| Location | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Clinical Director – Residential Behavioral Health
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Position Type: Full-Time | 100% Onsite
Industry: Mental Health | Behavioral Health | Addiction Treatment
Search: Confidential
Confidential Leadership Opportunity
An established behavioral healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Clinical Director to oversee clinical services within a residential treatment environment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for a seasoned clinical professional with extensive experience treating high-acuity mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders.
The ideal candidate combines exceptional clinical judgment, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage complex psychiatric presentations while maintaining high standards of patient care.
Position Overview
The Clinical Director will provide day-to-day leadership across residential behavioral health programming, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered treatment.
This position requires direct involvement in clinical decision-making, staff supervision, crisis intervention, and collaboration with operational and medical leadership.
The patient population includes individuals experiencing significant psychiatric and behavioral health challenges, including psychosis, suicidal or homicidal ideation, psychiatric instability, and co-occurring substance use disorders.
This is not a purely administrative leadership position. The successful candidate must be comfortable working directly with clinical staff and patients in a fast-paced, high-acuity treatment environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and oversight across residential mental health and substance use treatment services
Supervise, mentor, train, and evaluate clinical staff
Oversee treatment planning, clinical programming, and quality of care
Lead crisis intervention, psychiatric risk assessments, and clinical decision-making for high-acuity patients
Collaborate with medical and psychiatric providers to ensure coordinated treatment
Partner with operational leadership to address clinical concerns, patient incidents, and treatment challenges
Implement strategies to improve patient engagement, treatment retention, and continuity of care
Maintain clinical documentation standards consistent with insurance, utilization review, and accreditation requirements
Ensure adherence to applicable Florida regulations and organizational clinical policies
Participate in multidisciplinary case reviews and treatment team meetings
Provide guidance on complex cases requiring advanced clinical judgment
Remain accessible for urgent clinical matters outside standard business hours when necessary
Required Qualifications
Active, unrestricted Florida clinical license as an LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist
Previous clinical leadership experience within behavioral healthcare
Strong experience treating high-acuity mental health populations REQUIRED
Demonstrated ability to assess and manage psychiatric crises, including suicidality, psychosis, and significant behavioral instability
Experience overseeing clinical teams and coordinating care with medical and psychiatric professionals
Strong understanding of residential treatment operations and clinical documentation requirements
Familiarity with private insurance, utilization review, and accreditation standards
Excellent crisis management, communication, and clinical decision-making abilities
Ability to balance clinical quality, patient safety, and operational priorities
Must be available to work full-time onsite in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Preferred Qualifications
Florida Qualified Supervisor designation
Previous Clinical Director or senior clinical leadership experience
Residential mental health and dual-diagnosis treatment experience
Experience overseeing detoxification and residential substance use programming
Experience working with patients transitioning from acute psychiatric hospitalization
Strong understanding of Joint Commission or similar accreditation requirements
Candidates with extensive substance use treatment backgrounds may be considered if they demonstrate the clinical expertise necessary to manage complex, high-acuity mental health populations.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a strong clinical leader who is equally comfortable managing people, making difficult clinical decisions, and remaining actively involved in patient care.
This individual should possess the confidence and experience to navigate psychiatric crises, support clinical staff through challenging situations, and maintain a structured, therapeutic environment.
We are seeking someone who is:
Clinically confident and decisive under pressure
Experienced with complex psychiatric presentations
Comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams
Highly responsive and operationally engaged
Committed to patient safety and treatment quality
Capable of balancing clinical excellence with day-to-day operational demands
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
Potential performance-based bonus tied to established KPIs
Employer-paid contribution covering 80% of health insurance premiums
PPO health insurance options
Benefits eligibility after 60 days
Dental and vision coverage
Life insurance and short- and long-term disability options
Hospital indemnity and Flexible Spending Account options
Two weeks of paid time off, with additional flexibility based on experience
Weekly payroll
Confidential Search
This opportunity is being represented by 10X Recruitment on behalf of a confidential behavioral healthcare organization.
The employer's identity and additional program details will be shared only with qualified candidates during the recruitment process.
IMPORTANT: Candidates must hold an active Florida clinical license and possess substantial experience working with high-acuity mental health populations.
This is a full-time, 100% onsite position in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.