Clinical Director for Adolescent PHP/IOP

Pillars Health Group is looking for an energetic & creative Clinical Director who is excited by working with adolescents, teen, and their families.

This position shall be responsible for the creation and delivery of a modern set of clinical programming concepts and ideas. This position is ideal for candidates who wish to be involved in a growing environment with the opportunity to create new and innovative ways to approach the treatment of adolescent mental health conditions and substance-use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinical services are in compliance with county, state and federal regulatory agencies
• Ensure adherence to the required HIPAA and documentation requirements as identified by state and federal regulatory agencies
• Review treatment plans, case notes and written correspondence in order to verify that such documents meet organization and state/federal agency standards
• Develop clinical program curriculum including groups and other services. Develops weekly/monthly schedule.
• Provides direct care services when applicable including carrying a caseload, individual sessions, and group sessions.
• Evaluate all clinical staff quarterly
• Participate in management team meetings and attend meetings when requested by the Program Director
• Perform other clinical and supervisory duties as assigned
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.

Specific Responsibilities/Tasks

Supervision and Management:

The Clinical Director works closely with the Program Director and COO and others as indicated below.

• Directly supervises positions such as Clinicians and Case Managers
• Chairs staff meetings and management meetings to ensure that communication systems are in place such that all staff are adequately apprised of all pertinent information.
• Notifies appropriate individuals about problems relating to policy and procedures, physical environment, ethics, and community relations.
• Develops and maintains a good rapport with referral resources, keeping them informed of critical concerns in a timely fashion.
• Manages all intakes to the program and manages collaboration with outside providers, patients, and families for obtaining necessary screening information including discussion of fees and program structure.
• With Program Director, responsible for development of all program-specific policy and procedures. Ensures ongoing staff orientation and education regarding policy and procedures, for existing as well as newly hired staff.
• With Program Director, develops program policies and intervention systems to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for clients. Ensures staff training in these procedures to ensure implementation of appropriate behavioral programming and data collection. Provides assessment of staff skills and interventions using clinical outcome data.
• With Medical Director supervises overall clinical treatment programs and discharge planning.

Training:

• Oversees the development of annual training for designated staff as per requirements from regulatory and licensing agencies.
• Ensures that the competency-based training program is implemented according to design and provides assessment of and feedback on training skills to relevant staff.
• Ensures that all support staff have expertise in Google Workspace and are capable of data entry and data assessment.
• Participates in training to update skills.

Personnel:

• Supervises selection of new employees; ensures completion of initial orientation for new employees through use of an orientation checklist.
• Ensures that all staff receive ongoing supervision, support, and training through their supervisors. Schedules and leads clinical staff meetings.
• Ensures all staff meet required credentialing standards and are licensed as appropriate.

Master’s Degree or greater and holding active independent licensure in good standing in Massachusetts: LICSW, LMHC.

Specific training in work with teens & adolescents is ideal.

Skills/Abilities

Entrepreneurial, self-starter with good managerial skills and ability to work independently. Must possess a range of individual and group therapy skills and have experience with population to be worked with as well as familiarity with current scientific advances in the field.

To accomplish these tasks, the Clinical Director must be able to communicate clearly both written and verbally with supervisors, peers, clients and families.

Must have the ability to observe and analyze behaviors, assess/evaluate behaviors and situations, communicate with staff and clients.

Must have clinical expertise to ensure that clients receive effective and appropriate treatment. Familiarity with MA DPH/BSAS regulations and guidelines preferred.

May require some lifting or bending. The workload is at a fast pace, and irregular or extended hours may be necessary to ensure a safe/therapeutic staffing pattern. Must be able to accomplish tasks under stress, maintain appropriate professional demeanor and maintain safety when interacting with clients.

All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.