Associate Clinical Director

About the role

The Associate Clinical Director assists the Clinical Director in overseeing the provision and efficiency of clinical and mental health services. This role involves maintaining the overall functioning and efficiency of trauma-informed, evidence-based clinical services for youth receiving Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) and Other Licensed Health Related Services (OLHRS).

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and clinical supervision to Psychotherapists.
• Ensures all referrals for evaluations and therapy are completed in a timely manner.
• Oversees referrals and scheduling of appointments for psychological and psychiatric evaluations (including requests for special rate, higher level of care, Supportive Housing, Health Homes and CFTSS/HCBS) and sends for approval.
• Follow-up with treatment team members to ensure that recommendations are implemented.
• Supports the tracking all psychotropic medication packages through EHR; assists in following up with casework staff and nurses regarding documentation requested from the psychiatrist to follow best practice, including parental consent, updated physicals, lab work, etc.
• Supports the submission and tracking of MHCU notifications for inpatient acute psychiatric hospitalizations.
• Collaborates with HCM team and oversees and completes LPHA forms, Complex Trauma Assessments, and other specialized assessments.
• Supports the preparation for outside audits and complete Corrective Action Plans for the Mental Health department.
• Reviews and sends all records that are requested by other agencies/individuals to ensure proper consents are in place and HIPAA compliant.
• Communicates with contracted psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, casework team, residential staff, youth and their families, and external providers including hospitals and treatment facilities.
• Serves as liaison between clinical providers and other treatment team members.
• Represents the clinical staff in treatment team meetings and case conferences to offer treatment recommendations and updates on the youth’s progress towards treatment goals.
• Represents clinical staff in meetings (i.e., Adoption, Red Flag, school meetings, etc.) and agency trainings.
• Represents mental health department at child welfare meetings when necessary.
• Provides oversight to clinical internship opportunities for students from local universities and colleges.
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision and ensures all documentation and reports are processed in a timely manner by clinical staff.
• Follows-up on recommendations from unit meetings, psychological evaluations and psychiatric evaluations, and the youth’s progress towards treatment goals.

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of addictions and psychiatric diagnosis preferred.
• Previous experience working in the field of residential care, clinical psychology or related mental health services preferred.
• At least 1-year of previous experience supervising.
• NYS LCSW, LCSW-R, or Licensed Psychologist (Psy.D. or Ph.D.).
• Excellent computer skills required.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required.
• Experience with trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy models preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish or American Sign Language) is a plus but not required.
• SIFI certified is also preferred, but if not, applicant can obtain SIFI certification once part of the team.
• Certification in/use of Evidence Based models preferred.