What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Director position at Comprehensive Addiction Programs Inc?
Comprehensive Addiction Programs, Inc. is a residential substance abuse program serving individuals with Medi-Cal in Fresno County. The Clinical Director is responsible for the oversight of clinical operations in collaboration of the Leadership Team. Provide vision and leadership in long-range planning to ensure continuity of the program. Proven ability to cope with conflict, stress, and crisis situations through effective problem-solving and mediation skills. Oversee compliance to clinical standards, provide training to clinical and substance abuse staff, and provide clinical supervision as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management to ensure that the mission and core values of the Company are put into practice.
- Provide clinical oversight and supervision to unlicensed clinicians, substance abuse counselors, and interns.
- Work collaboratively with the Unit Managers to reach desired outcomes.
- Participates in interviewing job applicants and conducts orientation of new employees as needed
- Exercises administrative judgment and assumes responsibility for decisions, consequences, and results impacting staff, costs, and/or quality of service within the functional area
- Provides clinical assessment guidelines, conducts clinical assessment skills reviews, and serves as a consultation resource.
- Support program in designing and evaluating outcome tools to evaluate program effectiveness.
- Provide case consultation, supervision, and coaching to clinical staff as needed.
- Provide required documentation and reports, both clinical and administrative.
- Provides in-service training to all staff to ensure the appropriate education is delivered.
- Works with County Administrators, Program Manager and other community agencies to identify applicable resources to assist the population served.
- Participate and manage discussion of each participant attending to treatment goals, measuring behavior and progress in overall treatment.
- Ensures accurate and complete documentation on each participant
- Participates in ongoing program quality assurance.
- Develops and maintains a staff clinical training schedule.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling required.
- Must have been licensed within the State of CA for at least 2 years as a LCSW, MFT or equivalent.
- Must be able to supervise ASW, AMFT, APCC and student interns.
- Five years of experience working with mentally ill, substance use disorder, and dually diagnosed populations in a clinical setting
- Bilingual in Spanish or another California threshold language is preferred.
- Maintains currency in the fields of Mental Health and Substance Abuse by attending relevant workshops, seminars, discussions, and classes.
- Skills necessary to provide effective counseling, therapy and clinical services, and the ability to successfully work as a member of a team.
- Supervise and manage staff in charting and chart documentation in an accurate, legible, timely, and organized manner
Salary : $95,000 - $125,000