Clinical Lead

Job Duties:

• Provide individual, family and group sessions.
• Provide leadership and management in the clinical area in order to serve as a role model for staff and clients. Provide leadership and management in the clinical area in order to serve as a role model for staff and clients.
• Maintain healthy, therapeutic relationships and rapport with staff and clients.
• Conduct weekly case conferences with team.
• Coordinate the assignment, reassignment, and termination of cases.
• Assure that the quality of clinical services is maintained.
• Supervise and monitor the clinical work performance and conduct performance evaluations annually for the individual clinicians.  Work with each team member to establish specific, individual professional development goals as appropriate.
• Provide consultation and support to staff as needed including being available for staff to debrief about difficult situations. 
• Review all incident reports. Consider actions to be taken and implement changes to avoid similar incidents in the future.
• Facilitates coordination of care to include case review, therapeutic interventions, and client progress in treatment.

Job Specifications:

●      Participate in the establishment or revision of policies, procedures, guidelines, goals and objectives.

●      Maintain an understanding of state and federal regulations and facility licensing requirements.

●      Understand the client, program development, and client relationships.

●      Recognize and respond to a fire, disaster, hazard, and medical emergency.

●      Carry out any other duties as may be required by the company from time to time.

●      Monitor case load to ensure required documentation is completed timely; including, but not limited to, assessments, treatment plans, case reviews and discharge plans.

●      Protect client rights in R9-10-1008.

●      Provide treatment that promotes client dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice.

●      Recognize obvious symptoms of a mental disorder, personality disorder, or substance abuse.

●      Provide the behavioral health services that the agency is authorized to provide and that the staff member is qualified to provide.

●      Meet the unique needs of the client populations served by the agency or the staff member, such as clients who are individuals that have substance abuse problems, and possible co-occurring disorders.

●      Recognize and respect cultural differences.

●      Recognize, prevent, and respond to a situation in which a client:

a. May be a danger to self or a danger to others,

b. Behaves in an aggressive or destructive manner,

c. May be experiencing a crisis situation, or

d. May be experiencing a medical emergency.

●      Demonstrate ethical behavior, such as by respecting staff member and client boundaries and recognizing the inappropriateness of receiving gratuities from a client.

●      Identify types of medications commonly prescribed for mental disorders, personality disorders, and substance abuse and the common side effects and adverse reactions of the medications.

●      Participate in on-call rotation.

Minimum Qualification:

●      At least 3 years working with clients within a residential, outpatient mental health or private practice setting.

●      Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Addictions, or related field of study from an accredited college or university

●      Registered with the AZBBHE.

●      Licensed in the state of Arizona as LAC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW, LASAC, or LISAC

●      Must be 21 years of age (licensing requirement)

●      Must have or be able to obtain an Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card

Physical Demands:

●      Must be able to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive an automobile, and operate standard office equipment, such as a computer, copier, and fax machine. Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and top-tier benefits.
• Full-time, W-2 employee position with salary.
• Supportive clinical team with mentoring and supervision available as needed.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match.
• Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life insurance.

Schedule:

• Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
• Required on call rotation once every 5 weeks

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00

Work Location: In person Mesa, Arizona