Clinical Director Jobs in Tennessee
Clinical Director jobs in Tennessee are open across Memphis, Nashville, and Bartlett and other Tennessee metros, with employers like Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP, ChenMed, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Clinical Director – Youth Behavioral Health
Location: Nashville, TN
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
About Youth Opportunity & Harpeth Primary Assessment Center (Nashville, TN)
Youth Opportunity is a nationally recognized leader in residential and behavioral health treatment for at-risk youth. Harpeth Primary Assessment Center in Nashville, Tennessee is a secure, 24-bed assessment center providing trauma-informed care to girls ages 10 to 17. This temporary program combines structured clinical assessment, individualized support planning, and daily therapeutic services in a highly supportive and structured environment.
Youth typically remain in care for about 30 days, during which they receive intake, multidisciplinary evaluation, education, independent living and social skills training, and initial mental health stabilization. Programming occurs in small group units designed to support accurate placement recommendations, emotional safety, and family engagement while preparing youth for the next phase of care.
Position Summary – Clinical Director Job in Nashville, TN
We are hiring an Clinical Director to join our leadership team in Nashville. This role is ideal for a licensed mental health professional seeking to work in youth behavioral health, juvenile care, or residential treatment. You’ll provide direct clinical services, supervise clinical staff, and support youth through the stabilization and treatment process.
Clinical Director Job Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with up to 4% employer match with Immediate Vesting
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays (4 hours of PTO accrued each pay period)
- Free RX delivery on most medications
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Supportive, mission-driven work environment
Why Join Youth Opportunity?
- Be part of a team making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth
- Gain experience in a growing field of youth mental health and residential care
- Work in a secure, structured, and supportive treatment environment
- Develop your skills through training, mentorship, and advancement opportunities
Clinical Director Responsibilities
- Supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of master’s level clinical staff. Provide and/or arrange for their training as required.
- Ensure that therapy staff are trained in and adhere to the fidelity of evidence-based practices.
- Assist local management team through training, consultation and technical assistance in clinical or treatment-related subjects to staff of all direct-care departments.
- Organize and oversee clinical documentation of all diagnostics, and treatment planning, delivery and evaluation, ensuring that services meet treatment-related state, COA, and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate and oversee, in conjunction with appropriate management team members, the composition, scheduling, processes and content of multidisciplinary treatment teams.
- Provide oversight and supervision for any special-needs treatment programs (e.g., 7 Challenges, etc.)
- Provide diagnostic evaluation, routine individual counseling, or crisis intervention counseling, as required by standing procedure, treatment plans, or special circumstances.
- Participate on local management team to set and enforce local policy, develop and implement long-range planning, and monitor programmatic, fiscal, and human resources aspects of the overall facility and schedules applying to management team members. May require on-call clinical duty.
- Participate on local quality improvement committee, acting as liaison between committee and management team.
- Serve as Designated Mental Health Authority for facility, where required by contract or state or local requirement. The services for which the Coordinator will serve as authority may include Mental Health Overlay Services (MHOS), Substance Abuse Overlay Services (SAOS), Intensive Mental Health Services, or any others as required.
- In Florida, or any program providing Overlay Services, the Clinical Director will comply with the following duties:
- Conduct interviews with clients to develop the individual Mental Health Treatment Plan
- Review and sign the psychosocial assessment if needed
- Review and sign the behavioral health treatment plan
- Provide at least four hours clinical supervision per month
- Provide assessments and individual or family therapy if more extensive services are needed
- Provide oversight and coordination of MHOS/SAOS
- Conduct face-to-face interview to develop an individual treatment plan
- Maintain a high standard of role model behavior for youth.
- Participate in ongoing in-service training and development activities as required.
- Report any acts, incidents or conditions that reflect the possibility of inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships.
- Report any use of physical force and all unusual incidents per YOI policy and state guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned or needed.
- Reports to: Facility Administrator
- Directly supervises: Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Master's level Therapists, and Recreational Therapist
Required Qualifications
- Active licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Clinical Psychologist in Tennessee
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, or related human services field
- Minimum two years of direct-care clinical experience, with at least one year of supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to pass background check and drug screen
- Strong clinical judgment and organizational skills
- Willingness to work with youth in challenging situations
Preferred Experience
- Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, sexual offender treatment and/or substance abuse treatment.
- Experience with trauma-informed care, group modalities, and residential settings
- Familiarity with child welfare, juvenile justice systems, and substance abuse treatment
- Experience with EMR systems and clinical documentation standards
Other Requirements
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Physical Demands: Must be able to move throughout the facility, actively participate in youth activities, and occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds. Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state.
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Other: Must maintain a valid state driver’s license and meet state criminal background check requirements. Occasional irregular hours may be required.
How to Apply
Click “Apply Now” through Indeed to submit your application. Or visit http://www.youthopportunity.com/yourfuture to learn more about our mission and career opportunities.
Youth Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Clinical Director – Youth Behavioral Health
Location: Nashville, TN
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
About Youth Opportunity & Harpeth Primary Assessment Center (Nashville, TN)
Youth Opportunity is a nationally recognized leader in residential and behavioral health treatment for at-risk youth. Harpeth Primary Assessment Center in Nashville, Tennessee is a secure, 24-bed assessment center providing trauma-informed care to girls ages 10 to 17. This temporary program combines structured clinical assessment, individualized support planning, and daily therapeutic services in a highly supportive and structured environment.
Youth typically remain in care for about 30 days, during which they receive intake, multidisciplinary evaluation, education, independent living and social skills training, and initial mental health stabilization. Programming occurs in small group units designed to support accurate placement recommendations, emotional safety, and family engagement while preparing youth for the next phase of care.
Position Summary – Clinical Director Job in Nashville, TN
We are hiring an Clinical Director to join our leadership team in Nashville. This role is ideal for a licensed mental health professional seeking to work in youth behavioral health, juvenile care, or residential treatment. You’ll provide direct clinical services, supervise clinical staff, and support youth through the stabilization and treatment process.
Clinical Director Job Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with up to 4% employer match with Immediate Vesting
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays (4 hours of PTO accrued each pay period)
- Free RX delivery on most medications
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Supportive, mission-driven work environment
Why Join Youth Opportunity?
- Be part of a team making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth
- Gain experience in a growing field of youth mental health and residential care
- Work in a secure, structured, and supportive treatment environment
- Develop your skills through training, mentorship, and advancement opportunities
Clinical Director Responsibilities
- Supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of master’s level clinical staff. Provide and/or arrange for their training as required.
- Ensure that therapy staff are trained in and adhere to the fidelity of evidence-based practices.
- Assist local management team through training, consultation and technical assistance in clinical or treatment-related subjects to staff of all direct-care departments.
- Organize and oversee clinical documentation of all diagnostics, and treatment planning, delivery and evaluation, ensuring that services meet treatment-related state, COA, and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate and oversee, in conjunction with appropriate management team members, the composition, scheduling, processes and content of multidisciplinary treatment teams.
- Provide oversight and supervision for any special-needs treatment programs (e.g., 7 Challenges, etc.)
- Provide diagnostic evaluation, routine individual counseling, or crisis intervention counseling, as required by standing procedure, treatment plans, or special circumstances.
- Participate on local management team to set and enforce local policy, develop and implement long-range planning, and monitor programmatic, fiscal, and human resources aspects of the overall facility and schedules applying to management team members. May require on-call clinical duty.
- Participate on local quality improvement committee, acting as liaison between committee and management team.
- Serve as Designated Mental Health Authority for facility, where required by contract or state or local requirement. The services for which the Coordinator will serve as authority may include Mental Health Overlay Services (MHOS), Substance Abuse Overlay Services (SAOS), Intensive Mental Health Services, or any others as required.
- In Florida, or any program providing Overlay Services, the Clinical Director will comply with the following duties:
- Conduct interviews with clients to develop the individual Mental Health Treatment Plan
- Review and sign the psychosocial assessment if needed
- Review and sign the behavioral health treatment plan
- Provide at least four hours clinical supervision per month
- Provide assessments and individual or family therapy if more extensive services are needed
- Provide oversight and coordination of MHOS/SAOS
- Conduct face-to-face interview to develop an individual treatment plan
- Maintain a high standard of role model behavior for youth.
- Participate in ongoing in-service training and development activities as required.
- Report any acts, incidents or conditions that reflect the possibility of inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships.
- Report any use of physical force and all unusual incidents per YOI policy and state guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned or needed.
- Reports to: Facility Administrator
- Directly supervises: Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Master's level Therapists, and Recreational Therapist
Required Qualifications
- Active licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Clinical Psychologist in Tennessee
- Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, or related human services field
- Minimum two years of direct-care clinical experience, with at least one year of supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to pass background check and drug screen
- Strong clinical judgment and organizational skills
- Willingness to work with youth in challenging situations
Preferred Experience
- Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, sexual offender treatment and/or substance abuse treatment.
- Experience with trauma-informed care, group modalities, and residential settings
- Familiarity with child welfare, juvenile justice systems, and substance abuse treatment
- Experience with EMR systems and clinical documentation standards
Other Requirements
-
Physical Demands: Must be able to move throughout the facility, actively participate in youth activities, and occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds. Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state.
-
Other: Must maintain a valid state driver’s license and meet state criminal background check requirements. Occasional irregular hours may be required.
How to Apply
Click “Apply Now” through Indeed to submit your application. Or visit http://www.youthopportunity.com/yourfuture to learn more about our mission and career opportunities.
Youth Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Clinical Director Job Market in Tennessee
A snapshot from current Tennessee openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP3
- ChenMed2
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital2
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center2
- Youth Opportunity Investments2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services15
- Education5
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals1
- Consulting & Professional Services1
- Human Resources1
What Tennessee Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical director jobs across Tennessee.
- Master's degree or higher in a clinical discipline, healthcare administration, or related field
- Active clinical licensure such as LCSW, LPC, RN, or equivalent required in most postings
- Five or more years of progressively responsible clinical and supervisory experience
- Demonstrated experience with regulatory compliance, accreditation, and quality improvement processes
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems and clinical documentation standards
- Experience managing multidisciplinary clinical teams and operational budgets
Clinical Director Jobs in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions
How many clinical director jobs are there in Tennessee?
There are 21+ clinical director openings in Tennessee on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Memphis, Nashville, and Bartlett. New positions post regularly as employers across Tennessee hire.
Which Tennessee cities have the most clinical director jobs?
Memphis, Nashville, and Bartlett have the most clinical director openings in Tennessee right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire clinical directors in Tennessee?
Employers hiring clinical directors in Tennessee include Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP, ChenMed, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote clinical director jobs in Tennessee?
Yes. About 0% of clinical director openings tied to Tennessee are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Tennessee metros.
How do I apply for clinical director jobs in Tennessee?
You can apply to clinical director jobs in Tennessee directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Tennessee location, then apply to each one that fits.
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