Clinical Director

Healthy Avenues Medical Group

Our company culture focuses on personal and professional health and wellness. As a mission-driven company, how we come together and work as a team is the secret to not only our success but that of our clients.

As our Clinical Director, you are responsible for overseeing an outpatient Behavioral Health facility, dedicated to providing quality professional and evidence based services, aimed at facilitating positive mental and behavioral health growth and transformation.

Your main responsibilities will be documenting weekly supervisions for provisionally licensed clinicians, per agency policies and procedures to include chart reviews adherent to CARF, DHH, Commercial Payor requirements, and Medicaid and Medicare requirements. You will also lead bimonthly all staff team meetings and collaborate with leadership to prepare for CARF reaccreditation summer of 2025.

The secondary responsibility of the Clinical director is to collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate and most cost-effective quality medical care is provided to members. Our Clinical Director is an integral part of a team committed to bettering the lives of their patients and community. Rest assured we give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role.

Qualifications:

• Independently licensed clinicians ONLY
• Able to be credentialed with Commercial payors, Medicaid MCOs, and Medicare
• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related clinical field
• Valid LA Active unrestricted license to practice, Board Certified
• Valid NPI
• Up to date CAQH
• Current Professional Liability Insurance
• Sound understanding of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
• Experience in Addiction, SMI, SUD, Dual Diagnosis
• Supervisory Experience
• Prior experience in a collaborative role with other clinicians
• Excellent written & verbal communication in English (Spanish or any other language is a plus)
• Adaptable to technology, including telehealth software, comfortable with video communication and the use of EHR’s
• Telehealth experience
• Responsive to texts, phone calls, and emails during business hours.
• Solid PC skills, specifically using MS Word, Outlook, and Excel

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all clinical staff and care team members carefully observe HIPAA and other local and Federal compliance regulations
• Ensure charts are signed off and submitted for claims within 72hrs of appointment
• Ensure that clinicians and staff are fully trained in all aspects of their work, especially with regards to charting, crisis intervention and descalation, and suicide prevention
• Provide weekly clinical supervision to provisionally licensed clinicians to assure accuracy and quality in their work AND review and sign off on their charts
• Periodically monitor psychiatric and mental health records, provides appropriate feedback, and, when necessary, takes corrective action; and oversees peer review of clinical staff
• Guarantee all Behavioral/Mental Health providers and staff receive quarterly performance evaluations as well as other periodic evaluations as required (new hire, probationary, etc.)
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel
• Perform management responsibilities to include, but not limited to: assisting in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develop and implement policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority
• Document and maintain clinical review findings, actions and outcomes in accordance with policies, and regulatory and accreditation requirements
• Oversee, monitor and assist with effective implementation of the Quality Management (QM) program; and work closely with the Utilization Management (UM) of services and associated Appeals related to children and youth and adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders (SUD)
• Assist Outreach Team to develop community relationships with Hospitals, School Districts, Primary Care, etc.

Benefits:

• Compensation is attractive and competitive
• 2 weeks paid time off (PTO) per year that fully accrues at the beginning of every year
• 401(k) retirement, life, dental, vision
• Additional voluntary benefits such as life, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical illness & Supplemental benefits
• Set holidays off: New Years Day, Mardi Gras, Easter, Labor Day, Fourth of July, Memorial day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
• Annual CME allowance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shifts
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability
• Some evenings (4-8pm)
• Flexibility on schedule, can be switched monthly

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $34.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Hybrid remote in New Orleans, LA 70119

Salary : $34 - $45