Lead Clinician

ENDEAVORS; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 92,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

ENDEAVORS in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Lead Clinician to oversee a micro-community recovery program. The role combines program oversight, staff supervision, and direct clinical service to promote recovery among adults facing housing instability.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s in social work or counseling, at least five years in a clinical setting, and supervisory experience. Travel up to 25% and in-office responsibilities are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or counseling.
• Minimum of five years of clinical experience.
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with adults, couples, or families; children/adolescents preferred.
• Knowledge of DSM-5 diagnoses; experience with serious mental illness and substance abuse treatment.
• Excellent written and oral communication; highly organized and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct service, intake assessments, and documentation.
• Complete screenings, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, and EHR documents.
• Provide individual or group psychotherapy with evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.
• Staff caseloads with clinical providers; monitor high-risk clients.
• Prepare monthly program reports and generate KPI/outcome reports.
• Collaborate with other specialties and attend leadership meetings.
• Develop staff training and development plans; ensure quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Staff supervision

Clinical supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Trauma-informed care

Program oversight

Data/reporting

Education

Master's degree in social work or counseling

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Albuquerque, NM 87107

Position Type: Full-Time

Education Level: Masters Degree

Salary Range: $92,000.00 - $104,000.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Job Shift: Any

JOB PURPOSE

The Lead Clinician provides a combination of program oversight, staff supervision, and direct service provision for a micro community focused on recovery. This position will deliver care and provide expert support to an interdisciplinary team focused on promoting recovery from substance abuse. The clinical supervisor will ensure that other clinicians are providing treatment in compliance with established protocol and policy. The ideal candidate will have training and experience in treating serious mental illness, and/or substance abuse recovery with demonstrated proficient in delivering evidence-based care to those experiencing housing instability and other community members.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct service, perform, and document the intake assessment for clients as needed.
• Complete treatment appropriate screenings, psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, electronic health record documents and document progress.
• Provide individual or group psychotherapy to clients, with a focus on delivering evidence-based treatments, trauma informed, evidence-informed and in collaboration with the Endeavors Wellness Model.
• Meet regularly clinical providers to staff caseloads, review high risk clients, and keep abreast of urgent client current issues.
• Keep clinical providers informed of program information.
• Work with leadership to establish training and development plan for staff.
• Provide quality assurance and regulatory compliance to client files.
• Provide on-going program evaluation and recommendations to BH Leadership for continuous growth and quality.
• Prepare and submit monthly program reports.
• Generate KPI, Outcome and / or other reports as requested.
• Collaborates and coordinates with other specialties to provide the best care to clients as needed.
• Attend administrative meetings with program Leadership and provide subject matter expertise in:
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service, in everything you do, by placing the child, family, Veteran, or client first to support our mission to "Empower people to build better lives for themselves, their families and their communities."
• Perform other duties as required.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Master's degree in social work or counseling.

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of five years of experience in a clinical setting is required. Minimum of two years of supervisory experience is preferred. Experience working with adults, couples, or families is required; experience working with children and adolescents preferred. Knowledge in DSM-5 diagnoses is required; Experience in serious mental illness diagnosis and treatment is required; Experience in substance abuse disorder treatment, co-occurring diagnosis and treatment and substance abuse recovery treatment is required; Excellent written and oral communication skills; Must be highly organized and detail oriented.

Preferred

• Two or more years of clinical supervisory experience.
• Residential substance use disorder treatment experience.
• Experience with ASAM-based programs or levels of care.
• Experience in community behavioral health.
• Experience serving individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
• Experience with opioid use disorder and medication for opioid use disorder.
• Experience working within Medicaid-funded behavioral-health services.
• Experience with electronic health record systems and clinical quality-assurance activities.

LICENSES

Current license to practice as a New Mexico Social Worker or Professional Counselor to include the Supervisor credential required (LCSW-S or LPC-S).

WORK LOCATION

In office.

VEHICLE

Must have daily use of a vehicle without prior notice and possess a valid driver's license.

OTHER

• Must be available and willing to travel to various locations and with such frequency as the business need dictates.
• Must be available and willing to work nights and weekends as required to meet business needs.
• Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others.
• Employee should expect to work one evening a week to accommodate the schedules of the clients being served.

Endeavors has a longstanding practice of providing a work environment that is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities.

If you are chosen for an interview, we will provide further details on how to request accommodations for the interview process.