Clinical Team Lead - YES Waiver

Brief Description

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) is looking for a Clinical Team Lead to join the YES Waiver team. Under the general direction of the practice manager, the Clinical Team Leader provides administrative supervision to Care Coordinators. Must be able to manage staff effectively in a collaborative team environment. This position may require flexible working hours and involve travel. Supervision may be both field and clinic employees. Coverage may be required in the absence of the Practice Manager and the Clinical Team Leaders.

Your Role In Action

• Must be knowledgeable in the following areas of theory: Family systems, social ecological, behavioral and application, cognitive-behavioral and application, and pragmatic family therapies and applications.
• Participates in weekly group supervision of the team .
• Provides clinical supervision to designated clinical staff to facilitate optimal supervision in the performance of clinical activities (includes counseling, identification of skills deficits, coaching through daily organization, time management, chart/case reviews, caseload requirements, etc.)
• Evaluates work performance of staff supervised and institutes written disciplinary actions for substandard performance when needed in collaboration with the rehab. coordinator and/or practice manager (to include but not be limited to productivity standards, and service provision requirements, treatment plan authorization and documentation, and data submission).
• Monitors clinical practices of supervised staff through application of theoretical knowledge and effective clinical expertise to clinical situations
• Assists supervised staff with presenting their cases in clinical staffings/discussions for intervention strategies
• Ensures supervised staff work collaboratively with the treatment team to facilitate continuity and effective clinical care delivery.
• Facilitates a positive and productive work atmosphere through modeling successful professional behavior and promoting continuous interdisciplinary interaction and problem solving.
• Participates in patient care monitoring to review the quality of clinical care and provides relevant feedback to supervised staff.
• Provides clinical services and coverage as needed for supervised staff and arranges for coverage to ensure continuity of services.
• Works collaboratively with the clinical trainer to identify and provide job related training.
• Models customer driven values based on consumer needs, priorities, and choices within the resources available.
• Participates in the hiring and termination process of supervised staff in consultation with the practice manager.
• Performs administrative duties as assigned by practice manager in the absence of the practice manager.
• Performs related work as assigned. Adapts to changing work requirements.
• Demonstrates ethical conduct in all clinical and professional activities.
• Complies with agency policies and procedures, accrediting/regulatory bodies and performance contract documentation requirements.
  
  

What Qualifications You Will Need

• Master’s degree (M.A.) from four-year accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavioral, or human service field, including but not limited to: psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, and educational psychology.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), LMFT.
• Must have 2 years experiencing working in a mental health setting.
• Must have basic knowledge of principles of the development, implementation and documentation of individualized care and treatment for a wide range of psychiatric conditions.
• Maintains current licensure/credentials with appropriate state licensure regulatory board.
• Ability to effectively lead others.
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively converse and listen to others and construct clear and concise written communication.
• Ability to identify and offer solutions to resolve problems, using knowledge of the organization to identify helpful resources.
• Effective time management and organizational skills. Able to utilize basic Word and Excel documents.
  
  

What We Have To Offer

The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.

Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.

What Else You Should Know

This posting is associated with position #4283-99609.

This position will located at 6032 Airline Dr. Houston, TX 77076.

About Us

The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.