IBHS Clinical Director

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY : The Clinical Director is responsible for the overall clinical oversight and supervision of the IBHS department. The Clinical Director is responsible for clinical compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations that pertain to the IBHS department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following :

1.       Responsible for clinical oversight of the IBHS department.

2.       Ensuring that staff who provide IBHS are supervised in accordance with this chapter.

a.       One hour of individual face-to-face supervision per month that includes oversight of the fol

i.      The interventions are being implemented.

ii.      The child’s, youths, or young adult’s progress towards the goals of the ITP.

iii.      Consideration of adjustments needed to the ITP.

iv.      The staff person’s skill in implementing the interventions in the ITP.

v.      If the individual who provides behavior consultant services or mobile therapy services supervises an individual who                                            provides BHT services, the individual shall receive an additional hour of face-to-face supervision per month that includes a                               discussion of the BHT services being provided.

vi.      Thirty minutes of direct observation of services being provided every 6 months.

3.       Maintaining clinical oversight for is IBHS provided.

4.       Train all new hires (MT’s, BC’s) clinical documentation.

5.       Ensuring that staff who provide IBHS have access to supervisory staff during the hours that IBHS is provided.

6.       Completing and documenting a clinical record review for the quality of the IBHS provided and compliance and documenting the                         outcomes of the quarterly review.

7.       Ensuring that training for staff is being provided.

8.       Complete written orders for IBHS.

9.       Review of documentation for IBHS including assessments and treatment plans within 6 months of initial entry.  After initial review,                    subsequent reviews may be limited to new additions to the record and must occur at least annually.

10.   Establish and implement a written quality improvement plan in collaboration with the Administrative Program Director.

11.   Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• 1. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a physician practicing psychiatry, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, certified registered nurse practitioner with a mental health certification or clinical social worker.
• 2. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a behavior specialist and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
• 3. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a social worker and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
• 4. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a professional with a scope of practice that includes overseeing the provision of IBHS and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.

TRAVEL : Travel as needed

Note : Could also work out of our Clearfield, Brookville, or Punxsutawney Offices.  Would prefer lives within a 30 mile radius of either of our four locations.

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Working to help our communities Live Life Forward

Company Description

Working to help our communities Live Life Forward