Assistant Clinical Director - Diversionary Services

Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. • Boston, MA

116d

About The Position

The Assistant Clinical Director works collaboratively with the Senior Clinical Director to ensure on site clinical oversight seven days a week and assists in the implementation of the clinical/educational operations of the programs. The Assistant Clinical Director contributes to Bay Cove’s mission by ensuring diversionary services programs are providing patients with meaningful treatment and tools to support them in their pursuit of their recovery goals. This is an exempt position.

Requirements

• A master's degree in one of the following disciplines or a closely related field: clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, mental health, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, or social work.
• At least two years of supervised substance use disorder counseling experience.
• Licensure as a LADC I or other independent license.
• At least one year of full time equivalent clinical supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated professional writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
• Demonstrated commitment to a sustained effort to seek out, acknowledge, and respect the diverse voices of all stakeholders and to advance inclusivity through every function of the role and the agency as a whole.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight and training to all program staff to improve staff skills related to engaging patients and providing meaningful services.
• Supervise records management assuring maintenance of patient records in compliance with agency and funder requirements, train staff on record requirements, regularly review records, and supervise individual staff for records mastery.
• Ensure that high quality assessments and treatment plans are completed within expected timeframes, review all assessments, treatment plans, and treatment plan reviews to ensure compliance with DPH regulations and sign off.
• Ensure the provision of at least four hours of evidence-based clinical treatment programming each day and provide direct group and individual clinical treatment to patients via evidence-based practices.
• Ensure that all required treatment services are provided directly by the program or through Qualified Service Organizations, Business Associate Agreement, or other applicable agreement.
• Ensure that Case Management is directly connecting patients to appropriate providers based on continuum of care and patient educational, vocational, financial, legal and housing.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary team review and ensure timely documentation of outcome.
• Support the development, review, and revision of policies and procedures that impact access to service and equity.
• Serve as an administrative resource as the manager on duty in absence of Director and Assistant Director of Diversionary Services and the Senior Clinical Director.
• Provide crisis assessment, prevention, and needed intervention during scheduled hours and while on-call in nights and weekends as scheduled.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees