Assistant Clinical Director

Assistant Clinical Director

Come save lives with us! Join us in our recovery work as a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical leader in Cherry Hill, NJ. Advanced Recovery Systems is a behavioral healthcare management company focused on treating addiction, substance abuse, and mental health issues. We prioritize behavioral health and assist individuals in overcoming these challenges. With facilities across the U.S., we have been committed to this mission since our inception, employing advanced patient care approaches. Each facility aims to offer high-quality care through effective, evidence-based therapeutic models to help individuals lead healthy, fulfilling lives free from substance abuse and mental illness.

The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper's cutting-edge, 55,000 square foot facility offers a full continuum of care, ranging from detox and inpatient rehab to outpatient sessions.

The Assistant Clinical Director is responsible for providing 24-hour management of all clinical functions of the facility, in conjunction with the Clinical Director. Together with the Clinical Director, the Assistant CD is responsible for providing effective leadership to the clinical staff, has knowledge of the organization, provides marketing support for the facility, and directs all activities within the facility in accordance with standards of State and Federal regulations.

CORE JOB DUTIES:

Works effectively with the facility leadership team to ensure success of the facility by completing the following:

• Assists Clinical Director in developing effective clinical programming and ensures staff compliance to the curriculum.
• Assists Clinical Director with proficiently auditing documentation to ensure compliance to company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards, ASAM standards, and Medical Needs Criteria. This Includes: a. Biopsychosocial Assessment (72 hours) b. Comprehensive Problem List c. Integrated Master Treatment Plan and Updates (24 72 hours based on payor) d. ASAMs (24 hours, based on state standards) e. Individual, family and group therapy session notes (24 hours) f. Discharge Summary (72 hours)
• Uses substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to assist patients with accomplishing all treatment plans goals and objectives and successfully complete treatment.
• Provide and monitor group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming is delivered and to ensure compliance to the program curriculum.
• Assesses patient for substance use disorders, risk to self or others and co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Effectively manage a 50% caseload.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to clinicians.
• Review and sign off on documentation as directed by Clinical Director.
• Works closely with the Clinical Director to ensure all clinical staff are meeting 92% compliance on facility metrics. Provides at least twice monthly feedback/coaching sessions with staff to improve lagging metrics.
• Monitors staff's performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peak performance.
• Identifies areas for improvement within the department by analyzing data and developing, implementing, and documenting plans for improvement and outcomes.
• Provides Clinical Supervision to clinicians who are not independently licensed/certified.
• Provides trainings to Clinical department and other department as required by Clinical Director.

OTHER REQUIRED TASKS:

• Assists Clinical Director to ensure departmental goals are met.
• Assists Clinical Director with meeting with all employees at least bi-monthly to provide feedback on documentation and therapeutic performance and to provide guidance and coaching as needed.
• Assists Clinical Director to effectively monitor staff's performance, providing coaching and discipline as needed to ensure peak performance.
• Leads Daily Flash Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
• Leads Clinical Staff Meetings in the absence of the Clinical Director.
• Assists the Clinical Director to recruit and hire clinical team members.
• Maintains positive relationships with all staff.
• Creates a positive environment for staff.
• Provides a safe and therapeutic environment to all staff and patients.
• Participates in administrative duties to include but not limited to group scheduling, service time, auditing assigned by Clinical Director.
• Performs other tasks, as assigned.