Director, Integrated Emotional Wellness

Director, Integrated Emotional Wellness

Community of Hope is seeking a visionary and compassionate Director of Integrated Emotional Wellness to assist with the operational and clinical oversight of our integrated emotional wellness program. This role integrates assessment and treatment planning, short-term psychotherapy, crisis intervention and sustainable wellbeing for children, adolescents, and adults in need.

Washington, DC | Hybrid | $110,000 - $115,000 | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)

This is a full‑time, hybrid position based out of our Family Health and Birth Center in NE, Washington, DC, but will require travel to work between COH clinical sites in Washington, DC.

• We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
• We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

• Assist with oversight of program operations, ensuring that activities align with COH policies, procedures, and strategic goals.
• Supervise the Lead Integrated Emotional Wellness Clinician, Integrated Emotional Wellness Clinicians, the Emotional Wellness Case Manager, Master Level interns and Licensed Graduate Clinicians.
• Manage staffing, activities and data to support COH’s strategic objective of providing effective integrated emotional wellness services including: assessment, treatment planning, short‑term psychotherapy, group therapy, crisis intervention and educational opportunities.
• Monitor clinical services provided by supervises for quality of care, compliance with evidence‑based practices, and adequate documentation of services through direct supervision, monthly random spot review, as well as peer review. Ensure that COH makes progress on key metrics such as UDS measures, HEDIS measures, and others as needed.
• Coordinate grant requirements and reporting in own portfolio, attending meetings with other partners as necessary. Monitor grant deliverables to ensure that we are meeting commitments and requirements. Alert supervisor to problems or barriers with achieving deliverables. Prepare reports as required per the grant.
• Support and closely coordinate mental health care with the patient’s primary care team and when appropriate, other treating mental health providers including external providers if needed.
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders. Consult with supervisor on difficult to engage clients.
• Help identify and address related problems affecting health of client, such as housing, vocational rehabilitation, and social integration, and coordinate service delivery with other health center staff and community providers.
• Provide crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal/homicidal ideations.
• Complete a treatment plan for all short‑term therapy clients by the 2nd scheduled session. Monitor patient progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at least monthly from initial treatment plan date.
• Meet with supervises regularly and provide real‑time feedback, training, support, and coaching as needed. Create meeting agendas, send meeting agendas in advance when possible, and document concerns promptly as needed.
• Review the performance of team members in a timely manner, including completing 90‑day and annual performance evaluations per their due dates, documenting any issues or changes, providing recommendations for professional development and/or training opportunities, and recognizing staff when appropriate.
• Partner with the Talent Management team regarding personnel matters including but not limited to, terminations, leaves of absence, training, onboarding, and other COH handbook policies.
• Perform other duties as requested by supervisor.

• LICSW, LPC, or equivalent licensure required. Any providers who are licensed in Maryland who provide a copy of their license and MD CDS to Talent Management are…