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Raleigh, North Carolina

Director of Outpatient Services, Behavioral Health

Behavioral HealthIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Director of Outpatient Services

Schedule: Full-time, 8a-5p

Your Experience Matters

Triangle 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 the Director of Outpatient 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

The Director of Outpatient Services who excels in this role:

  • Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
  • Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
  • Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
  • Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding. Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
  • Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
  • Integrates evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.
  • Regular and reliable attendance.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

  • Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
  • Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
  • Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e. g., HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.

Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensures quality standards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.

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

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred
  • Experience: Previous experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting desirable. Working knowledge of the addiction and recovery field and experience in clinical practice, working effectively with people of diverse background, and communication with organizations or comparable entities preferred.
  • License: Current counseling or social work license as required by state regulations.
  • Additional Requirements: CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days.

More About Triangle Springs

Triangle Springs is a 77- bed behavioral health hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Raleigh community for over 8 years. We are proud to be recognized as Joint Commission Accredited and Psych Armor Certified.

EEOC Statement

"Triangle Springs Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Triangle Springs Hospital 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 Outpatient Services develops and implements departmental goals while overseeing clinical operations, staffing, and budget management. They ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and foster a professional environment focused on quality patient care.

Requirements

The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and a current counseling or social work license. Previous experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting is preferred, along with CPR and Crisis Prevention Training.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff supervisionRegulatory complianceEvidence-based practiceAddiction recoveryPerformance managementAudit coordinationStrategic planningHealthcare administration

Behavioral Health Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

5.1/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,577/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance