Clinical Director

Description

Lead With Heart. Inspire With Purpose. Create Transformative Care at Nexus.

Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Clinical Director to join our newest Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment facility set to open in the summer of 2026 in Eugene, Oregon!

Nexus Family Healing is expanding to Eugene, Oregon, with the opening of a new 14-bed psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) set to open this summer! This location is In partnership with the Oregon Health Authority Behavioral Health Division and will serve justice-involved youth ages 12 – 17, experiencing acute emotional concerns, and serious and persistent mental illness.

At Nexus, we’re looking for a Clinical Director who’s ready to:

• Champion trauma-informed care and make it the heartbeat of everything we do.
• Boost collaboration so teams feel supported, connected, and unstoppable.
• Guide clinical strategy with wisdom, warmth, and a dash of bold innovation.
• Shape healing spaces where youth feel safe, families feel supported, and staff feel energized.
• Bring joy, purpose, and humanity to the work of transforming lives.

If you’re the kind of leader who:

• Believes great care starts with great teamwork
• Makes thoughtful decisions rooted in compassion
• Leads with curiosity, humility, and courage
• Loves building people up (and cheering them on!)

Pay and Schedule:

• Full-time onsite opportunity
• Location: 2675 Martin Luther King Jr Blv
• Starting at $110,000-$120,000 annually

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Five weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more

Responsibilities:

Program Management & Administration

• Provides program management and administration onsite and within the organization through a trauma-informed care lens.
• Develops, grows, and drives clinical programs and programming consistent with Trauma-Informed clinical best practice, community needs and organization directives.
• Initiates, identifies, and analyzes potential or current problems or risk factors at the agency and generates alternative sound decisions.
• Maintains responsibility for development and monitoring of admission and discharge criteria.

Program Policy & Strategy

• Participates in the budget development process and retain responsibility for the budget in the clinical area.
• Investigates and responds to problems in the areas of referrals, intakes, and discharges.
• Responsible for clinical aspects of quality assurance (i.e., Referral Agent Satisfaction Surveys, Exit Interviews, Quality Management Program) at the agency.
• Demonstrates conflict-resolution skills with clients, families, and other team members in times of need.
• Responsible for ensuring that all program policies, procedures, and manuals are current and complied with.
• Ensures all Nexus treatment philosophies are taught and implemented consistently at agency.
• Participates in and support the ongoing selection, evaluation, and professional development of staff.
• Ensures compliance with all physical and emotional safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds, and while attending off-campus activities.

Procedure, Training & Compliance

• Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interactions and contact with clients and their families.
• Complies with all documentation standards including, but not limited to, critical incident reporting, informing the family as appropriate; Ensures compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements.
• Regularly attends and actively participates in staff meetings, positively representing and advocating for the needs of clients (and their families as applicable).
• Performs restraints with clients in the event of imminent harm to self or others, when applicable based on operational licensing; reports incidents to the proper individuals, to include families.
• Exhibits clear, professional, respectful, and strengths-based communication with external contacts, families, clients, and families.
• Easily adjusts and be highly flexible in meeting changing work needs and demands and willingly provide direction and/or assistance when needed.
• Remains current on all required training and certifications.
• Represents the agency and programing; manage internal and external issues and inquiries in conjunction with the Executive Direct
• Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery

Requirements

Required Qualifications and Licensure:

• Master's degree in Social Services, Social Work, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, or clinically related field required
• Three (3) years of experience in adolescent, adult and family-based behavioral counseling and/residential experience
• Two (2) year of supervisory experience, preferably in a residential setting
• LICSW, LPCC, LMFT or equivalent level of licensure required
• Valid Driver's License
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!