Lead Clinician, Specialized Comprehensive Treatment Team

About the role

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. We support and treat individuals with serious mental illness and poverty, serving communities across Middle and East Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical and operational leadership to the Specialized Comprehensive Treatment Team (SCTT).
• Regularly coaches and develops Care Managers, Registered Behavior Technicians, and Supported Employment & Education Specialists.
• Consults and provides clinical guidance to the team.
• Oversees daily team operations and builds a positive, collaborative team culture.
• Enrolls and provides therapy to consumers in the SCTT.
• Develops behavior intervention plans for the Registered Behavior Technician to implement.
• Collaborates with the treatment team to ensure care plans include SMART goals that are data-driven and consumer-centered.
• Documents supervisions, team meetings, in-service trainings, assessments, and interventions in a timely and high-quality manner.
• Assists with crisis planning and responds to urgent consumer needs in collaboration with Crisis Services and the Treatment Team.
• Facilitates daily treatment team meetings and collaborates effectively with team members.
• Builds and maintains strong professional relationships with consumers, their supports, treatment team members, and community partners.
• Engages in community outreach to promote the program and facilitate referrals.
• Attends all mandatory in-services, continuing education, and annual health requirements.
• Complies with all corporate compliance policies, practices, and procedures.
• Reports all unethical activities to supervisors, the Corporate Compliance Office, the Values Hotline number, or the Human Resource Director.
• Complies with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• Reports all unsafe practices or accidents to supervisors, the Safety Supervisor, and/or the OSHA Coordinator.
• Complies with relevant regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumer's protected health information (PHI) as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Follows all policies and procedures set by the Agency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, Social Work (MSW), or a related field.
• Licensed as an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), or equivalent.
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with co-occurring (IDD/BH) populations.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, initiative, organizational, and coordination skills.

Core Competencies

• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead by example, make sound decisions quickly and decisively, motivate staff, and identify strengths and weaknesses for coaching professional growth.
• Team Oriented: Assists teammates as needed, creates and maintains a climate for teamwork, finds common ground, and solves problems for the good of the team.
• Interpersonal Skills: Negotiates skillfully in difficult situations, wins concessions without damaging relationships, and can be both direct and diplomatic.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

Mental Health Cooperative offers a full comprehensive benefit plan for employees to participate in. The following products are available:

• Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• 403b - Retirement Plan
• Calm App for medication and mental health
• Gym membership discounts

About You

Mental Health Cooperative embraces inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Mental Health Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.