What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Supervisor position at Sequoia Mental Health?
Job description
Join Sequoia and Make a Meaningful Impact on Lives in Washington County!
Sequoia is a behavioral health nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of behavioral health services to adults, children, and families in Washington County. We believe everyone deserves culturally responsive, accessible, and person-centered care—because recovery and a fulfilling, hopeful life are within reach for all. Our evidence-based, trauma-informed services include psychiatric medication management, intensive case management, integrated dual diagnosis treatment, individual and family therapies, supported employment, substance use support, adult residential treatment, and housing solutions.
Why Work at Sequoia?
At Sequoia, we invest in our team’s growth and development. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a work environment that promotes collaboration, work-life balance, and a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re passionate about making a difference and eager to continue growing your skills, Sequoia could be the perfect place for you!
We Offer:
- Employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Employee Incentive Program
- 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 1 Personal Day
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Paid Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
- Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match (after 6 months)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Annual Professional Development Allowance
- Access to Online Education for CEUs
- Employee Referral Bonus
If you're ready to be part of a dynamic, supportive team that’s dedicated to changing lives, apply now and start an incredible career with Sequoia today!
Overview:
The Clinical Supervisor oversees the work of clinicians in a site or program to provide and coordinate a wide range of clinical services for individuals with mental health disabilities including entrance and exits of individuals into programs. The Clinical Supervisor recruits and is involved in selection of qualified personnel for open positions in those programs as well as training and supervision of those personnel. Supervision includes monitoring and approving treatment services, as well as supervising the general performance of the individual employees and the team.
Essential Job Functions:
- Coordinate and supervise the screening, selection, entrance, and exit of individuals in service.
- Receives, reviews and approves all initial intake assessments.
- Assists in managing the clinician availability list and ensures that all intakes are appropriately assigned and completed.
- Review and approve Cedar team individual documentation, treatment plus plan, support plans, plan revisions and annual reauthorization assessments.
- Responsible for reviewing and approving appropriate referrals to Heartwood Commons.
- Responsible for managing all team authorizations:
- Ensure that less than 10% of team authorizations are overdue.
- Ensure that intake assessment slots are appropriately managed. Receives and tallies initial intake satisfaction surveys. Assists in developing strategies for areas of needed improvement.
- Coordinates monthly Intake Clinician meeting.
- Coordinates weekly team meetings.
- Coordinate the recruitment, selection, and training of qualified personnel.
- Directly provide supervision to assist program staff to increase their skills within their scope of practice, improve quality of services to individuals, and ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures
- Ensure that team members are meeting productivity standards. All clinicians under productivity by 10% or more will be placed on coaching/correction plans.
- Document a minimum of two hours of supervision per month for each individual supervised; document weekly supervision for all interns. Supervisees will be provided a copy of the LASS scale to determine supervisor/supervisee relationship and efficacy of supervision.
- Complete annual staff performance reviews in a timely manner.
- Instruct, inform, support and advise clinical staff, both individually and in group meetings, around treatment or system issues.
- Assists with onboarding of new clinicians, including setting up shadowing schedules, helping clinicians understand all pieces of essential job functions and doing daily check-ins with new employees for the first month.
- Supervise and oversee pre-treatment specialist. Assist in scheduling and oversight of all pretreatment duties.
- Ensures that all flex fund requests are appropriate and forms are filled out correctly
- Monitor or update all records to assure compliance with general clinical standards, administrative rules, agency policies, and other applicable rules.
- Ensure that all clinicians are utilizing FIT with each client at least 90% of the time (excluding RLRA and Supported Housing).
- Create and/or compile routine or special reports as requested.
- Facilitate positive relations between the agency and other aspects of the community.
- Maintain professional relationships with staff and co-workers
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in a manner consistent with agency policy and professional standards. Ensure that 90% of documentation reviewed and approved is correct and meets audit standards.
- Assist Clinical Director with special projects as requested.
- Work with Quality Assurance Manager to conduct case review and OAR compliance.
- Participate in ongoing training and professional development activities.
- Provide after-hours services and on-call service on a rotating basis.
- Maintain a clinical caseload, as applicable.
Education:
- Master's degree in a social/behavioral science, advanced academic degree/licensure and CADC.
Experience:
- Knowledge and/or experience with community based rehabilitative case management services and the SPMI (severe and persistent mental illness) population.
- Knowledge and/or experience with evidence based practices utilized by agency.
- Knowledge and/or experience supervising employees
- Knowledge and/or experience with program management.
- Must have two years post graduate experience
Required skills:
- Knowledge of mental health treatment as well as addiction treatment and applicable regulations.
- Computer skills, word processing and data entry.
- Ability to navigate and instruct on EMR
- Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, willingness to transport individuals regularly, good driving record, and insurance.
- Ability to pass a criminal history check.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation
- Use hands to manipulate, handle, feel, and control items or equipment
- Walk, bend, kneel, and reach
- Ability to lift 20 lb.
- Stand and/or sit for long periods of time
Sequoia Mental Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants have rights under federal and state law: https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/pages/required-worksite-postings.aspx
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $73,000.00 - $78,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $73,000 - $78,000