Assistant Clinical Director

The Recovery Village•Worcester, MA

5d•$85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Promises Behavioral Health, part of the Advanced Recovery Systems family, is seeking a full-time Assistant Clinical Director for the Washburn House addiction treatment center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The role supports the facility’s clinical operations and works in conjunction with the Clinical Director to manage clinical functions, lead clinical staff, support facility marketing, and ensure activities comply with state and federal regulations. The Assistant Clinical Director helps develop and oversee clinical programming, audits and reviews clinical documentation, supports treatment delivery, and maintains a clinical caseload. The position also provides supervision, training, coaching, and performance feedback to clinicians, and helps identify and implement departmental improvements. In the Clinical Director’s absence, the Assistant Clinical Director leads daily flash meetings and clinical staff meetings. The organization provides addiction and mental health care through a group of established treatment brands. It describes its mission as expanding access to high-quality, evidence-based care and improving patient outcomes and the communities it serves.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related human services field.
Independent licensure in the state of practice in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, or another behavioral health-related field.
At least 2 years of work experience in the mental health field.
Knowledge of Joint Commission standards and the principles and practices of the discipline.
Proficiency in communication and written skills.
Knowledge of state and federal patient confidentiality statutes.
Knowledge of drug-free workplace policies and workplace violence.
Competency in biopsychosocial evaluations; group, individual, and family therapy sessions and notes; treatment plans and updates; and discharge summaries.

Responsibilities

Assist the Clinical Director in developing clinical programming and ensuring staff compliance with the curriculum.
Audit clinical documentation for compliance with company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards, ASAM standards, and Medical Needs Criteria, including assessments, treatment plans, therapy notes, and discharge summaries.
Use substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to help patients meet treatment goals and complete treatment.
Provide and monitor group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming and compliance with the curriculum.
Assess patients for substance use disorders, risk to self or others, and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Manage a 50% caseload.
Coach and mentor clinicians, and provide clinical supervision to clinicians who are not independently licensed or certified.
Review and sign off on documentation as directed by the Clinical Director.
Work with the Clinical Director to ensure clinical staff meet the facility’s 92% compliance target on metrics, including providing at least twice-monthly feedback and coaching sessions to improve lagging metrics.
Monitor staff performance and provide coaching and discipline as needed.
Analyze departmental data, identify improvement opportunities, and develop, implement, and document improvement plans and outcomes.
Provide training to the clinical department and other departments as required by the Clinical Director.
Assist the Clinical Director in meeting departmental goals and providing employees with feedback on documentation and therapeutic performance, guidance, and coaching at least bi-monthly.
Lead daily flash meetings and clinical staff meetings when the Clinical Director is absent.
Assist with recruiting and hiring clinical team members.
Maintain positive relationships with staff and create a positive, safe, and therapeutic environment for staff and patients.
Participate in administrative duties, including group scheduling, service time, and audits assigned by the Clinical Director.
Perform other tasks as assigned.