ACT Team Clinical Director

Healing Hope Community, Inc. (HHCI) is one of Maryland’s newest non-profit mental health organizations. HHCI prides itself in being a clinician-led organization committed to strengthening and enhancing the lives of individuals experiencing mental health challenges in the community. We aspire to be a leading non-profit mental health organization that prioritizes the needs of our clients and personnel, which ultimately places everyone in a position to be successful and thrive in their environments.

HHCI is in search of a Clinical Director (CD) for its Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. This position is currently remote and field-based, but will require the CD to report to the office (located in Baltimore, MD) as needed. Remote work capabilities are available for as long as tele-health services are permitted by HHCI’s regulators and funding sources. The need to report to the office will be determined and communicated to the CD by the CEO.

Position Summary:

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team CD provides clinical and administrative supervision of all functions of the ACT program within the Treatment and Recovery Services division, which is a multi-disciplinary team. The CD ensures that the program is operating in compliance with all of HHCI’s regulators and governing bodies. The CD holds the primary responsibility of ensuring that clients are receiving high quality care, and that personnel are utilizing evidence-based practices to assist clients with achieving their treatment and recovery goals.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct client treatment and care to clients of the program at least 50% of the time (17.5 weekly hours within a 35 hour work week)
• Facilitate daily team meetings
• Conduct intake screenings for prospective clients
• Complete and submit ACT tracking spreadsheets in collaboration with the ACT Program Assistant
• Review, approve, and address any discrepancies with clinical documentation of direct reports, including progress notes and assessments
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to direct reports
• Participate in interviews with candidates for vacant positions
• Onboard and provide clinical training to new hires, and train existing personnel
• Participate in collaborative meetings with human resources regarding hiring needs
• Communicate and collaborate with other divisions/departments within the organization
• Collaborate with consented external providers and internal personnel regarding the treatment goals of mutually shared clients
• Participate in at least two internal committees as determined by the CEO
• Complete required trainings within established timeframes
• Review, approve, and address any discrepancies with timecards, and time off requests
• Complete personnel performance reviews
• Conduct chart audits as assigned by the Quality and Compliance department and CD’s direct supervisor, as well as conduct unassigned chart audits
• Participate in the performance improvement/progressive disciplinary process
• Provide client coverage in the absence of direct reports
• On-call responsibilities via phone as needed
• Comply with all relevant standards and regulations of HHCI, the state of Maryland’s Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), The Joint Commission, HIPAA
• Perform other duties as requested by the CEO

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC), Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Creative Arts Therapy (CAT), Counseling Psychology, or a related field from an accredited master's program
• Licensed in the state of Maryland as a: LMSW, LGPC, LGMFT, LGPAT, LGADC, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT, LCPAT, or LCADC
• A minimum of 3 years of supporting the mental/behavioral health population
• A minimum of 1 year of experience supervising mental/behavioral health professionals
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Access), electronic health records, and the use of computers/laptops

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong preference for-

• Experience with the standards and policies of accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission, or Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• Experience with individuals who are diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness, and/or dually diagnosed with mental health and substance use conditions
• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary mobile team

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Have you ever worked for a multi-disciplinary mobile team?
• Are you available to participate in a daily team meeting at either 9am or 4pm from Monday-Friday?
• This is initially a per-diem part-time role, in which hours would fluctuate and depend on how many clients are admitted to the program, as well as how many clinicians are on the team. Would this suffice for you? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
• Are you willing to conduct home visits? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
• Are you licensed in the state of Maryland as a LMSW, LGPC, LGMFT, LGPAT, LGADC, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT, LCPAT, or LCADC?
• Do you have an interest in gradually growing from part-time to full-time with the organization? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
• While this position is currently remote and field-based, it requires the incumbent to report to the office (located in Baltimore, MD) as needed. Are you able to fulfill this requirement? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• supervisory/management of mental health professionals: 1 year (Required)
• supporting the mental/behavioral health population: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Baltimore, MD 21201

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000