Careers With Muir Wood Teen Treatment

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership

• Oversee the delivery of individual, group, and family therapy services, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices and regulatory standards.
• Lead treatment planning and clinical collaboration, ensuring approaches are trauma-informed, family-centered, and developmentally appropriate.
• Ensure effective supervision, management, and clinical utilization of the therapeutic milieu and client dynamics in support of individual treatment goals and healthy community culture
• Cultivate transparent, supportive relationships with families through consistent communication, psychoeducation, and inclusive therapeutic engagement.
• Utilize clinical data to guide decision-making, evaluate treatment effectiveness, support care planning, and ensure accountability to program goals and client outcomes.
• Serve as the on-call clinical leader for campus emergencies and ensure 24/7 clinical support coverage.

Team Development & Clinical Supervision

• Provide leadership and direct supervision to all clinical and direct care staff, including therapists, recovery counselors, care coordinators, and clinical interns.
• Hire, onboard, train, and evaluate team members to ensure alignment with clinical standards and organizational values.
• Foster a collaborative, high-accountability culture through regular coaching, feedback, and team-building efforts.
• Offer clinical supervision in accordance with BBS guidelines, support staff in licensure progress, skill development, and career growth.

Program Operations & Compliance

• Oversee daily operations of the residential program, coordinating with education, facilities, and admissions to ensure a cohesive, high-quality treatment experience.
• Manage staffing models, labor costs, and resource allocation to meet census needs and financial performance goals while maintaining high standards of care.
• Track program KPIs and lead operational improvements that enhance service delivery, support therapeutic outcomes, and strengthen family and client experience.
• Ensure adherence to policies and maintain compliance with licensing, accreditation, and payer requirements (e.g., DHCS, Joint Commission), including audit and survey readiness.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Compliance teams to ensure timely and accurate documentation, address incidents, respond to audits, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Organizational Leadership  

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across clinical, medical, admissions, and education teams to ensure coordinated, aligned care delivery.
• Partner with outreach to support growth through referral source engagement, site tours, community events, and other strategic relationship-building efforts.
• Contribute to strategic planning, clinical innovation, and program development initiatives that advance organizational goals and elevate treatment outcomes.

Qualifications

• At least four years’ experience working with adolescent, substance use, mental health, and co-occurring populations.
• Two years of clinical care and management/supervision experience in a residential treatment or acute care setting.
• Knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practice, reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and related issues.
• Have management experience to lead a team of five direct reports. 
• Knowledge of the philosophy and approach of the 12-step model of recovery (AA, CA, NA, Al-Anon, etc.).
• California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved supervisor strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in evidence-based individual and group treatment for substance use, mental health, and co-occurring clients preferred.

Education/ Licenses/ Certifications 

• Licensed PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC for three years

Compensation 

$135,000 – $170,000 based on education and experience

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401k + Match
• PTO/Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Marketplace
• Company-provided mobile phone and laptop

Attention

All staff positions require an extensive LiveScan background check as a part of the hiring process. Pre-Employment Background Checks Include Licensing, Criminal and Motor Vehicle Reports, etc.  
 

Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type relating to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

Responsibilities:  

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial and risk assessments upon admission.
• Develop treatment plans and clinical interventions based on integrated formulation of client needs and clinical strategy. Facilitate treatment progress in partnership with other members of the treatment team.
• Conduct weekly individual and family therapy sessions with assigned caseload. Facilitate effective client/family engagement in treatment and progress toward identified goals.
• Individualize treatment interventions to address needs related to age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural diversity, and intellectual level.
• Facilitate process, psycho-educational, experiential and skills-oriented group therapy sessions.
• Provide weekly and as-needed updates to parents, referral sources, and other involved parties regarding client status, participation, and progress in treatment. 
• Ensure effective case management and oversight of team attention to client needs via communication with colleagues, parents, referents, and external professionals involved in care.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical documentation that meets legal, ethical, accreditation, and medical necessity standards, as well as Muir Wood policies. Documentation is expected to be completed daily for all services provided and to be of sufficient quality.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to focus on ensuring continuity of care and case management across the team, determining clinical strategy, updating treatment plans, reviewing progress monitoring survey data to inform clinical interventions, coordinating discharge plans.
• Participate in weekday morning “Flash Meeting” to coordinate staffing assignments, admissions and discharges, and ensure timely and effective safety interventions by clinical and direct care staff.
• Provide clinical on-call support in rotation with other members of the clinical team.
• Write clear and concise summaries of clinical interventions, client responses, and client needs. 
• Assist in providing individual and group training for the recovery/mental health counselors and care coordinators. Regularly provide floor staff and other team members insights and proactive strategies for how to work with effectively specific clients and situations.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment interventions, ensure ongoing risk assessment and crisis management when needed, and support seamless interdisciplinary team communication and collaboration.
• Willing to work 1 weekend day for coverage such as Tuesday – Saturday or Sunday – Thursday. 

Additional Responsibilities:  

• Proficiency in evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy modalities for treating various mental health and substance use disorders. 
• Participate in ongoing milieu management to support maintenance of a healthy client/program culture.
• Possess knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practices, mandated reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and related issues.
• Knowledge of the philosophy and approach of trauma-informed clinical practice.
• Intervenes and assists as needed with clients in crisis.
• On-call for clinical emergency and consultation.
• Provide coverage, when necessary, for individual, group, and family therapy.
• Accept temporary reassignment to other local Muir Wood facilities when clinical coverage needs arise.
• Professionally, ethically, and compassionately relate to clients, families, and staff at all times.
• Other duties as assigned by Clinical Director or Chief Clinical Officer. 

Qualifications:  

• Two years of direct clinical experience required, working with high acuity, co-occurring MH/SUD population — preferably with adolescents, preferably in inpatient or residential settings
• Experience with trauma-informed clinical modalities, as well as DBT, CBT/REBT, ACT, Relapse Prevention

Education/Licenses/Certifications:   

• Licensed clinician preferred — PhD or PsyD, LCSW, LMFT or LPCC 
• Pre-licensed clinicians considered – Registered Psychological Associate, ACSW, AMFT, or APCC (dependent on past experience, supervision needs, and anticipated time to licensure) 

Compensation:   

• Pre-licensed – $75,000 to $90,000
• Licensed – $95,000 to $135,000 

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 
• 401k + Match 
• PTO/Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Clinical supervision hours towards licensure*
• Pay increase upon full licensure*
• Employee Discount Marketplace
• Company-provided mobile phone and laptop 

Attention: All staff positions require an extensive LiveScan background check as a part of the hiring process. Pre-Employment Background Checks Include Licensing, Criminal and Motor Vehicle Reports, etc. 

Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type relating to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.