Lead Day Treatment Therapist

Focus Behavioral Health Inc.; Drexel (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Behavioral Health Inc. in North Carolina seeks an experienced supervisor for Day Treatment services. The role oversees day-to-day operations, provides clinical supervision to QP, AP, and PP staff, maintains a safe and organized daily routine, and ensures notes and billing accuracy.

Responsibilities include intake interviews, CALOCUS assessments, CCA development, staff training, experiential programming, and participation in LLT meetings, with emphasis on quality care and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision in a ratio of 1 QP staff: 6 clients
• Oversight of Day Treatment day to day functions. Supervising and supporting all staff members in their job functions and duties.
• Create and maintain a well-ordered daily routine, by establishing a shared sense of safety, cleanliness, responsibility, accountability, trust, empathy, learning, etc.
• Learn, model, and teach Head, Heart, and Hands, Think It Tools, New Me curriculum, and any subsequent agency or state mandated programs.
• Perform staff supervisions and disciplinary actions. Provide at least 1 CLF monthly for the facility.
• Development and implementation of experiential day treatment programming (i.e. equine assisted learning, art, yoga, etc.)
• Attend clinical learning forum (CLF) as assigned. Come prepared to discuss difficult cases in order to staff with the Clinical and/or Medical Director.
• Attend monthly day treatment Local Leadership Team (LLT) and contribute to the development of the agenda and in overall day treatment problem solving.
• Complete appropriate and timely documentation of all services provided and maintain other documentation (i.e. CALOCUS, CCAs, therapy notes, etc.)
• Complete CALOCUS as needed for each authorization or requested by clinical standards and guidelines.
• Co-facilitate multi-family night events quarterly.
• Provide recruitment and interviewing of all program staff.
• Assist and participate in ongoing staff training scheduled by administration, including training updates.
• Facilitate individual therapy per client at least monthly as well as family sessions as needed.
• Facilitate peer groups and therapeutic/experiential groups with a minimum of 1 time weekly per client.
• Attend required community or outside agency meetings (i.e. DRT, MCO Community Partners meetings, MCO or state trainings.
• Consult with identified medical and non-medical providers, engaging community and natural supports including their input in the Person Centered Planning (PCP) process.
• Actively intervene and assist during times of client crisis while at day treatment. Ensure implementation of the client's PCP and crisis plan.
• Attend Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings. This is only when needed and/or requested by the Care Coordinator.
• Conduct re-assessments and/or addendums as needed on the client's current CCA. A new CCA should be completed on each client a minimum of annually.
• Implement and abide by all Focus day treatment and respective school system policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
• All employment contingent upon satisfactory results of background check and drug screening.

Job description

Focus Behavioral Health Inc. in North Carolina seeks an experienced supervisor for Day Treatment services. The role oversees day-to-day operations, provides clinical supervision to QP, AP, and PP staff, maintains a safe and organized daily routine, and ensures notes and billing accuracy.

Responsibilities include intake interviews, CALOCUS assessments, CCA development, staff training, experiential programming, and participation in LLT meetings, with emphasis on quality care and compliance.