LICENSED CLINICAL ADDICTION SPECIALIST

Any job description distributed by Spring Life Behavioral Care, LLC (SLBC) is not inclusive of all duties that the employee will be required to perform. The employer expressly reserves the right to change the responsibilities and duties SLBC so desired. The job description may be changed verbally or written SLBC desired by the management. The Clinical Director will possess the following qualifications and carry out the subsequent duties as follows

General Summary:

Director of Operations: The Clinical Director is a senior executive entrusted with overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the agency. She plans, directs, and oversees a company's operational policies, rules, initiatives, and goals. Helps the agency develop and execute short-term and long-term plans and goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management that mirrors the mission and core values of the company. Bottom line: Builds a quality and sustainable vibrant company.
• Consult and collaborate with members of our multidisciplinary treatment team for effective and wholistic treatment of each client.
• Conduct clinical assessment and recommend appropriate services
• Provide counseling/therapy for assigned caseload
• Collaborates in PCP development and implementation.
• Assists in clinical staff development and training.
• Ensures that treatment plans are completed, individualized, based on consumer input and drive the delivery of services
• Coordinates with the CEO to recruit skilled talent and keep the best employees; motivate and lead a high performance management team; and retain required members of the executive team not currently in place; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program.
• Acts as a liaison between company and MCOs, the community and other stakeholders
• Provides mentoring to all employees, including management
• Promotes communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that arise
• Takes responsibility for service authorization requests and follow ups
• Manages program and staff and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and all regulatory standards.
• Reviews and evaluates the educational and training needs of staff and arranges for further training.
• Consults with program CEO regarding clinical and programmatic issues.
• Ensures appropriate coordination of services/ treatment and follow up.
• Oversees the development of data collection methods to report and monitor program activities, analyzes data to determine if the activities provided are meeting program goals.
• Participates in quality assurance/quality management (QM) activities related to the programs offered at SLBC.
• Maintain 24/7 availability to the staff so emergencies may be minimized and that care may be constant and effective and respond to emergency situations and provide leadership resolutions.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skilled in Problem Solving, Plan Implementation, Critical Thinking, Presentation Skills,
• Motivational Knowledge, Leadership, Time Management, Crisis Management, Risk Management, Exceptional Oral and Written Communication Skills, Budgeting
• Recruiting Experience, Strategic Planning, Business Development
• Knowledge of assessment procedures and the development of individualized goal plans.
• Knowledge of basic supervision/management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of current health, social and economic problems and resources for individuals with mental illness and/or substance abuse use disorders.
• Knowledge of state and MCO regulations governing services offered by the agency.
• Knowledge of the prevention, detection, or treatment of mental illness substance use disorders conditions.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, practices, and current developments in the field of mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Ability to manage an entire component or a variety of functions involving different components of a mental health and/or substance use disorders.
• Ability to learn and apply company policies and procedures.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret statistical and narrative data to determine the effective function of a program.
• Ability to recognize and respond effectively in emergencies.
• Ability to demonstrate effective social and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Trillium Healthcare Resources
• Center/MCOs, representative of local state, and federal agencies, mental organizations and institutions; and the public.
• Ability to present a confident, professional image to the community, individuals and co-workers.
• Ability to supervise others, evaluate performance, provide feedback and facilitate team work.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records and documents concerning the functions and operations of each of the agency's programs.

Minimum Education, Credentials, and Experience:

• Mental health professional who has a master’s degree in psychiatry, social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, activities therapies or other related fields from an accredited college or university and at least 2 years of clinical experience.
• Must be able to work flexible hours to meet individual’s and program’s needs.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and access to a reliable vehicle to attend trainings, meetings, and/or transport individual to appointments.
• Must be able to travel to trainings/meetings upon request, which may include occasional overnight stays.
• Work on-call to meet service line needs