Lead Clinical Therapist

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and clinical supervision, evaluates staff performance, and makes recommendations for personnel actions to the Director of Clinical Services, when needed.
• Directs day-to-day operations of the clinical therapists, and is responsible for scheduling of team meetings, services, and staff time.
• Ensures documentation quality and compliance with the behavior health code and all funding sources.
• Responsible for overall productivity of the Clinic Therapists - Behavioral Health staff, and for motivating individual staff performance to meet department goals and objectives.
• Responsible for carrying a personal caseload of assigned clinic cases and the overall management of each case assigned.
• Responsible for recommending changes to the Program Manager that would improve service delivery and for implementing changes and new programming.
• Responsible for ensuring the coordination between the Therapists - Behavioral Health, Case Management Staff, and Psychiatric Team.
• Works collaboratively with professional peers to coordinate the delivery of services throughout the agency.
• Adds additional duties as assigned by Supervisor

Candidate Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited College or University
• State of Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• 3-5 years’ experience in behavioral health
• 5 years’ experience providing clinical therapy in a behavioral health setting
• 3 years of supervisory experience (required)
• Familiarity with CMH (preferred)

Working Conditions

• This position may be required to travel between both Detroit and Westland Integrated Clinic locations.
• Will have consistent physical contact with consumers/patients.
• Works in a clinical setting; uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed, to perform duties.
• The noise level in the work environment is variable, due to frequent contact with consumers.
• Bends, stoops and reaches in order to gather equipment, files, or to search for and retrieve records and documents.
• Manual dexterity and regular fine-finger and hand/wrist motions are required for operating a keyboard, writing and filing.
• Seeing/vision, talking/speaking and listening/hearing are continuously required.
• Frequently required to stand during working hours.
• Required to sit, walk or drive as needed
• Operates an automobile while performing assigned job duties, if required.