"Ensuring Safety Excellence: In compliance with Washington State's ESSB 5123, we prioritize safety in our workforce by conducting controlled substance testing, including marijuana, for this position, which is deemed safety-sensitive."

Position Summary:

The Mental Health Program Director provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for outpatient and residential behavioral health programs. The Director is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based mental health services, maintaining regulatory compliance, supporting program growth, and fostering a culture of clinical excellence and patient-centered care. This position provides oversight of mental health clinical teams and ensures programs meet all applicable federal, state, accreditation, and organizational standards.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Collaborates with Others

Collaborating cohesively and in a helpful manner to accomplish shared objectives alongside peers.

• Recognizes and honors the contributions and hard work of others.
• Offers valuable and actionable feedback to peers in a constructive and professional manner.

Acting with Empathy and Compassion

Genuinely understand and respect for others' perspectives and emotions. Strive to foster a culture of compassion, empathy, and support that extends beyond our walls.

• Maintains open and effective communication channels with team members.
• Stays open, curious, and flexible to suspend judgments and evaluations when considering what others offer.

Ensuring Accountability

Strong commitment to unwavering accountability. Ability to hold self and others to the highest standards. Commitment to a transparent organization culture and a solid infrastructure that fosters personal and organizational responsibility.

• Empower others to take ownership and enforce responsibility for their commitments. Delegate authority and ensure accountability is upheld.

• Assumes accountability for the actions and performance of team members under their supervision.
• Establishing the appropriate risk parameters to achieve optimal outcomes
• Maintains a balanced approach to controls and risk-taking, ensuring effective and efficient operations within budget constraints while keeping costs within budget.
• Implements procedures to ensure that staff members possess the essential tools, resources, information, and equipment to efficiently carry out their duties.
• Encourages teamwork through mutual support, with a focus on achieving individual team goals.

RESPONSIBLITIES

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for outpatient and residential mental health programs.
• Ensure services are delivered consistently with evidence-based and best-practice behavioral health models.
• Promote trauma-informed, person-centered, and recovery-oriented clinical services.
• Support the development and implementation of treatment programming addressing mental health, co-occurring disorders, crisis stabilization, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Review clinical outcomes and implement quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee daily operations of all assigned mental health programs.
• Ensure compliance with Washington State regulations, Medicaid requirements, licensing standards, accreditation requirements, and organizational policies.
• Develop, implement, and revise policies and procedures to optimize program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Monitor productivity, staffing patterns, service utilization, and program performance metrics.
• Participate in strategic planning and program development efforts.
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate clinical and support staff.
• Provide clinical consultation and administrative supervision to mental health clinicians.
• Monitor compliance with documentation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders, referral sources, healthcare systems, managed care organizations, community agencies, and regulatory bodies
• Provide mental health assessments, treatment planning, counseling, groups, education, de-escalation and other clinical interventions as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Master's degree in a relevant field (preferred), such as Clinical Social Work, Addiction Counseling, Psychology, or a related discipline from an accredited or state approved graduate school.
• Independently Licensed in Marriage Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work in Washington State is required

Experience :

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with demonstrated expertise in evidence-based practices.
• Prior management experience preferred

• Strong understanding of The ASAM Criteria and its application in addiction treatment programs.
• Commitment to client-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Licenses/Certificates/Registration:

• WA State Clinical Licensure required (LMHC/LMHCA/LMFT/LICSW)
• Valid drivers license and vehicle insurance

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Comprehension
2. Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and written instructions or other information.
3. Reasoning and Decision Making
4. Ability to plan, organize, and carry out assignments from management staff with minimal direction.
5. Ability to analyze situations and make decisions that moderately impact the immediate work unit.
6. Organization
7. Ability to organize and prioritize job duties effectively and timely, set priorities, and meet critical deadlines.
8. Communication
9. Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, and communicate orally.
10. Physical requirements for this position include hearing, seeing, smelling, speaking, feeling, reaching, pinching, and repetitive motions.
11. This position requires standing, walking, and bending for long periods.
12. This position may require exerting up to 40 pounds of force to lift, carry, pull, or move objects.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package (full time employees) including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance
• Health savings, flex spending, and dependent care accounts
• 401K with employer matching
• Generous PTO and holiday pay

For additional information on benefits:

https://triumphtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EE-Benefit-Summary-6.17.26.pdf