Clinical Director II - START

Job Description

Job Description

GENERAL PURPOSE  

Under the administrative supervision of the Program Director, the Clinical Director provides full-time clinical oversight and supervision to the clinical team and therapeutic support services, responsible for Clinical Education Team Meetings, provides consultation to community providers, provides internal and external trainings to increase knowledge and ability to serve people with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities and mental health needs, and provides back-up on-call support.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is an at-will leadership position within a program. Additionally, this position may be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of assigned staff who perform the established duties of the program. This is a management position responsible for ensuring that the clinical needs of program participants are met and that necessary paperwork is complete and accurate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that could be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class

Responsibilities:

• Clinical Supervision

• Provide clinical supervision and oversight to the clinical team
• Take an active clinical leadership role in team meetings
• Participate in on-call rotation as back-up manager, provide direct in-person crisis response as needed.

• Internal Team Clinical Consult

• Work with the Medical Director to provide weekly clinical consults to Coordinators/Team Leads on START recipients with complex presentations
• Support the clinical team in the review of records. Review/interpret psychological evaluations and reports
• Provide oversight and consultation on positive support and interaction strategies
• Review documentation, provide clinical feedback, and obtain approval
• Provide training on clinical topics to the team
• Achieve START Coordinator Certification and assist clinical team members with preparation and achieving START Coordinator certification

• Community

• Work collaboratively with the Program Director on developing community relationships and linkages
• Support Coordinators, as needed, in team meetings and systems work in the community
• Provide training and consultation to families and community providers
• Plan and facilitate the monthly Clinical Education Team

• Administrative
• Enter, monitor, and assure data entry for all team members in the START Information Reporting System. Use data to inform programmatic decision-making
• Provide oversight and responsibility for clinical expectations of the program (such as chart reviews, mandated reporting, and record requests)
• Enforces the policies and procedures of Turning Point Community Programs.

Knowledge Of:

• Turning Point’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values.
• Principles and goals of community mental health.
• Principles and goals of the “consumer/family driven model.”
• Psychosocial rehabilitation’s treatment and programming.

Ability To:  

• Perform crisis intervention strategies.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Understand budgeting requirements and budgetary implications for programming.
• Work effectively under stress and conflict.
• Exercise appropriate judgment and decision making.
• Be flexible and adaptable in any given situation.
• Work as a member of a team.
• Supervise staff, delegate responsibility, and provide leadership and training.
• Be well organized, flexible, and self-disciplined.
• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate programs.
• Get to multiple locations typically via car.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

Education, Training, and Experience

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined above is through graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field and valid licensure with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS); Varied experience working with people with IDD and/or as a provider of mental health services.

Schedule:  Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Compensation: $85,280.00 - $92,310.40 

MINIMUM:

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined above is through graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field and full licensure as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC verified with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS); varied experience as a provider of mental health services.

PREFERRED:

Ph.D. in psychology and licensed by the state’s Psychology Board Extensive experience in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), specifically with people who have IDD and behavioral health needsCertified coordinator or can complete the START coordinator certificate process within 6-12 months.

 

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:

• California driver’s license & current vehicle insurance/registration
• Reliable means of transportation capable of passing vehicle safety inspection if more than five years old, excluding all modes of two-wheeled transport, inclusive of bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.
• License eligibility/registration with BBS or the CA Board of Psychology.
• Master's Degree and 2 years of relevant experience.

 

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class, the employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; use math and mathematical skills; perform highly detailed work under intensive deadlines on multiple, concurrent tasks; work with constant interruptions, and interact with TPCP management, administrators, staff, applicants, representatives of external agencies and others encountered in the course of work.

Essential Physical Functions

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Hours are representative of total combined activity during the course of an eight-hour day.

 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk and stand, and lift to ten pounds. Additionally, specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Move around

Occasionally

< 2 hours total

Stand

Occasionally

< 1-hour total

Sit

Frequently

> 3 hours total

Twist at the waist

Occasionally

< 2 hours total

Twist at the neck

Occasionally

< 2 hours total

Fine finger manipulation (both hands)

Frequently

> 2 hours total

Simple grasping (both hands)

Occasionally

< 2 hours total

Power grasping (both hands)

Seldom

< .25-hour total

Reaching (either hand)

Occasionally

< 1-hour total

Reaching above shoulder height

Seldom

< .25-hour total

Reaching at shoulder height

Occasionally

< .25-hour total

Lifting (<10 pounds)

Occasionally

< .5 hours total

Lifting (> 10 pounds)

Seldom

< .5 hours total

Lifting (> 25 pounds)

Seldom

< .25 hours total

Carrying (any weight > 10 ft.)

Seldom

< .25 hours total

Bending at the waist

Seldom

> .25 hours total

Travel

Occasionally

2-3 hours total

 

There are no unusual conditions. Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate.