Job Description

Position Summary: The Assistant Clinic Director reports to the Clinic Director and is a member of the administrative staff. Provides support to the Clinic Director by providing clinic oversight assistance, supervision of counselors, ensuring quality of patient engagement and care.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative back-up for Clinic Director as needed.
• Provide clinic oversight in the event staff are on leave or vacant.
• Supervise CASAC Counselors and ensure delivery of behavioral health services, oversee case notes and individual case records.
• Provide clinical supervision to the counselors by holding supervisory meetings at least once weekly with a focus on case analysis, person-centered treatment planning, case management and issues related to the supervisory process.
• Participates in clinical supervision with the Clinic Director once per week.
• Ensures that vocational rehabilitation (when indicated) and resolution of concurrent medical disorders are integrated within each treatment plan.
• Concurrently monitors the quality of patient treatment and reporting documentation in all systems and initiates prompt corrective actions if required.
• Coordinates the release of patient treatment summaries to requesting agencies.
• Attends staff meetings and serves annually on at least one of the agency\xe2\x80\x99s standing committees (Health & Safety, Continuous Quality Insurance, Compliance, or Continuing Education.
• Participates and assists in the generation, planning, and implementation of research and demonstration proposals and provide feedback on identified corporate priorities.
• Provides staff training to treatment personnel and ensures the implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Provides patient, staffing, financial, and other reports as required
• Document incidents through the incident reporting application (My Insight) and create corrective action plans (CAPs) as needed
• If applicable, follow up with Justice Center on Justice Center reportable incidents
• Understands the flow of processes for isolation room, inventory, (PPE distribution, ordering supplies, calculating needs), telehealth (scheduling, productivity, activity logs)
• Participate in case conferences
• Ensures staff maintains all patient confidentiality and privacy guidelines.\xc2\xb7
• Expected to work on a rotation basis on Saturdays (quarterly) and select holidays. Assigned shifts may change according to the needs of the Program.

Patient Care Responsibilities:

• Serves as a member or chairperson of the Interdisciplinary Team in the development of the patient\'s treatment plan.
• Ensures thorough and timely completion of patient treatment and reporting documentation in all systems including HRA-STARS, OASAS-CDS, agency electronic health records system, and manual records as appropriate.
• Studies medical and behavioral histories and provides guidance on bio-psycho-social assessment to the Counselors.
• Provides initial mental health screenings for all patients prior to admission.
• Provide initial, annual and crisis mental health evaluations for identified patients.
• Improve patient care by selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach and providing individual and group sessions (when necessary), crisis therapy, and marital/family therapy (when indicated), on an on-going, time-limited, or crisis intervention level.
• Provide a network of referrals for patients who need out-patient, in-patient, residential, or emergency psychiatric services, ensure patient coordination and follow-up, and monitor progress monthly with external providers.
• Coordinate referrals and follow-up for patients who require concurrent chemical dependency services.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required
• Masters in HealthCare, Public Health, Healthcare Administration or Business Administration required.
• Three (3) years of post-Masters Degree experience in the emotional/behavioral assessment and treatment of individuals in a mental health setting, including experience with substance users.
• Minimum of two (1) year of experience as a counseling supervisor.
• Must complete Clinical Supervision Foundations Training I and II within six months of hire
• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective communication skills (written and oral); ability to problem solve; ability to motivate, develop, and coach individuals and groups; ability to appropriately confront issues; and ability to think creatively.
• Strong commitment to furthering institutional performance measures through interdisciplinary teamwork is essential.
• Experience in providing and documenting psychological Mental Health Assessments and Screenings including diagnosis as described in the DSM-V; establishing therapeutic relationships with individuals; providing direct treatment services and referrals for patients; and providing consultation to the treatment staff.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Bilingual in any language a plus.

Travel Requirements:

Expected travel is up to 20% of time to participate in staff training and management development programs

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