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Director of Clinical Services - Behavioral Health

Mental Health TherapyFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Director of Clinical Services Opportunity

Peachford Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to residents of the greater Atlanta area for more than 50 years. Located in Dunwoody, our 246-bed facility provides a therapeutic setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness. Peachford offers unique and individualized programming for children, adolescents adults and seniors that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities, and our tenured leadership team includes seasoned medical staff.

Visit us online at: peachford.com

The Director of Clinical Services (DCS) is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric therapeutic strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective treatment is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the hospital and of Universal Health Services in accordance with government regulations, licensing and accreditation requirements. The DCS participates in the hospital's strategic planning and contributes to the achievement of instituational goals and objectives through the clinical product.

Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Generous Paid Time Off and Extended Leave Bank
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Referral Bonus Structure
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Tuition Savings to Continue Your Education

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Pet Insurance

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Qualifications

Master’s degree in Social Work or Clinical Mental Health Counseling is required and Licensure (LPC/ LCSW) is strongly preferred.

  • 3-5 years management experience in an inpatient behavioral health facility.
  • Understanding of CMS, DSS, DHEC, DBHDD and JCAHO requirements.
  • Previous experience developing psychiatric programs and treatment plans.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipBehavioral health managementPatient care coordinationPsychiatric program developmentTreatment planningRegulatory complianceCMS standardsJCAHO standardsClinical supervisionInpatient facility managementStaff leadership

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 26% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 20.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Georgia23 active2,110 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 26% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,609 in the last 30 days1,452 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−20.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off and Extended Leave Bank
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Referral Bonus Structure
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition savings
Career development opportunities

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$375k
Typical market rent
$1,942/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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