What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Clinic Director position at StartCare?
Position Summary
The Assistant Clinic Director reports to the Clinic Director and provides support to the Clinic Director by providing clinic oversight assistance, supervision of counselors, ensuring quality of patient engagement and care.
Essential Functions
Clinical and Administrative responsibilities:
The Assistant Clinic Director reports to the Clinic Director and provides support to the Clinic Director by providing clinic oversight assistance, supervision of counselors, ensuring quality of patient engagement and care.
Essential Functions
Clinical and Administrative responsibilities:
- Provides administrative back-up for Clinic Director as needed.
- Expected to provide clinic oversight in the event staff are on leave or vacant.
- Supervision of Counselors and ensure delivery of behavioral health services, oversees case notes and individual case records.
- Provides clinical supervision to the counselors by holding supervisory meetings at least once weekly with a focus on case analysis, person-centered treatment planning, case management, case notes, and issues related to the supervisory process.
- Participates in clinical supervision with the Clinic Director once per week.
- Serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team in the development of the patient's treatment plan.
- Ensures the thorough and timely completion of patient treatment and reporting documentation in all systems including HRA-STARS, OASAS-CDS, agency electronic health records system, and manual records as appropriate.
- Examines medical and behavioral histories and offers guidance on bio-psycho-social assessments to Counselors.
- Provides initial mental health screenings for all patients prior to admission.
- Qualified Healthcare Professional required.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required
- CASAC Certified License (Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor) required
- No CASAC but willing to commit to obtaining one in a 12-month period
- Two (2) years of post-master’s degree experience in the emotional/behavioral assessment and treatment of individuals in a mental health setting, including experience with substance users.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a counseling supervisor.
- Must complete Clinical Supervision Foundations Training I and II within six months of hire
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills; effective communication skills (written and oral); ability to problem solve; ability to motivate, develop, and coach individuals and groups; ability to appropriately confront issues; and ability to think creatively.
- A strong commitment to furthering institutional performance measures through key performance indicators and interdisciplinary teamwork is essential.
- Experience in providing and documenting psychological Mental Health Assessments and Screenings including diagnosis as described in the DSM-V.
- Establishes a therapeutic relationship with individuals; providing direct treatment services and referrals for patients; and providing consultation to the treatment staff.
- Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft applications.
- Bilingual in any language a plus.
