Job Title: Director

Location: RWJUH Somerset

Department Name: Eating Disorders Outpatient

Req #: 0000266592

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $134,000.00 - $182,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our clinical leadership teams become part of a purpose-driven environment where teamwork, compassion, and exceptional patient care create meaningful experiences every day. This essential leadership role offers exceptional opportunities for growth, supportive collaboration, and a culture committed to quality, safety, and continuous improvement. As our Behavioral Health Director, you will provide administrative leadership and oversight for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical behavioral health services across our inpatient and outpatient units. Joining our team means joining a community where every clinical leader is encouraged to grow, contribute, and make a lasting impact on our patients' healthcare journeys.

A Typical Day
As our Behavioral Health Director, a typical day might include the following:

• Strategic & Administrative Leadership: Providing key administrative functions as a member of Senior Management, including contributing to hospital-wide missions, goals, policies, and short- and long-term planning.
• Clinical Excellence & Compliance: Maintaining clinical standards of care through continuous review of group programming while preparing the clinical department for regulatory inspections, surveys, and Joint Commission (TJC) site visits.
• Financial Stewardship: Maintaining operational budgets, staffing models, workforce planning, resource allocation, and cost-containment efforts to ensure efficient and productive behavioral health operations.
• Quality Management & Charting: Providing continuous quality management of clinical documentation and conducting regular audits to ensure adequate record-keeping as required by regulatory agencies.
• Incident Triage & Resolution: Investigating and initiating swift, appropriate action plans for unusual incidents, safety concerns, or complaints raised by patients, families, and staff personnel.
• Community Census Strategy: Maining ongoing evaluation and implementation of localized operational strategies to improve system census data and access to care for the community.

This Role Might Be For You If:

• You are deeply passionate about creating a welcoming, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for patients and families navigating complex mental health challenges.
• You set a high bar for maintaining a safe, organized, and highly therapeutic environment across all inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care tracks.
• You are an evidence-driven, analytical clinical leader who excels at balancing complex fiscal responsibilities, quality management metrics, and workforce planning goals.
• You thrive in a highly collaborative team environment alongside medical physicians, nursing executives, and supportive community social service agencies.
• You believe that true clinical healing and workplace retention are optimized through structured visibility, open communication, deep empathy, and shared professional development.

To Be Considered:

• Education: Master’s degree in a mental health-related field (Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a closely related human services graduate field) is required.
• Licensure: Active state board license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or an equivalent independent clinical license in good standing in the State of New Jersey is highly preferred.
• Experience: Proven post-graduate clinical social work or counseling experience directly within a behavioral health, substance abuse, or psychiatric treatment setting is required. Demonstrated supervisory, director-level, or senior clinical leadership experience within a hospital infrastructure is required.
• Universal S.A.F.E.T.Y Standards: Ability to strictly adhere to organizational competencies, speak up for safety concerns, utilize S.T.A.R. checkpoints, and thoughtfully interact using a sensitive, positive tone across all patient and team environments.