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Gresham, Oregon

Clinical Director LCSW LMFT LPC - Inpatient Mental Health 201

Social WorkerIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$103k-$128k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Clinical Director (LCSW, LPC, LMFT)

Steve Wilson Recovery Center #201 | Gresham, Oregon

Lead Clinical Excellence. Develop Teams. Change Lives.

Telecare is seeking an experienced licensed behavioral health leader to serve as the Clinical Director of Steve Wilson Recovery Center in Gresham, Oregon.

This is an opportunity for a clinician who enjoys mentoring staff, improving quality of care, partnering with community providers, and helping individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders achieve recovery.

Please note: This is a 100% in-person leadership position located in Gresham, Oregon. This is not a remote or hybrid role. Clinical leadership, staff development, and collaboration occur onsite with the multidisciplinary team.

SCHEDULE: Full-Time | Salaried

  • Typical schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Leadership flexibility is needed for occasional evening or weekend responsibilities.
  • Participation in a scheduled leadership on-call rotation is required.

Compensation

Realistic Hiring Range: $103,460 - $112,000 annually

Salary Range from Min to Mid: $103,460 - $127,815 annually

Starting compensation is based on licensure, leadership experience, and directly related clinical experience.

Telecare applies geographic pay differentials based on the location where work is performed.

Minimum Requirements

  • Master's degree or higher in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field
  • Current Oregon State licensure that is valid, current, and in good standing:

LCSW, LPC, LMFT

  • Minimum one (1) year of behavioral health leadership or supervisory

Experience

  • Minimum two (2) years of post-graduate clinical experience in a mental health setting
  • Experience serving individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders
  • Experience collaborating with families, community partners, and multidisciplinary treatment teams

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all post-offer requirements, including background screening, licensure verification, and any applicable regulatory requirements.

About Steve Wilson Recovery Center

Steve Wilson Recovery Center is a community behavioral health program dedicated to supporting adults living with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders through recovery-oriented, person-centered care. Our interdisciplinary teams partner with individuals to build independence, strengthen community connections, and achieve meaningful recovery outcomes.

As Clinical Director, you'll help shape the clinical culture of the program while supporting staff, maintaining regulatory excellence, and ensuring high-quality services for every person we serve.

Why This Role?

As Clinical Director, You Will

  • Provide clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
  • Mentor and develop licensed and unlicensed clinicians
  • Drive quality improvement and clinical excellence
  • Partner with the Administrator to guide program operations and strategic initiatives
  • Build strong relationships with community partners throughout the Portland Metro area
  • Foster a recovery-focused culture centered on dignity, respect, and outcomes

This role is ideal for a licensed clinician ready to expand their leadership impact while remaining connected to meaningful behavioral health work.

What You'll Do

As Clinical Director, you will provide both clinical and operational leadership by:

  • Serving as the clinical leader for the program alongside the Administrator
  • Supervising, coaching, and developing clinical staff
  • Ensuring high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services
  • Monitoring documentation, compliance, and regulatory standards
  • Leading clinical quality improvement initiatives
  • Supporting recovery-oriented programming and trauma-informed care
  • Collaborating with hospitals, referral sources, county partners, and community agencies
  • Conducting chart audits and ensuring documentation meets state and county

Requirements

  • Participating in incident review, risk management, and performance improvement activities
  • Helping create an engaged, accountable, and collaborative workplace culture

What’S in It for You*

  • Paid Time Off: Eligible employees (20+ hours/week) earn PTO each pay period for vacation and personal needs, with pro-rated accrual for part-time schedules and annual carryover up to set caps.
  • Nine Paid Holidays
  • Free CEUs
  • Online University Tuition Discount and Company Scholarships
  • Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • For more information visit: telecarecorp.com

Why Telecare?

For more than 60 years, Telecare has been committed to helping people with serious mental illness recover their health, hopes, and dreams.

Our culture is built around three guiding principles: Respect. Recovery.

Results.

If you're looking for an organization where your clinical expertise, leadership, and passion for behavioral health can make a lasting difference, we'd love to hear from you.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

*May vary by location and position type

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Director provides clinical and operational leadership by supervising multidisciplinary teams and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services. They are responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance, fostering a recovery-oriented culture, and collaborating with community partners to support program initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical SupervisionMultidisciplinary Team CollaborationChart AuditingStrategic PlanningCrisis Intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Director LCSW LMFT LPC - Inpatient Mental Health 201 at Telecare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Social Work — ranked against 6,464 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 36% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$116k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in social workranked against 6,464 Social Work listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$103k–$128kSocial Work median $75k (middle half $68k–$83k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$112k in purchasing powerOregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Oregon76 active6,457 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 66% remote · 36% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,464 Social Work listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Social Work listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,464 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About Telecare

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Nine Paid Holidays
Free CEUs
Online University Tuition Discount
Company Scholarships
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance

Living in Gresham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$446k≈ 4.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.