Clinical Supervisor

Clinical Supervisor

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited university in psychology, sociology or other human services related field and have 2 years of post-grad experience in the delivery of clinical services (Clinical Supervisor I)
• Licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) with 5 years’ experience in delivery of clinical services (Clinical Supervisor II)
• Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addictions and principles of counseling
• The ability to use independent judgment including finely developed decision making, planning, analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to prepare and maintain detailed and accurate records
• Ability to communicate and coordinate well with a diverse population including staff members, professional consultants, agencies, customers, and members of the general public
• Ability to understand, interpret and apply laws, regulations and administrative rules related to mental health and chemical dependency
• Ability to learn and implement CCS procedures, regulations and requirements with respect to procurement, budget, safety, operations and organization
• Must be a self starter and demonstrate the ability to supervise and assign work to subordinates; ability to work effectively with other employees and the general public
• Good organizational and time management skills are essential
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• The position requires the handling of highly confidential information. Must adhere to rules and laws pertaining to client confidentiality
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats
• Must hold a valid drivers license and be insurable or carry insurance for client service purposes and for travel between business offices, the community, and to attend required meetings and/or trainings
• Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536-181.537 and in accordance with OAR 410-007-0200 through 410-007-0380
• Must have excellent typing skills, have knowledge of basic office software programs and ability to effectively use such software.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and oversight on a daily and regular basis to assigned clinicians.
• Ensure that assigned MCSD school-based counselors are apprised of current evidence based practices (EBP’s), implements EBP’s, and ensures that the agency is meeting or exceeding standards of good clinical outcomes.
• Ensures the goals of the school-based counselor program are being met within the MCSD.
• Ensure that all paperwork by the school-based staff is completed in a professional and timely manner, and provide supervision when this goal is not being met.
• Ensure that the quality of clinical work is superior and completed in a professional manner, and provide supervision when this goal is not being met.
• Provide after hours emergency services on a 24 hour, rotating basis to adults and children. This includes telephone consultation and crisis intervention in the community.
• Ensure knowledge and application of CCS personnel policies and procedures.
• May initiate holds, provide civil commitment investigations, and work with the hospitals, case workers and the state and other individuals/agencies for all individuals in the civil commitment process.
• This position recruits, hires and trains new staff along with their supervisor, Clinical Director, Human Resources and/or the Executive Director. They provide supervision and conduct performance evaluations. They follow policies for employee discipline and termination when necessary. Works to resolve conflict as appropriate and provides positive leadership.
• When necessary, in consultation with Clinical Director, Human Resources and/or the Executive Director, engage in disciplinary actions.
• Provide utilization management for adults and children needing to access higher levels of care.
• Schedule and participate in meetings with other agencies and the schools to ensure continuity of service delivery and ensure that CCS is highly regarded school personnel and school district personnel.
• Ensure that all paperwork is professional and timely.
• Follow the grievance process for customer complaints and work diligently to resolve complaints.
• Ensure that the agency is meeting or exceeding all of the requirements for the relevant OAR’s, as well as the clinical contractual requirements as required by Greater Oregon Behavioral Health (GOBHI) and the schools, and all other contractual obligations.
• Ensure that clients are scheduled in a timely manner.
• Responsible for ensuring school-based counselor staff coverage by overseeing vacations, sick leave, training, etc.
• May work with contracted prescribers to put together schedules and ensure that the service delivery is well coordinated for prescribers and the customers they see. Consult with prescribers to coordinate medical treatment.
• May infrequently administer forms for urinalysis testing (UA’s), provide accurate information on the UA’s to clients, in some cases observes the UA, and record all pertinent information.
• Work with Quality Assurance Coordinator to ensure that clinicians are meeting quality assurance standards.
• When requested, participate in internal administrative meetings. Hold regular clinical staff meetings.
• Communicate with members of the public to coordinate work programs, inform the public about our services, and speak with groups about our services and/or specific areas of mental health and alcohol/drug programs and school programs.
• Serve on various boards or committees in the community as it relates to program services.
• Assist Business Operations Manager in ensuring that there is a good working relationship between clerical and clinical staff and lines of communication are kept open.
• Transport customers as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred supervisor experience (Clinical Supervisor I)
• Prefer 3 years’ experience being a supervisor in related field (Clinical Supervisor II)