Clinical Director, Virtual Care

The role

The Clinical Director, Virtual Care is the clinical leader of the virtual IOP program. You will lead therapists, psychiatric NPs, intake clinicians, care coordinators, and health coaches while owning the quality, safety, and consistency of care.

What you will do

• Lead day-to-day clinical operations of the virtual IOP
• Own clinical protocols for intake, risk and safety assessment, crisis response, step-up/step-down, and discharge planning
• Develop new group curriculum
• Review treatment plans and documentation
• Run regular chart audits and report on quality metrics
• Lead case consultation and multidisciplinary huddles
• Maintain a clinical caseload or group coverage as needed
• Hire, onboard, supervise, and develop clinical staff
• Provide clinical supervision for pre-licensed associates in California where eligible
• Ensure services meet California licensure, telehealth, and informed-consent requirements

Required qualifications

• Based in California
• Unrestricted California license as a Psychologist, LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC
• 5+ years of clinical experience
• 2+ years in a leadership or supervisory role in an IOP, PHP, outpatient, or inpatient behavioral health setting
• Strong clinical command of depression and anxiety disorders and evidence-based group treatment (CBT, DBT skills, behavioral activation, ACT)
• Experience with telehealth delivery, virtual risk management, and group-based programming
• Working knowledge of quality, compliance, and accreditation standards (CARF/Joint Commission) and payer documentation requirements
• Comfort with data

Nice to have

• Eligibility to supervise associates in California
• Familiarity with California's mental health and social service systems and member rights
• Experience launching or scaling a program or clinic

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Parental leave
• Programs built around well-being

About the company

Amae Health is a Series B, venture-backed Public Benefit Corporation that delivers specialty outpatient care for people living with severe mental illness. The model integrates psychiatry, therapy, primary care, dietitians, and community health workers.