Associate Clinical Director

The Associate Clinical Director is responsible for the clinical management of select behavioral health treatment programs, including program planning/implementation, counselor development/supervision, program evaluation, and outcome measures. Credentials, Experience, & Skills Master's degree in a behavioral health field (social work, psychology, counseling); Alaska CDC II certification or ability of obtain within one year; LPC, LCSW, or MFT licensure or ability of obtain within six months; two years experience as a clinical supervisor in the mental health or substance abuse treatment field; documented experience in program planning/implementation; one-year supervising or directing clinical services. Essential Functions: Clinical Supervision of select clinical staff, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of individual training plans Completes clinical staff annual evaluations per agency policy and procedures Reviews, approves, and signs all clinical assessments, treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and discharge summaries to ensure quality clinical documentation Ensures clinical documentation is in compliance with all applicable State and Federal guidelines Provides the Executive/Clinical Director with recommendations for clinical staff hiring and terminations Conducts weekly individual clinical supervision sessions with all clinical staff Conducts weekly staffing with clinical team leaders/supervisors Supervises and evaluates all clinical programming.Create and implements new treatment programming as needed Manages clinical staff scheduling to ensure acceptable clinical staff coverage, appropriate clinical case loads, and efficient personnel utilization Conducts clinical assessments Coordinates on-call rotation for emergency mental health response Covers clinical caseloads during clinical staff vacations, illness, and off-site training Performs on-call coverage for emergency mental health services as needed Review and revision of clinical treatment policies and procedures to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations and accreditation. Review and revision of referral resource lists and maintenance of sufficient contact with resources to ensure a cooperative interagency working relationship Designs and delivers monthly mental health educational presentations in the community Designs and conducts quarterly clinical staff in-service trainings Ensures staff meet agency productivity expectations Assists the Clinical Director in the design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical quality improvement measures Role model's effective problem solving, communication, and conflict resolution skills to all staff while promoting a positive work ethic within a team-oriented environment Ability to promote and facil #J-18808-Ljbffr