Clinical Team Lead

Job Title: Clinical Team Lead

Position Summary

The Clinical Team Lead provides day-to-day guidance and support to clinical staff to promote consistent, high-quality behavioral health services. This position requires excellent clinical assessment and peer review skills, strong professional judgment, and the ability to coach staff effectively. The Clinical Team Lead reviews assessments, treatment plans, and clinical documentation; supports care coordination; and identifies opportunities to strengthen service quality and client outcomes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Guide daily clinical team activities and help staff address service delivery concerns.

• Conduct or review comprehensive assessments within the position’s professional scope, considering client strengths, presenting concerns, functioning, risks, and service needs.

• Evaluate assessment quality for completeness, accuracy, clinical reasoning, and alignment with documented client needs.

• Review treatment plans to ensure goals are individualized, measurable, and supported by assessment findings.

• Conduct structured peer reviews of clinical records, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge documentation.

• Provide clear, constructive feedback that identifies strengths, documentation gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

• Track corrective actions and follow up to confirm identified concerns are addressed.

• Facilitate case consultations and team discussions to support sound clinical decisions and continuity of care.

• Coach LPCs, QMHPs, and other team members, as applicable, on assessment techniques, documentation standards, and person-centered care.

• Identify changes in client needs or potential safety concerns and coordinate timely escalation to the appropriate clinician or supervisor.

• Support coordination among clients, families, providers, and community resources, consistent with consent and confidentiality requirements.

• Monitor documentation timeliness, service quality, and adherence to organizational procedures.

• Assist with onboarding and ongoing training for clinical staff.

• Identify recurring issues through peer reviews and recommend targeted training or process improvements.

• Assist the Clinical Director with quality improvement activities, chart audits, and preparation for external reviews.

• Maintain professional boundaries, protect confidential information, and model ethical practice.

• Provide direct services when assigned and within professional qualifications and scope.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a related behavioral health field appropriate to the services provided.

• Active professional license