Director - Outpatient Services - LPC, LCSW

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Job Description

This Director will site onsite at our New Braunfels location but will also support our Kerrville facility. Monthly travel will be required to Kerrville, TX and Centerpoint, TX.

Purpose Statement

The Director of Outpatient Services is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations and long-term success of the facility’s partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP).

This role is accountable for achieving key performance targets - including volume growth, financial performance, patient experience, and clinical quality – by driving clinical excellence, operational rigor, referral growth, and standardized care delivery across the behavioral health care continuum.

The Director will serve as a clinical leader, performance coach, and community advocate, ensuring a seamless transition for patients stepping down from inpatient care and patients stepping up from community-based care.

Responsibilities

Clinical & Operational Leadership

Oversee day-to-day operations and clinical program for PHP and IOP services, including occasional facilitation of groups

Achieve key business objectives including ADC, visits, revenue, EBITDA, patient retention, patient satisfaction, and clinical quality outcomes

Monitor KPIs regularly and adjust operations to meet goals, address barriers, and ensure continuous improvement.

Serve as a visible leader with internal stakeholders to drive step-down admissions from inpatient units and build advocacy for outpatient care/behavioral health care continuum

Actively support business development and outreach activities to enhance brand awareness and drive direct admissions.

Coordinate weekly group assignments and session topics to balance clinician workloads and tailor care to patient cohort needs. Utilize feedback, patient outcome data, and satisfaction surveys to enhance care delivery and program relevance and to ensure services remain accessible and responsive to the needs of the target population.

Collaborate with divisional and corporate leadership on identifying and implementing strategic growth initiatives, including expansion planning and program development.

  • Team Development & Supervision
  • Hire, onboard, and retain a high-performing team
  • Provide supervision, training, and mentorship for clinical and support staff, including therapists, counselors, BHAs, and students.

Compliance & Quality Assurance

Ensure compliance with all relevant licensure, accreditation, regulatory, and contractual obligations (e. g., Joint Commission, CMS, state laws).

  • Develop and assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
  • Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient records and services delivered.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

Required to be a Master’s or Doctorate-level Licensed Clinician – e. g., LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, PsyD, PhD.

Minimum of 4 years in behavioral healthcare, including 2+ years of operations and managerial experience.

Experience with PHP and IOP levels of care strongly preferred. Preference for experience working with acute psychiatric hospital and/or residential SUD treatment providers.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • Master’s or Doctorate-level Licensed Clinician – e. g., LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, PhD (Clinical, Counseling or Educational Psychology), or PsyD

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS: Supervises a team of employees

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipOperations ManagementPerformance CoachingStrategic PlanningStaff SupervisionRegulatory CompliancePatient AdvocacyData AnalysisClinical DocumentationTeam MentorshipCrisis Management

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 34% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Social Work pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Texas416 active6,473 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 42% remote · 34% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Social Worker listings: 4% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment448 active listings, Oct 2026
Social Work pay trend+1.9% 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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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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About Starlite Recovery Center - Outpatient Facility

Hospitals and Health Care
Center Point, Texas
51-200 employees

Living in New Braunfels

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$300k
Typical market rent
$1,560/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
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 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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