Clinical Manager: LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, Licensed

Overview

Summary:

This is second management level within the Clinical Services Department and the incumbent supervises and manages programs and major service delivery activities. This position provides leadership and treatment coordination of mental health and rehabilitation services to individuals with mental illness and respective family members at multiple clinical facilities. The incumbent applies advanced clinical knowledge and judgment to assure quality of clinical services and trains and consults with staff as needed.

Provides direct clinical supervision of interns as appropriate. Provides other services that contribute to the achievement of goals and objectives of the agency and department.

• Manages client service delivery of multiple behavioral health clinics by implementing and monitoring service delivery systems
• Oversee quality and frequency of clinical services. Provides coaching and feedback to clinical staff
• Mentoring in area of comprehensive assessments, case conferences, treatment plan and strategic interventions to ensure quality services delivery
• Provides clinical supervision and direct care services as assigned and within scope of practice
• Provides clinical training consistent with agency standards, practices and policies and oversight to staff, interns and volunteers
• Provides assessment and intervention in response to client crisis, including necessary follow up, using appropriate consultation. Provides appropriate consultation and back up to support other staff in responding to client crisis
• Provides orientation, consultation, coordination and clinical leadership within the work team
• To ensure that service delivery including assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, discharge planning and communication of significant information meets the needs of clients, families and payers and reflects sound clinical judgment. Reviews, evaluates and/or signs documentation including those requiring LPHA signature
• Complete clinical records and other required documentation in accordance with agency payer and regulatory requirements, utilizing paper or computer technology
• Participates in management of team/program discretionary resources available to meet client needs
• Provides on-call coverage and participates in after-hours rotation, as aligned
• Attends and participates in staff, program, agency and community meetings and training as required
• Provides back-up coverage for Director of Clinical Services
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Duties include supervising the clinical services department. Hiring and progressively disciplining employees. Will have Behavioral Health Specialists BHS I & BHS II reporting to them

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires a minimum of a Master  degree in one of the disciplines listed— Master’s of Social Work (MSW) or Master’s of Psychology or Counseling (MA/MS). In addition, the incumbent must possess a clinical license in good standing with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology. Acceptable licenses include:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), and Licensed Psychologist (will accept Additional Training Preferred:
Completion of Intern/Trainee Supervision or equivalent. LCSWs and LMFTs supervising ASW or MFT Interns must complete a minimum of six hours of supervision training within the two-year period immediately preceding the commencement of supervision and every renewal period while supervising. If such coursework has not been completed in the two-year period immediately preceding supervision, the supervisor must complete the six-hour training within 60 days of…