Clinical Director

Position SummaryThe Clinical Director provides leadership to and oversight of the company’s clinical team, thereby ensuring the highest level of client-care. As a licensed therapist, the Clinical Director manages evidence-based programs and best practices to ensure our company’s treatment model is effectively implemented and compliant to all legal and professional standards.Job Functions & ResponsibilitiesThe essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:Provides company-wide leadership in mental health and addiction treatment.Designs, implements, and evaluates clinical program including but not limited to program curriculum; family program; hiring, training, evaluating, and overseeing clinical staff; and creating and maintaining staffing plan; Supervise associate therapists as needed.Ensures that the clinical system’s cohesive functionality maintains addiction treatment’s best practices and evidence-based practices and that all state and other licensing and regulatory standards are followed.Creates enforcement policies and procedures that hold staff accountable for their responsibilities.Establishes, monitors, and reviews clinical outcomes and uses them to improve the company’s treatment program.Ensures the timely completion of all clinical documentation, i.e., ASAM, biopsychosocial assessment, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, group session notes, discharge summaries, etc.Supervises and direct clinical treatment team: primary therapists, counselors, counseling interns, group leaders, and contractors, including tailoring training content to ensure all staff members develop competencies specific to their role.Supervises weekly clinical team meetings to ensure consistent and effectively communicates between treatment team members; Oversees clients’ development and progress and ensures a team approach is utilized in the treatment of clients.Ensures that clients’ needs are properly communicated to medical, operational, and other clinical staff while maintaining the proper chain of command.Facilitates groups at each program location as needed.Facilitates individual and family sessions as needed.Monitors, assesses, and builds staff morale, team spirit, and continuity.Collaborates with the Financial Department to ensure all required insurance payments are collected and disseminates pertinent client information that would prevent payment collections.Participates in assigned and proactively seeks knowledge to build competency in specialty treatments provides by CompanyMaintains qualifications and provision of care in accordance with national acceptable standards of practices pertinent to roles based on job title.Maintains knowledge of current regulatory and accreditation standards, along with federal, state, and local codes pertinent to this role and addiction treatmentEnsures all regulatory standards, requirements, and guidelines, including licensing boards, accreditation authorities, and federal, state, and local regulations are followed.Collaborates with medical team and other clinical staff in the development and implementation of clients’ treatment and intervention programs.Participates in crisis intervention and conflict resolution actions, including suicide assessments, partner abuse, child and elder abuse screening; takes appropriate measures to resolve crisis situations; implements mandatory reporting procedures in accordance with regulations (including HIPAA) and policies.Monitors clients’ conduct throughout the day.Collaborates with clinical team and attends and participates in clinical team meetings.Ensures clients are attending appropriate sessions and are on time.Conveys clients’ needs to medical, operational, and other clinical staff.Maintains a high level of flexibility with the daily flow of work tasks.Maintains proper chain of command.Graduate degree required, in a related field2 years of experience working within the Chemical Dependency fieldAn active therapeutic license (e.g., LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, etc.) and Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)Meets Board of Behavioral Science’s qualifications to provide supervision to associate level therapistsFirst Aid/CPR/AED certified within 30 days of employmentContinued education to perform role #J-18808-Ljbffr