Innovative Life Solutions
Cares for individuals with intellectual disabilities
Clinical Services Manager
Full-Time
$85k - $110k/yr
Senior
Master's
Washington, DC, USA
Remote
Regular travel to residential homes, hospitals, program sites, and community locations is required; occasional evening or weekend crisis response may be required.
About the job
Requirements
- A master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or a related field is required.
- An active, unrestricted District of Columbia license as an LCSW, LICSW, or LPC is required.
- At least five years of post-licensure clinical experience is required.
- At least three years of experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or serious mental illness is required.
- Strong knowledge of behavioral health assessment and intervention is required.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and positive behavioral supports is required.
- Understanding of intellectual and developmental disability services and Medicaid-funded programs is required.
- Strong communication, leadership, training, organizational, and problem-solving skills are required.
- The ability to travel between program locations and participate in behavioral crisis response is required.
- Some evening or weekend availability may be required for crisis response.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and consultation to residential management teams.
- Review behavioral support plans, therapeutic interventions, crisis prevention strategies, and clinical recommendations.
- Collaborate with nursing, psychiatry, psychology, behavior specialists, and program leadership.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and complex case reviews.
- Monitor clinical outcomes and recommend opportunities for improvement.
- Review and approve clinical documentation submitted by consultants.
- Review therapeutic programming for clinical appropriateness.
- Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of behavioral interventions.
- Develop coping strategies, emotional regulation supports, and trauma-informed interventions.
- Translate clinical recommendations into practical strategies that residential staff can implement.
- Provide clinical consultation to program leadership and Direct Support Professionals.
- Assist teams with behavioral crises and recommend appropriate clinical referrals.
- Train staff in trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, de-escalation, suicide prevention, and behavioral supports.
- Coordinate psychiatric admissions, discharges, and transitions.
- Participate in hospital discharge planning.
- Communicate medication changes and discharge recommendations to appropriate team members.
- Develop collaborative relationships with community behavioral health providers.
- Develop and facilitate behavioral health training for staff.
- Coach supervisors and evaluate staff competency related to behavioral health practices.
- Support compliance with applicable District of Columbia Department of Disability Services, District of Columbia Department of Health, New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities, Medicaid, CARF, and HIPAA requirements.
- Maintain required clinical documentation.
- Participate in quality improvement activities, audits, and surveys.
- Promote evidence-based and person-centered clinical practices.
- Assist with clinical policy development and strategic planning.
- Travel regularly to residential homes, hospitals, program sites, and community locations.
Desired Qualifications
- Residential or Medicaid-funded behavioral health experience.
- Experience with District of Columbia Department of Disability Services-funded services.
- Experience within human services operations.
- Experience collaborating with psychiatric hospitals.
- Behavioral health certifications.
- CARF experience.
About the company
Innovative Life Solutions provides support services for people with intellectual disabilities to help them live fulfilling, self-directed lives in their communities. The organization uses holistic programs that educate individuals, families, and communities while addressing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. It emphasizes living in integrated settings, safety, and healthy living with a commitment to care and compassion. Its goal is to empower people to participate meaningfully in their communities.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2003
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2026 DC Health records confirm active operations across 3112 Walnut, 5706 14th, 5306 Eastern, 114 Division, 7425 8th.
- The company still maintains a 2026 hiring page, signaling ongoing staffing demand.
- Multi-state service coverage gives access to Medicaid and referral pipelines across three jurisdictions.
What critics are saying
- DC Health posted 2026 licensure and federal inspection reports across five facilities.
- The December 2025 survey at 3112 Walnut St NE examined two people from three.
- Repeated inspection findings threaten licenses, reimbursement, and survival if regulators escalate enforcement.
What makes Innovative Life Solutions unique
- DC Health lists Innovative Life Solutions as outpatient care centers in D.C., Maryland, and New Jersey.
- Bloomberg says it spans physical therapy, behavioral, mental, intellectual, and developmental services.
- Its model combines education and empowerment with care delivery across multiple local sites.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
401(k) Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance Program