Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (SUD)

Position Summary

Sea Mar Behavioral Health Services is seeking a full-time Substance Use Disorder Clinical Supervisor for Turning Point, our inpatient adult treatment facility in Seattle. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for supervision of clinical staff; intern supervision; training employees; planning, assigning, directing work; assisting Program Manager with hiring and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; contract compliance; carrying a small case load of clients to provide direct care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures SUD program is in compliance with WAC's, RCW's, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts
• Creates and coordinates public relations materials
• Attends networking meetings and maintains working relationships with community organizations across counties
• Identify and categorize each patient's age-specific groupings of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients
• Reviews and approves clinicians' clinical documentation in Cerner, as appropriate
• Assists with the development of the program at outpatient SUD sites
• Provides clinical supervision and training to CDP Trainees
• Works with the VP of Behavioral Health and/or BH Regional Director to develop plans and implement outpatient SUD treatment content across assigned counties and/or department wide
• Affirms staff maintain accurate and current records on each patient in accordance with problem oriented records system and according to the facility's procedure for patient records
• Affirms facility's patient records system is in compliance with WAC 388-805
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities for his/her site. This includes helping to complete clinical site audits for the SUD program

Qualifications and/or Requirements

• The ability to differentiate between SUD issues alone and those that are complicated by concurrent mental illness
• The ability to develop treatment plans based upon assessments
• The ability to work effectively with all persons and groups with an open mind towards cultural differences and knowledge of cultures
• An understanding of chemical dependency treatment and an ability to coordinate mental health services with chemical dependency treatment providers
• The SUD Clinical Supervisor must sign a permanent oath of confidentiality covering all patient related information
• This person must pass a Washington State Patrol background check
• Must hold a certification from the Department of Health as a Chemical Dependency Professional
• Must have at least two years of supervisory experience with CDP/T's
• Must have and maintain a current CPR certification. If not active at the time of hire, must obtain within 90 days of hire
• Must have and maintain active First Aid certification