VQ is a national comprehensive child, youth and family services organization committed to providing successful and effective services while adhering to the highest professional standards.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Clinician is responsible for the day to day operations of the clinical department. The Lead Clinician is responsible for providing mental health assessment and counseling intervention services, as well as continually monitoring and documenting clients’ mental well-being and overall adjustment to the program. The clinician’s functions are performed as part of a multi-disciplinary team and include development and implementation of client therapeutic plans, facilitating transfers, and reunification planning. The Lead Clinician will be responsible to manage and supervise a team of up to six clinicians and will be able maintain a caseload of 12 to 16 clients when needed. The Lead Clinician works closely with the Program Director, Lead Case Manager and other related departments within the UAC Program. The Lead Clinician is required to maintain a flexible, organized and efficient work schedule and is subject to work extended hours, weekends, and be on-call as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate clinical services by providing oversight, supervision, and training of staff clinicians, monitoring clinical services documentation, and developing and maintaining ongoing partnerships with community-based providers.
• Complete monthly supervision and maintain appropriate documentation of clinicians as well as annual performance appraisals.
• Responsible for addressing clinicians’ performance issues in a timely manner and maintaining documentation of conversations. Must adhere to VisionQuest UC ORR Shelter disciplinary action policy and procedures.
• Ensure the development of clinician work schedules and recommend approval of personal leave requests, punch edits, holiday leave requests, and/or sick leave requests to Program Director or designee. Responsible for ensuring that all clinical functions are covered when clinicians are on PTO, Sick Time or Call Outs.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal policies and procedures.
• Carry a caseload up to 6 clients.
• Conduct intake, admission, and diagnostic assessments with clients, and document results according to VisionQuest standards. Ensure the timely completion of (assessments) Initial Intake, Emergency Placement, and Individual Service Plans in accordance with VisionQuest, State, and Federal requirements. Additional assessments may be required depending on the need of the case. Forms are subject to change at any time
• Collaborate with treatment team members and clients to develop treatment plans
• Provide weekly one-to-one counseling and crisis intervention as needed
• Facilitate psycho-educational and therapeutic client groups
• Continually monitor the mental well-being of clients and arrange for appropriate services as needed
• Provide consultation and documentation regarding clients’ functioning, mental health status, and treatment needs
• Provide clinical services within VisionQuest licensing and funding source guidelines policies and procedures
• Ensure that Clinical Significant Incident Reports (SIRs) are submitted within 4 hours upon notification of the incident and that additional reports are submitted to state licensing and VisionQuest’s internal reporting mechanism as required.
• Participate in SIR on call-rotation
• Attend all organizational required training and facilitate training as needed. Attend all departmental and program meetings to ensure that up-to-date information is received and/or provided and to ensure that changes to policy or practice are implemented and adhered to.
• Travel as needed for training, conferences or to transport youth to destinations located within the U.S.
• Maintain a safe, clean and hazard-free work area.

• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in social work or 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience or a Master’s degree or Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement
• At least 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience/or bachelor’s degree plus 5 years clinical employment experience in the behavioral sciences.
• Must have supervisory experience and be licensed to provide clinical services in the State of Arizona
• Must be computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows (Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Required to work a flexible schedule to facilitate program services.
• Cleared Tuberculosis test results.
• Cleared background check from appropriate entity
• Bilingual
• Obtain and maintain First Aid Certification (CPR) and Level 1 fingerprint clearance card.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• May lift and carry up to 10 pounds frequently, up to 20 pounds occasionally, up to 50 pounds infrequently.
• Performs tasks that may involve standing or walking 50% of the day; sitting 50%of the day.
• May bend, stoop, reach and grasp as necessary.