Behavioral Health Supervisor

Mississippi Behavioral Health Services; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi Behavioral Health Services, LLC seeks a Behavioral Health Supervisor to direct service delivery, coordinate treatment goals with MHT, CSS and PSS, and lead a multidisciplinary team. The role includes training staff, reviewing clinical logs, and ensuring rapid, coordinated care for recipients.

The supervisor will oversee intake oversight, crisis planning, and collaboration with community partners, while ensuring timely documentation and compliance with clinical standards.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work or equivalent mental health advanced degree.
• Graduate coursework in behavioral/mental health interventions (≥15 hours).

Responsibilities

• Direct the delivery of services by coordinating treatment goals with team members (MHT, CSS, PSS).
• Develop treatment goals and interventions and lead team meetings.
• Review logs and assign interventions to staff; provide training and supervision.

Skills

MSW

Mental health degree

Education

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Master of Arts / Master of Science / Education in mental health field

Job description

Behavioral Health Supervisor

Exciting work, great experience and make a difference!

PROGRAM: Mississippi Behavioral Health Services, LLC

REPORTS TO: Clinical Manager (LMHP)

SUPERVISED BY: Clinical Manager (LMHP); Regional Clinical Director; Corporate Clinical Director; Compliance officer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct the delivery of services for recipients by coordinating the implementation of treatment goals with MHT, CSS, PSS and any other team members by:
• Development of treatment goals and interventions
• Leading Team meetings
• Reviewing Logs
• Assigning interventions to be completed by MHT, CSS, PSS and any other staff
• Providing training/direction to staff
• Other activities to ensure each member of the team is providing coordinated services

• Help complete intake assessments with oversight by the LMHP
• Ensure each recipient has an Individual Crisis Plan on file
• Participate in collaborative meetings with Mississippi Behavioral Health Services staff, other agencies or community and natural supports as needed
• Provide Crisis Intervention services to recipients as needed
• Complete initial authorization and all subsequent concurrent authorization assessment paperwork in a timely manner
• Be knowledgeable of and adept at producing effective, clinical documentation of every contact with the recipient, including the documentation of all "no shows," attempts to contact, and other recipient-specific interactions, including collaboration with any outside/community agencies or resources, whether billable or non-billable
• Be able or willing to learn to use the computer to complete documentation for billing or other purposes as needed
• Document services provided regularly, concisely and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline
• Available for supervision meetings, trainings, and staffing meetings as scheduled by Clinical Manager
• Return phone calls promptly
• Follow all safety rules
• Actively participate in all evaluations conducted by Mississippi Behavioral Health Services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master of Social Work degree; or
• A Master of Arts, Science or Education degree in a mental health related field (an academic program with a curriculum content in which at least seventy percent of the required courses for the major field of study are based upon the core mental health disciplines); and
• A minimum of fifteen (15) hours of graduate level course work and/or practicum experience in applied intervention strategies/methods designed to address behavioral, emotional and mental disorders, as a part of, or in addition to the master’s degree.