Clinical Director - Behavioral Health (Consulting) - Atlanta, GA
Required skills
- Clinical Director
- Behavioral Health
- Consulting
- 1099
- CARF
- Medicaid SPA
- CMS Conditions of Participation
- clinical workforce strategy
- P&L
- supervision gaps
Nice to have
- Medical Director
- Chief Clinical Officer
- VP Clinical Services
- Executive Director
- CMHC
- FQHC
Role summary
The Wilkinson Firm (TWF) seeks a remote Clinical Director for its HR Advisory practice, focusing on behavioral health providers in the Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, TN). This independent consultant (1099) role involves senior clinical advisory, co-designing workforce models, guiding clients through CARF preparation and compliance, and building client relationships. Ideal candidates are former Clinical Directors, Medical Directors, CCOs, or Executive Directors with experience in behavioral health organizations, P&L ownership, and navigating regulatory requirements like CARF and Medicaid SPAs. The role offers $150-300/hr, referral fees, and potential equity.
Engagement: Independent consultant, 1099 hourly. Rate range: $150-300/hr based on experience and scope. Location: Remote with state focus (NC, SC, GA, TN, FL). Reports to: HR Advisory Division Lead, dotted line to Founder.
About The Wilkinson Firm
TWF is a workforce strategy and staffing firm. Year 2 of operations. Our HR Advisory practice serves behavioral health and mental health providers across the Southeast. We are building a senior clinical bench - operators who have led clinical functions at scale and want to put their expertise to work in a portfolio-career model that respects their time.
Who we want
Former Clinical Directors, Medical Directors, Chief Clinical Officers, VP Clinical Services, or Executive Directors at CMHCs, FQHCs, IDD agencies, hospital BH service lines, MSOs, or state BH authorities. You have led clinical organizations, owned clinical P&L, navigated CARF surveys, Medicaid SPA mechanics, CMS Conditions of Participation, and clinical workforce strategy. You have walked the line between clinical integrity and operational pressure.
What you would do
- Senior clinical advisory on TWF's most complex HR Advisory engagements
- Co-design workforce models for BH client systems facing turnover, burnout, supervision gaps
- Walk client systems through CARF prep, Medicaid SPA mechanics, supervision compliance
- Open senior clinical relationships that become enterprise TWF accounts (referral fees apply)
- Become the named clinical voice for one or more TWF client engagements
- Public-facing thought leadership under your name as desired
Engagement structure
$0 base. $150-300/hr when engaged. 10% referral fee on first-year revenue from sourced clients. Optional phantom equity grant (0.05-0.25%) for named senior seats. Public credit on firm advisor page with your consent. Long-term founding-team consideration possible for the right operator.
What you keep
- Non-exclusive. Keep your other roles, board seats, practice.
- 30-day cancel from either party.
- NDA per engagement only.
How to apply
Send CV, clinical license, and one-paragraph note on a BH client system you have led to with subject "Clinical Director BH." Reply within 48 hours.
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