CCS Clinical Team Lead

Aspire Health and Community Services•Quincy, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Crisis Stabilization Program (CCS), as an integral part of Aspire Health and Community Service's Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC), provides staff-secure, safe and structured crisis stabilization and treatment services in a community-based program that serves as a medically necessary, less restrictive, and voluntary alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. This program serves adults 18 years and older and offers individuals access to 24/7 support during times of crisis, where the length of stay is generally three to five days. The CCS Clinical Team Lead works under the general direction of the Senior Director of MCI & CCS and the CCS Nurse Manager. As the leader of the CCS clinical team, they are primarily responsible the oversight and functioning of CCS clinical services, including the supervision of clinical team members and the oversight and completion of updated comprehensive assessments, brief crisis counseling, psycho-education, as well as the development and implementation of the treatment team functions, therapeutic groups and individualized crisis prevention/safety/recovery plans/discharge plans. The CCS Clinical Team Lead will work as part of the CCS team to restore the person’s functioning, to strengthen resources and supports for the individual and their family to ensure care coordination and discharge planning back to the community. Responsibilities also include supervision of clinical team members, oversight of clinical structure, routine review and audit of clinical documentation, regular collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and direct clinical care as needed to ensure continuity of patient services. The Clinical Team Lead will assist to ensure that client flow maintains budgeted census levels, and that a structured yet “homelike comfortable” environment conducive to recovery and well-being that is in compliance with the goals and philosophy of the Mass Health Performance Specifications is maintained.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field
Massachusetts Independent Licensure required
Experience in crisis assessment strongly preferred
5+ years of related experience
Experience assessing and managing risk, crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques to promote stabilization of clients in crisis
Ability to work effectively within a team milieu and promote consistent team interventions and stabilization
Valid driver’s license, access to personal vehicle & safe driving record to provide client transportation

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills and/or experience with multicultural populations preferred

Responsibilities

Oversight and functioning of CCS clinical services
Supervision of clinical team members
Oversight and completion of updated comprehensive assessments
Brief crisis counseling
Psycho-education
Development and implementation of the treatment team functions
Development and implementation of therapeutic groups
Development and implementation of individualized crisis prevention/safety/recovery plans/discharge plans
Restore the person’s functioning
Strengthen resources and supports for the individual and their family
Ensure care coordination and discharge planning back to the community
Oversight of clinical structure
Routine review and audit of clinical documentation
Regular collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Direct clinical care as needed to ensure continuity of patient services
Assist to ensure that client flow maintains budgeted census levels
Maintain a structured yet “homelike comfortable” environment conducive to recovery and well-being that is in compliance with the goals and philosophy of the Mass Health Performance Specifications