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McKinney, Texas

Director of Clinical Services - Behavioral Health

Mental Health TherapyFull-Time

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Job Description

Full Time Dayshift

Your Experience Matters

Collin Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Director of Clinical Services joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Director of Clinical Services who excels in this role:

  • Is responsible for ensuring that the company approved programs are implemented and being provided consistently.
  • Provides oversight to the therapists and provides feedback through the performance evaluation process and if necessary through counseling.
  • Ensures that all interventions (individual, group and family therapy) are performed and documented according to professional clinical standards.
  • Actively participates in survey activities (TJC, Medicare and licensing).
  • Coordinates performance improvement and completes monthly reporting.
  • Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis.
  • Ensures that clarification of the therapeutic role and treatment plan with the patient and families is completed
  • Actively participates in the complaint resolution process as needed.
  • Is responsible to collaborate with leadership team members related to hospital operations.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should have a Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work (required). Additional requirements include:

  • Previous experience in inpatient psychiatric healthcare required. A knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles required.

Previous management experience at Director level preferred.

  • A current, unencumbered clinical social work license (LCSW) is required.
  • CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training within 30 days of employment or prior to any patient contact.

More About Collin Springs

Collin Springs is a 72-bed Behavioral Health hospital, offering exceptional care to the McKinney, TX community

EEOC Statement

“Collin Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Collin Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Clinical Services is responsible for ensuring the consistent implementation of company-approved programs and providing oversight and feedback to therapists regarding their performance and clinical documentation. This role also involves active participation in regulatory surveys, coordinating performance improvement activities, and collaborating with the leadership team on hospital operations.

Requirements

Applicants must possess a Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work and hold a current, unencumbered clinical social work license (LCSW). Required experience includes previous work in inpatient psychiatric healthcare, along with knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles, while previous Director-level management experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical Services OversightIntervention DocumentationClinical Standards AdherenceSurvey ParticipationPerformance Improvement CoordinationTreatment Plan ClarificationLeadership CollaborationPsychiatric Treatment Principles

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 26% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Texas100 active2,046 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 22% remote · 26% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+12.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Family Leave
PTO
Tuition Assistance

Living in McKinney

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$391k
Typical market rent
$1,741/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.