Clinical Director

Advantage Behavioral Health LLC.; Cathedral City (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Victory Bay Recovery Center seeks a Clinical Leader to guide clinicians, oversee documentation, and ensure regulatory compliance across services. The role collaborates with medical, administrative, and operations teams to launch new programs and improve outcomes.

The position requires a Master’s degree in a related field, licensure or supervision credentials, and strong experience in supervision, training, and quality assurance. Flexible scheduling may be needed to support client care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in psychology, social work, addiction services, or related field.
• LCADC required or LAC/LSW/LCSW/LPC/PsyD/PhD and Certified Clinical Supervisor encouraged.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for employees consistent with the Victory Bay Treatment Philosophy and clinical services to clients.
• Enhance program goals and objectives, ensuring compliance standards for documentation and safety.
• Collaborate with medical, administrative, and operations departments to launch new services.
• Oversee clinical staff scheduling and performance evaluations.
• Train staff on HIPAA and regulatory compliance for state and Joint Commission.
• Coordinate and supervise clinical treatment team meetings.
• Perform substance abuse assessments and assign to primary clinician.
• Provide weekly clinical supervision for staff and ensure Quality Assurance.

Skills

Clinical Supervision

Project Management

Screening

Intake/ Orientation

Assessment

Treatment/ Discharge Planning

Crisis Intervention

Counseling

Consultation

Case Management

Client Education

Referral

Report and Recordkeeping

Education

Master's Degree or higher in psychology, social work, addiction services, or related field

LCADC or equivalent supervision certification encouraged

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• Various project support

Provide leadership and direction for employees consistent with the Victory Bay Treatment Philosophy as well as clinical services to the clients of Victory Bay Recovery Center. Responsible for enhancing program goals and objectives, ensuring compliance standards are met for documentation and overall safety measures of the facility, as well as collaborating with medical, administrative, and operations departments to ensure processes are aligned for launching of new services.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Essential Duties


• Strengthen resources through collaboration with educational, community, practitioner, and outpatient and rehabilitation treatment partners.


• Ensuring that incident reports are completed within 24 hours per internal reporting procedures


• Survey/outcome support


• Oversee family communication by staff on behalf of clients


• Creatively lead VB clinicians and implement changes to curriculum when necessary


• Daily monitoring of clinical activity and implementation


• Become a Super Admin in KIPU


• Make sure all signage in KIPU (Electronic Medical Records) is accurate and time stamps are not conflicting


• Coordinate and supervise clinical treatment team meetings


• Daily oversight of clinical schedules including managing clinical staff time off and coverage


• Train clinical staff of proper documentation protocol including HIPPA and regulatory compliance for state and Joint Commission


• Manage and/or conduct clinical staff performance evaluations according to regulations


• Perform substance abuse assessments on clients that are coming into the program. After assessments are performed, make diagnosis and assign to primary clinician.


• Ensure that direct clinical supervision is provided at least 1 hour a week to all clinical staff, in the form of group and individual supervision


• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Ensure the treatment of clients with co-occurring disorders is provided by qualified clinical staff and that clinical consultation occurs between substance abuse and co-occurring


• Provide orientation, training, and evaluation of newly hired clinical staff on agency processes


• Various project support


• Chart audits for overall compliance


• Participate in planning of organizational expansion(s)


• Data outcome collection and management


• Function as a member of the Quality Assurance Committee that evaluates the compliance, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Victory Bay Recovery Center treatment program


• Implement and maintain processes to ensure accuracy in billing encounters


• Work with the psychiatrist and Director of Nursing on coordinating and scheduling and follow-up on psychiatric services for clients in need of evaluations, medication review or other services


• Ensure that all clinical staff complete the required trainings as mandated by the NJ regulations and Joint Commission standards


• Supervise the Integrated Services and Addiction Supervisor


• Signing off on clinical documentation in KIPU and monitoring LOS audits


• MAP implementation


• Ensure Peer Reviews are completed


• Clinical Leader for Admissions reviews


• On-Call/After-Hours Phone coverage and availability, as needed

B. Key Results (OKR’s)

• 15-20 Clinical Chart Audits completed in a quarter


• Ensuring Special Projects are completed within allotted frames related to launching new service lines; completion of New Service Line Checklist (Family Program, MH Housing, Eating Disorder Program).


• Ensuring the supervisors/supervisees are meeting OKR’s


• Crosswalks during State/JCAHO inspections


• Ensuring Facility Documentation is to JCAHO standard per biennial/triannual inspections.


• Ensuring Staff meet qualifications of providing services, linkage to trainings.


• Additional Duties


• Assists and covers other staff when necessary to maintain high productivity and efficiency in the department.


• As the company continues to grow, additional responsibilities that are essential for the department to be successful will be assigned accordingly.


• Interpersonal Relations


• Create Meaningful Connections: Demonstrates ability to function effectively as a part of team. Uses outstanding oral and written communication with employees at all levels of the business for support and sharing of information.


• Take Accountability: Take constructive feedback and prevent discourse among our peers.


• Live in the Solution: Critically thinking should be the solution when problems arise. Having the ability to accepts constructive criticism well in an open and non-defensive manner.


• Be Professional: Wear business casual attire (please see dress code policy).

Competencies

• Clinical Supervision


• Project Management


• Screening


• Intake/ Orientation


• Assessment


• Treatment/ Discharge Planning


• Crisis Intervention


• Counseling


• Consultation


• Case Management


• Client Education


• Referral


• Report and Recordkeeping

Performance Standards & Measurement

• Compliance with essential and incidental duties; compliance with company policies and procedures.


• Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations applicable to the business.

Equipment, Tools & Machines

• Use of computer, telephone, and other office equipment such as a printer and fax.


• Use of company network and email domain.

Working Conditions

• Air conditioned and well-illuminated office environment and outdoor environment.


• May have several responsibilities at once. Interaction with other is constant and can be interruptive.


• Work may be stressful at times due to high level workflow.


• Availability to work flexible hours including weekends, holidays, and evenings as is required to comply with the purpose of the job and accommodate client needs.


• Participates in educational training, orientations, or compliance programs as needed to maintain competency.


• If you must leave your employment with our company, we request employees to give us at least 3 weeks resignation notice in writing.

Demands

• Enthusiastic self-starter operating with sustained energy and showing great initiative.


• Comfort working with a diverse base of support, including members, employers, providers, colleagues, community leaders, volunteers, non-profit organizations, vendors, etc.


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to read, write, spell in English legibly and without excessive grammatical or communication errors.


• Talk and hear both by person and by telephone; ability to speak clearly and effectively using proper grammar before patients, employees and business partners, among others.


• Excellent organizational skills.


• Accepts constructive criticism well in an open and non-defensive manner.


• Ability to manage conflicting priorities. Ability to maintain a positive work ethic and a congenial attitude in the face of a high-pressure environment.


• Ability to function independently and with flexibility.


• Ability to work under pressure, handle multiple tasks and interruptions.


• Occasional lifting of moderately heavy office supplies; ability to lift supplies for community events, trade shows, conferences, and other marketing opportunities applicable to the organization; ability to lift, push or pull up to 25lbs.


• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for extended periods of time.


• Excellent presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills required.


• Must have strong computer skills to meet Microsoft Office and Electronic Health Record software requirements.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master's Degree or higher, in psychology, social work, addiction services, or related field, required.


• LCADC required or LAC, LSW, LCSW, LPC, PsyD, PhD AND Certified Clinical Supervisor LAC, LSW, LCSW, LPC, PsyD, PhD encouraged

Required licenses or certifications:

• Current CPR Certification


• Narcan Certified

Experience:

• 2 Years of Substance Abuse Counseling Experience.


• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.


• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.


• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm