Lead Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

As a member of the treatment team (80% time allocation), you will work with people who have mental health or co-occurring (mental health/ substance use) disorders. Clients may include children, youth, adults and seniors, who all come from various cultural backgrounds. In the Lead Clinician role (20% time allocation), you will provide clinical supervision to behavioral health providers, including Interns, Bachelor-level counselors and unlicensed Master’s level clinicians. As part of the supervisory team, you will engage in meta-supervision and program-related activities which ensure high quality service delivery.

Contributing to Centennial’s mission to help individuals, families, and communities enhance the quality of their lives, the Lead Clinician will:

• Provide screening and assessment to determine client’s individual treatment needs
• Complete treatment plans which are collaborative, client-centered and culturally sensitive and include:

• Individualized, client-centered, solution-focused goals

• Measurable. time-sensitive objectives

• Evidence-based interventions

• Document client progress toward identified therapeutic goal attainment
• Engage clients in individual, family and/or group treatment using industry and agency established best-practice guidelines
• Be alert to and mitigate risk factors impacting client safety
• Actively participate in Centennial Mental Health Center’s Team-Based clinical care model to collaborate and coordinate whole-person care with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals including Case Managers, Housing/Employment Specialists, Mentors, Peer Specialists, Child, Family, and School-Based Prevention Teams, and Psychiatric providers
• Assist clients in developing and utilizing natural supports to increase probability of reducing dependence upon systems of care
• Complete all required documentation, meeting agency quality and timeliness standards
• Manage time and schedule effectively to facilitate maximum availability for client care
• Maintain cooperative relationships with community agencies and referral sources
• Provide services both in person and utilizing secure tele-behavioral health platform
• Provide crisis response services on a rotational basis
• Engage in regular clinical supervision, meta-supervision and on-going professional development activities
• Provide regular clinical supervision to assigned providers, which may include skill training, quality oversight, documentation review, risk management activities and program compliance monitoring

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and CREDENTIALS

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in counseling, psychology, social work or other behavioral health discipline that leads to Colorado licensure as LCSW, LPC, LMFT
• Active Colorado License as LPC, LMFT or LSCW
• Prior clinical supervision preferred
• 2-years post licensure experience providing full range of behavioral health services
• Substance use specialty preferred

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of diagnostic methods and models of psychotherapy
• Understanding of ethical principles and mandates
• Basic understanding of Clinical Supervision strategies and approaches
• Commitment to continuous skill development to competently serve individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Computing skills (word processing, email, communication platforms, etc.)
• Ability to work flexible work-day hours and occasional after-hour shifts
• Ability to travel within the agency’s geographic region and other locations as needed
• Currently registered and in good standing with Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agency (DORA)