Mental Health Program Director - Outpatient

2 months ago
United StatesFull TimeGeneral Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Discovery Behavioral Health as a Mental Health Program Director - Outpatient in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • disciplinary level AEB overseeing the hiring, training, development, and day

Requirements

  • service trainings to all Professional and Counseling treatment staff. Areas of development and in
  • disciplinary level AEB overseeing the hiring, training, development, and day
  • free workplace and perform pre
  • employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join Discovery Behavioral Health as a Mental Health Program Director - Outpatient.

Key Skills

Program ManagementStaff SupervisionTreatment PlanningQuality ImprovementTeam LeadershipStaff TrainingDiagnosis and AssessmentGroup TherapyUtilization ReviewPolicy AdherenceStaff SchedulingCaseload ManagementIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyMarketingEMR Systems
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Mental Health Program Director - Outpatient position at Discovery Behavioral Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

This General Medicine position at Discovery Behavioral Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Program Management, Staff Supervision, Treatment Planning, Quality Improvement, Team Leadership, Staff Training, Diagnosis and Assessment, Group Therapy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this General Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Program Director is responsible for the comprehensive supervision and management of the treatment program, facility, staff, and clients, ensuring all services align with the organization's mission and values. Key duties include overseeing quality improvement, supervising treatment team meetings,...

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About Discovery Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Irvine, CA
2-5

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2mo ago

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