Clinical Director

Job Title: Clinical Director

Location: 75 Seminary Hill Rd, Carmel, NY 10512

Job Category: Clinical

Type: Full-time

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM with flexibility for some early mornings and late evenings. Must be available to ensure clinic coverage in the event of staff call outs. On-call on Saturdays.

Base Pay: $80,000–$95,000

Benefits: Yes

Company: Arms Acres

General Description:

The Clinical Director is responsible for ensuring the highest possible level of consistent clinical care is provided to each patient in our facility. This function involves partnering with our Executive Director in the overall direction of our facility; developing goals and objectives, managing various budgets, projects and communications between the leadership team.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality and safe delivery of clinical services.
• Coordinates provision of services that reflect the philosophy and standards of the program.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate services, programs, and activities.
• Collaborates with the program director and counselor(s) to determine continuum of care for program participants.
• Directs program counseling staff in the day-to-day provision of family-focused, trauma-informed mental health services to the in-patient treatment community.
• Provides individual and group counseling and participates in case conferences.
• Reviews curricula and other program materials for clinical appropriateness and approves the acquisition of all new curricula and other programming materials.
• Ensures that counseling staff have been adequately trained in the use of any curriculum being delivered to clients.
• Directly, and through subordinate staff, supervises the assessment of all newly arrived patients; supervises clinical staff in scheduling all patients into treatment activities; assigns caseloads; and monitors and evaluates clinicians in the performance of their duties.
• Reviews and approves all clinical documentation (treatment progress, treatment plans, and client coordination of care plan) and conducts regular quality assurance and quality improvement reviews to ensure that all appropriate record-keeping is performed on a timely basis.
• Assesses and evaluates staff; develops methods to use and enhance strengths and to isolate and minimize weaknesses.
• Acts as the program's liaison with families and offers recommendations for program development and improvement.
• Provides ongoing client assessment to identify changing needs pertaining to the individual and family treatment and development strategy.
• Conducts regular chart reviews, ensuring that all appropriate record-keeping is performed on a timely basis and that all governing agency regulations are met.
• Attends meetings called by the program director and participates in discussions concerning the revision, improvement and expansion of existing programs and offers recommendations.
• Participates in quality assurance, quality improvement and utilization review activities and makes recommendations to the program director for plans of corrections.
• Maintains established performance and conduct standards in accordance with organizational expectations.
• Performance responsibilities are delegated to appropriate individuals, as necessary.
• Will monitor and/or perform quality assurance activities.
• Responsible to ensure that all contracts for clinical services are maintained and that services are delivered in a satisfactory manner.
• Ensures compliance of provider operations with federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Performs additional performance responsibilities as assigned and as necessary.

Non-negotiables:

• LCSWC/LMHC required
• Minimum of five years of experience in a clinical setting
• 3+ years of outpatient experience preferred
• At least one year of supervisory experience in the field of alcoholism and chemical dependence
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations and compliance

Skills:

• Computer skills
• Exceptional communications skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Strategic Thinking
• Ability to deal effectively with stress
• Knowledge and skills as they relate to the NY licensing standards and JCAHO accreditation standards and NY Department of Drug and Alcohol standards and be accountable for compliance with these standards as they apply to the Residential and Rehab Program.

About Noble Hearts HR

Noble Hearts HR is a certified MWBE-owned full HR and talent sourcing firm. With a team of 30+ years of combined experience, we bring serenity to non-profits, companies, and job seekers alike by focusing on the human part of human resources.

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