Clinical Team Lead - Prototypes, Pasadena Mental Health Clinic

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the supervision and development of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure that all treatment services provided are strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally competent.
• Ensure that all treatment services are provided in an ethical and legal manner.
• Absorb ownership for any crisis as it relates to service delivery and see it through to completion.
• Provide thorough clinical assessments and diagnoses under supervision.
• Work with the client to develop client-centered treatment plans.
• Maintain treatment progress and update the treatment plan as needed with supervisory guidance.
• Address mental health and/or substance abuse symptoms using individual, group, and/or family treatment.
• Provide thoughtful discharge planning to ensure the client’s safe transitions.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention as needed.
• Deliver services in outpatient, residential, or field settings based on assignments and client need.
• Meet expected client care hours per week.
• Seek clinical consultation throughout the treatment episode and when encountering new and/or high-risk clinical circumstances.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the treatment team including Case Managers, Counselors, Medical staff, and Psychiatrists.
• Maintain frequent communication with the treatment team and engage in regular consultations, clinical team meetings, case conferences, and plan development meetings.
• Assist in ongoing maintenance of clients’ charts and other related documentation.
• Maintain compliance with due dates for all clinical documentation including assessment, treatment plan, treatment plan updates, re-assessments, discharges, outcome measures, and other clinical documents.
• Write client’s progress letters and court reports and obtain final approval from the supervisor.
• Complete all assigned URCs in a timely manner.
• Attend and actively participate in Clinical Group Supervision.
• Participate in meetings.
• Pursue certifications in evidence-based practices and complete all assigned training in a timely manner.
• Arrange work schedule in accordance with the agency’s needs.
• Read emails daily and respond when appropriate.
• Maintain compliance with credential requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related field from an accredited graduate school.
• Registration from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an AMFT, APCC, or ACSW.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Valid California Driver’s License and access to registered and insured transportation.
• Experience treating clients with co-occurring disorders.
• A minimum of one year of clinical therapy experience.
• Leadership experience preferred.