CLINICAL DIRECTOR - MENTAL HEALTH - IRTS - 5K SIGN ON

SpringPath Mental Health Services

This position oversees delivery of services for an Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment Program. Supervises personnel to achieve service, clinical, and financial objectives within general resources and reimbursement models. This position will provide and develop clinical services that promote person centered treatment and facilitate independence for adult individuals with mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders

Clinical over-site of all services at a set location
• In charge of organizing admissions and discharges
• Conducting Assessments (ex. Diagnostic, LOCUS, Mental Health Review, Suicidal, and evaluation level of danger/risk)
• Interprets and summaries findings with recommended treatment/rehabilitation activities and goals
• Hires new employees and warranting of corrective actions when needed
• Over-sees the development of the individual treatment/rehabilitation plan
• Over-sees Case Coordination
• Prevents crisis at the lowest level of escalation
• Provide direct service to clients
• On-Call Duties
• Weekly supervision with direct reports
• Conduct weekly staff meeting for location
• Utilize behavior management strategies
• Ensures quality assurance including person served outcomes and service outcomes
• Oversee compliance with locations license and CARF accreditation
• Maintains competent and effective personnel at budgeted staffing patterns and salary ranges
• Willing to help others
• Write progress notes, summaries, and discharges as needed
• Medication Administration
• Assist in the development and execution of the annual budget and program contract within the county time frame
• Recognizes responsibility to meet bed utilization goals
• Manages program budget for household expenditures
• Flexible and effectively utilizes time.
• Handles information in a confidential manner
• Communicates in an open and honest manner
• Notifies proper authorities of circumstances or situations that present possible health hazards
• Observes and implements established policies on health, safety, security, code of conduct, regulation, and company policies
• Ensures all documentation is completed as required.
• Reports significant / major incidents or accidents
• Cooperates in external / internal investigations as requested
• Establishes high levels of mutual trust and support with others
• Provides coaching/learning environment
• Identifies successes and areas for improvement for employees
• Expresses positive expectations of others, even in difficult situations
• Delegates tasks or responsibilities for the purpose of developing other's abilities
• Rewards good performance and promotes employee recognition
• Provides clinical training to new/transferring employees. Develops and implements staff training programs designated to meet staff educational needs, licensing standards and consumer needs
• Encourages staff to report issues of non-compliance through appropriate channels
• Conduct Employee evaluations when scheduled
• Provides clinical direction to program staff
• Provides and develops clinical services that promote consumer choice and facilitates independence
• Supervises operations to ensure compliance with contractual, legal and regulatory requirements
• Provides clinical input and supervision in treatment and plan development
• Performs other duties designed to improve employee effectiveness as a member of the team, promoting the operation in a positive manner to the community and outside agencies
• Promotes/encourages community integration and choice making
• Provides the necessary clinical management for the day-to-day operations of the program and maintenance of the location
• Other tasks as assigned

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, or closely related field required.
• Licensure required (LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT)
• Minimum of 4000 hours (post Master's) of verifiable work experience providing services and support to individuals with mental illness.
• Two-year previous supervisory experience preferred (must be clinical supervision)
• Valid Driver's License and valid car insurance
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Experience in managing systems, processes, and people
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations concerning services to individuals with mental illness, including IRTS Variance
• Operate general office equipment
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proven supervisory skills
• Capable of working responsibly with highly confidential information
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Experience with Diagnostic Assessments required
• Moderate Travel

Physical demands: Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting up to 50 pounds, must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull reach, sit, and walk for periods of time. Must have fine vision, sustained vision, and peripheral vision. Must possess sufficient eye/hand coordination to operate office, adaptive, and household equipment.

Work environment: Light and ventilation as found in typical home or office setting. Hazards may exist if the employee fails to use proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting an individual or item, if vehicles are not operated safely, or if proper techniques are not used when intervening with individuals. The possibility of blood borne pathogens exists if universal precautions are not followed.