Clinical Director

Overview

Salary: $88,000-$92,000

Who We Are

At Advocates, we provide comprehensive services for people facing developmental, mental health, or other life challenges. We're a nonprofit, mission-driven organization with a person-centered approach, empowering the individuals we support to make choices, build independence, and live full, meaningful lives. Our work is rooted in respect, compassion, and inclusion, and we envision a world where individual differences are appreciated and celebrated.

Minimum Education Required

Masters Degree

Responsibilities

• Organize staff and staffing functions in accordance with Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services Contract.
• Maintain up-to-date program policies and procedures, ensuring the program complies with BSAS and DPH expectations.
• Manage and streamline administrative processes and requirements in consultation with affiliated senior managers or designees including but not limited to Fiscal Services, Human Resources, Information Services and Maintenance functions.
• Ensure clinical, evidenced based services are provided within the program
• Supervise the Residential Program Director and Case Managers
• Facilitate clinical team meetings
• Lead/co-lead program and staff meetings for the purpose of education, skill growth, program planning, evaluating resident care, and improving program functioning.
• Network with community providers, both internally and externally, to maximize intakes, maintain a full program census, and ensure effective service delivery.
• Responsible for fiscal management to ensure that the behavioral health services meet expectations.
• Responsible for maintaining a full program census.
• Responsible for insurance and DPH billing entries and resolution.
• Provide on-site management of clinical and administrative operations of individual programs as assigned.
• Attend and actively participate in all trainings assigned; maintain necessary licensures and certifications.
• Ensure that staff receives appropriate certifications and training to perform duties adequately.
• Participate in the on-call rotation through 24-hour availability for consultation and emergency crisis intervention.
• Ensure that regular performance evaluations are conducted for all employees in programs as assigned.
• Ensure that the clinical integrity of client programs and services are maintained.
• Maintain constructive and productive internal and external communications with staff, managers, providers, vendors, and funding sources.
• Ensure health and safety of clients and staff through compliance with agency policies, OSHA and other safety standards.
• Ensure all paperwork, reports, trainings are up-to-date and completed within the expected timelines.
• Perform physical intervention in the event of a client crisis.
• Attends and actively participates in supervision and staff meetings.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in related field and a current Independent License in the following disciplines plus 5 years supervisory experience: LICSW, LMHC, Rehab Counselor, LADC1.
• Strongly prefer candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations and addiction.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement all DPH/BSAS regulation
• Working knowledge of Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial Insurance, and community resources.