
- Maintain awareness of evolving
behavioral health regulations, payer requirements, and clinical best
practices
- Foster a clinical culture
grounded in accountability, collaboration, professional development,
trauma-informed care, and ethical practice
Requirements
What You Bring
- Master's degree in Social Work,
Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field required
- Active, independent clinical
license in Virginia required, such as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or an equivalent
credential
- Qualification to provide
board-approved supervision to associate-level clinicians required
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical
experience in behavioral health and/or substance use disorder treatment
- Minimum of 2 years of leadership
or supervisory experience preferred
- Experience working across
residential and outpatient treatment settings, including ASAM 2.5 and ASAM
3.1 services
- Strong knowledge of substance use
disorder treatment, co-occurring disorders, trauma-informed care, crisis
intervention, and evidence-based practices
- Understanding of Virginia DBHDS
regulations, CARF standards, clinical documentation requirements, and
medical necessity criteria
- Experience with Medicaid-funded
services, utilization review, accreditation standards, and state licensing
requirements preferred
- Excellent leadership,
communication, conflict-resolution, organizational, and team-development
skills
- Proficiency with electronic
health records and clinical documentation systems
- Ability to manage multiple
priorities while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to maintain
professionalism, confidentiality, sound clinical judgment, and ethical
standards
- CPR and First Aid certification
preferred
Benefits
Compensation and Schedule
- Salary: $125,000 to $135,000
annually, commensurate with experience
- Schedule: Full-time | On-site |
8:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Flexibility may be required based
on operational needs, including occasional evening, weekend, or on-call
responsibilities
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunity to shape clinical
programming across two connected levels of care within a growing,
mission-driven behavioral health organization
- 401(k) with company match
- Company contribution toward
medical benefits
Pre-Employment Requirements
Mainspring conducts, as required, job-related background checks, drug
testing, TB testing, verification of employment history, and/or reference
checks prior to employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Mainspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are
made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran
status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal,
state, and local laws.
EEO is the Law: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of
Mainspring Recovery.