The Director of Clinical Services/Chief Clinical Officer is responsible for directing the continuum of training and operations within the Clinical Department which will include the development and implementation of employee training programs patient workshops and clinical operations. This position is responsible for ensuring that the facility programs schedules and curriculum are evidenced based modalities and ensures positive patient experience and outcomes. This position is a member of the facility leadership team.
Responsibilities
The duties listed below reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.
- Act on behalf of the organization in the overall clinical operation of the program.
- Direct and oversee clinical program operations including budget management developing marketing and strategic plans and independent decision making for programs requiring clinical expertise.
- Develop plan and implement clinical program goals objectives personnel resources and equipment
- Creation and oversight of systems for clinical information management including the flow of information to appropriate parties (i.e. Chief Executive Officer Managing Members court systems attorneys referents etc..
- Ensure compliance with all local state and federal regulations and accreditation standards for clinical programming including the management of incident reporting upholding a culture of safety and eliminating environmental risk
- Assign new clients to program clinical staff.
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate (to appropriate personnel) that new clients are oriented to the program(s) primarily noting rules schedule and structure.
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate initial referent communication regarding new clients.
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate initial family communication regarding new clients.
- Provide clinical consultation oversight of case planning and care coordination
- Confirm charting procedures are followed.
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate (to appropriate personnel) ongoing communication with family referent and invested individuals regarding the clients care.
- Liase with UR and identify monitor coordinate and secure program extensions when clinically appropriate and continually monitor individual client appropriateness for levels of care
- Oversee clinicians strategies for individual sessions and guide sessions towards relevant topics which help to direct client thought process towards extending the treatment experience.
- Bring to clinicians attention situations indicative of an unproductive clinical process.
- Direct crisis intervention efforts and intervene as required
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate (to appropriate personnel) crisis sessions based only on determination of relevant clinical need.
- Monitor and assess client appropriateness for advancement through the program phase system.
- Coordinate facilitate or delegate (to appropriate personnel) client interventions when program rules and regulations infractions occur.
- Inform family referents and invested individuals when client interventions are necessary with description of consequences or outcomes of continued client behaviors.
- Administratively discharge clients when necessary after consulting with treatment team and leadership team.
- Confirm all program discharges are documented and that the appropriate discharge form has been completed and signed by the client.
- Ensure the entire program adheres to appropriate group dynamics based on group rules and facilitate group sessions when needed.
- Coordinate with HR and writeup employee infractions as they occur.
- Facilitate daily meetings with the clinicians to discuss client care.
- Confirm that clinicians are conducting their assigned number of individual sessions.
- Facilitate weekly meetings regarding the client extension process.
- Ensure the clients complete a program survey prior to successful discharge.
- Coordinate and communicate with Director of Clinical Outreach or Stars & Stripes Liaison when appropriate when referring clients out for ancillary services aftercare or program transfers upon Administrative Discharge.
- After any type of discharge complete a thorough quality audit of the clients chart within 24 hrs.
- Oversee develop and foster an atmosphere of positive community relations when applicable (i.e. neighbors community resources sober living centers etc..
- Support facility implementation of budgetary and policy decisions.
- Be fiscally oriented regarding budget (i.e. expenditures client activities curriculum changes ancillary services etc..
This is a full time position that will work MondayFriday 8am5pm.
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Qualifications :
- Masters degree in psychology social work Counseling or equivalent required
Minimum of associate level state licensure as a counselor social worker psychologist or equivalent required
LMFT LCSW LPCC Psychologist or another Related clinical license preferred.
Current CPR/First Aid Certification.
57 years experience in the behavioral health field
Washington State Programs Only:
o SUD
No masters degree required
Substance Use Disorder Professional credential required
Must be an approved SUD supervisor
Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application.
Additional Information :
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits please visit us at Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime