Clinical Director - AS Residential - Women's Residence - WomanPlace Bonus 3,000

Bonus: $3,000, $1,500 at 3 months, $1,500 at 6 months

Mission Statement:

Bay Cove Human Services partners with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential.

Job Summary:

The mission of the CASPAR Women’s residential programs is to provide a safe environment and comprehensive clinical program to women in early recovery. This is to be provided in a respectful and compassionate manner, through the development of individualized treatment and aftercare planning.

Your position as Clinical Director supports this mission in your job to regularly assist in the day-to-day administration, program development and clinical operations for the CASPAR Women’s Programs. This is an exempt position.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Recruits, interviews and arranges the hiring of new clinical / case management staff
• Plans work schedule for clinical staff
• Organizes or coordinates with other managers all in-service programs for staff
• Provides individual and group supervision to Counselors, Case Managers, Recovery Specialists
• Supports these staff in developing skill in responding to complex issues

Essential Functions of Position:

Clinical:

• Plan, organize and carry out general clinical management duties on the unit
• Orient, instruct and supervise clinical staff
• Perform duties of direct clinical staff as required
• Review and interpret work performance of clinical staff against accepted standards and job descriptions
• Review and evaluate patients’ clinical records including treatment plans, counseling and case management progress notes, psychosocial assessments and signed consent forms
• Assure that patients have a clean, comfortable and safe environment
• Evaluate and assess social, psychological and motivational needs of the patient
• Make independent decisions regarding counseling and case management practice
• Evaluate emergencies to determine emergency measures necessary, keep program director notified and complete incident reports
• Perform duties of clinical line staff as needed.
• Supervisors may conduct assessments and provide individual and group

Program Management and Operations:

• Mediate staff differences, handles personnel grievances or refers them to the program director
• Maintain statistics as directed and prepare reports as required
• Maintain compliance with federal, state and accreditation codes for acute treatment services
• Attend multidiscipline case conference daily
• Coordinate in-service education and training
• Act as an administrative resource in absence of program director
• Organize and monitor in-service and orientation program for all staff
• Represent the program director in his/her absence
• Develop and implement policies and procedures as part of management team
• Work with program director to analyze and evaluate all staff needs
• Perform other duties as assigned by program director

Requirements for the position:

Professional Qualifications:

• Must have completed a master’s degree in Social Work or one of the following disciplines: clinical psychology, education-counseling, social work; OR possess a LADC1
• Should have at least two years supervisory experience and two year’s experience in direct clinical supervision of staff is preferred
• Certificate in substance abuse treatment preferred
• At least two year’s experience in substance abuse or mental health setting
• Thorough knowledge of dual diagnosis and treatment resources available in the substance abuse and mental health fields
• Demonstrated documentation and communication skills

Personal Qualifications:

• Ability to think creatively/brainstorm
• Ability to work as a management and treatment team member as well as independently
• Ability to interpret principals of good management and implement application of these principals in daily work
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Ability to function under pressure in a fast-paced human services environment
• Ability to negotiate and resolve differences
• Ability to be flexible, open and responsive to ongoing industry changes
• Ability to articulate and communicate Bay Cove’s mission and strategic direction in a consistent and enthusiastic manner to departmental staff
• A COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of the position. One COVID-19 shot is acceptable, contingent on the individual receiving the second shot within the allotted time frame.

Physical Qualifications: N/A