Mental Health Clinical Supervisor North

POSITION TITLE: Mental Health Clinical Supervisor

This is a leadership position that supervises the provision of client-centered, strengths-based, culturally responsive behavioral health services that align with the program's philosophy of care and established professional standards.

• Improves staff effectiveness by contributing to the creation of a supportive environment conducive to achieving optimal performance.
• Hosts case staffing and integrated treatment team meetings that encourage positive client outcomes.
• Conducts clinician orientation, training, and mentoring; ensures clinicians have the tools needed to perform; identifies individual and group continuing education needs and opportunities.
• Performs chart audits and general quality assurance reviews of behavioral health documentation.
• Evaluates and monitors clinical performance of clinicians and general client progress.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides clinical supervision individually and in groups to support professional growth.
• Contributes to program development, quality assurance, and strategic planning efforts.
• Supports policy and procedure development, updates, and implementation.
• Manages client caseload ethically and in accordance with established procedures.
• Determines level of care, intervention strategies and an individualized treatment plan.
• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions utilizing a variety of psychological techniques with an emphasis on treating co-occurring disorders.
• Develops, coordinates, and conducts group therapy sessions in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and established standards of care.
• Collaborates with internal and external services and resources to ensure continuity of care and achievement of treatment goals.
• Develops holistic individualized treatment plans that address the client's behavioral health needs, coping strategies, and recovery needs.
• Offers education on diagnosis, stages of change and recovery, course of treatment, etc., to clients, families, friends, or other caregivers.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of services provided; monitors client progress; adapts treatment plans as needed.
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with established procedures.
• Reports on client progress and participation to individuals and agencies involved in the client's care as authorized and requested by the client.
• Facilitates student internships by developing, teaching, consulting, and evaluating to support experiential learning and fulfillment of academic learning objectives.
• Adapts to and guides staff in the administration of changes in safety protocols and procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Participates in professional development and maintains required licensure and certification.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment to achieve shared goals.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of traditional form of government and tribal customs and traditions.
• Knowledge of patient evaluation and plan of care procedures.
• Knowledge of patient outreach services and activities.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical counseling principles, and methodologies in substance use disorder treatment and recovery support.
• Skill in performing comprehensive biopsychosocial diagnostic assessments.
• Skill in completing documentation in an electronic health record system.
• Skill in providing culturally-responsive clinical supervision and evaluating the professional development needs and clinical performance of assigned staff.
• Skill in de-escalation and crisis intervention.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or closely related field.
• Five years' experience providing behavioral health services is required.
• Independently licensed to provide mental health services (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, PsyD) in Washington state.
• Must meet requirements to be considered an approved licensure supervisor in Washington state.
• Must have training, education, and/or experience providing services for those affected by substance use disorders.