Residential Clinical Director

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Residential Clinical Director to join our team at our East Bethel, MN youth & teen psychiatric residential treatment facility!

For more than 50 years, Nexus has empowered thousands of children, families, and adults to find hope and healing. What started in 1972 as a single program in Minnetonka, Minnesota has grown into a nationally recognized network across five states. As a progressive leader in youth and family mental health, we’re driven by a clear mission: to close gaps in care and create brighter futures for those we serve.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Pay and Schedule:

• Full-time, salaried exempt position
• On-site position: 900 189th Ave NE, East Bethel, MN 55011
• Starting salary range: $95k-105k 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!

Position Summary: The Residential Clinical Director provides clinical leadership for trauma-informed treatment across assigned programs. This role leads integrated care, supports treatment quality and safety, and keeps youth needs, family engagement, clinical goals, and treatment outcomes central to decision-making. The Clinical Director maintains direct presence in the treatment milieu to support restorative practice, staff coaching, and fidelity to Nexus treatment philosophies and trauma-informed treatment model. 

This position oversees clinical programming, assessments, treatment planning, clinical documentation, quality assurance, compliance, and care coordination with families, program leaders, medical staff, referral partners, county case management, and external providers. The Residential Clinical Director supervises and develops Clinical Supervisors, provides clinical direction to multidisciplinary teams, and helps address treatment barriers, safety concerns, and operational issues that may affect clinical outcomes.

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide clinical leadership across assigned programs, ensuring integrated, trauma-informed treatment that supports positive outcomes for youth and families.
• Conduct and oversee assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing clinical decision-making to address youth needs, strengths, risks, and progress.
• Lead multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and coordinate care across clinical, medical, educational, family, and community supports.
• Maintain oversight of behavior support, safety, and treatment interventions to ensure consistency, treatment fidelity, and regulatory compliance.
• Supervise, coach, and develop Clinical Specialists and other staff, providing clinical guidance, performance feedback, and professional development support.
• Partner with program, medical, and clinical leadership to ensure high-quality treatment delivery across programs and shifts.
• Monitor clinical documentation, quality assurance activities, and compliance with licensing, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Support continuity of care through effective communication and collaboration with families, case managers, referral sources, and community partners.
• Lead program improvement initiatives, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and address barriers impacting safety, treatment progress, and outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership during complex situations, crises, and safety concerns while modeling trauma-informed and restorative practices

  Required Education and Licensure:

• Master's degree in Social Services, Social Work, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or clinically related field 
• Fully licensed in Minnesota state as an LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in adolescent, adult, family-based behavioral counseling, residential treatment, acute mental health, or related clinical services 
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or clinical leadership experience
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a (DHS/DCFS/CJIS/DHHS/ODHS or other) federal and state criminal background check
• Must participate, complete, and successfully pass an agency-specific therapeutic intervention/restraint (TCI, HWC, NCI) training and exam
• 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

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience in residential setting and/or other acute mental health setting(s)
• Experience in Trauma-Informed Treatment Modalities and restorative practices
• Experience implementing, coaching, or auditing treatment model fidelity
• Experience working with youth and families facing acute mental health needs
• Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and religious backgrounds

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!