Clinic Team Lead

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinic Team Lead is responsible for managing various aspects of patient treatment and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the clinic as well as perform direct service provision such as individual and group therapy, treatment planning and abstinence monitoring as necessary. This position will serve as the Clinic Manager’s designee when they are absent or unavailable. The Clinic Team Lead will coordinate and participate in meetings with clinic team members and ARTS internal staff, as well as representatives from community agencies, hospitals/medical facilities, drug courts, human service departments, criminal justice programs and/or other referral sources. This position will require constantly analyzing developments and situations both inside and outside of the clinic to make strategic recommendations to the Clinic Manager, AOP Director, and/or the AOP Program Directors. The Clinic Team Leadwill provide professional, clinical and/or administrative support for the clinic as needed, or as directed by the Clinic Manager. This position will also support the clinic’s efforts around quality assurance and standards compliance for its operations, including but not limited to licensures, certifications, patient treatment services, and other administrative requirements. This position will help plan and implement various professional development and training activities for clinic staff and assist in tracking and reporting staff compliance and completion of required trainings in all facets of work. Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) is the clinical program of the Division of Substance Dependence, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. ARTS has provided outpatient and residential empirically supported substance abuse treatment services in Colorado for over 53 years, with an emphasis on psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for adults and adolescents. It is the mission of ARTS to improve the quality of life and productivity of individuals and families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders through the application of scientifically supported prevention, education, and treatment services. Read CU Anschutz Quick Facts here.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely related field from an accredited university or institution of higher education.
A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
Three (3) years of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field.
Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely related field from an accredited institution.
Possess a valid license in good standing with Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
Four (4) or more years of professional experience in the field of behavioral health, such as mental health or substance use disorder treatment.
One (1) or more years of experience at a supervisory level, staff/team lead, and/or supervising other staff.
Experience providing or supervising substance use disorder services for special populations such as gender responsive, criminal justice, communicable diseases including HIV, medically compromised, and/or dual diagnosis patients.
Experience working with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Experience with evidence-based practices and interventions.
Experience as a project director or a project lead.
Experience working on a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

Assists in managing the day-to-day operations of the clinic to ensure the clinic’s smooth daily operations.
Acts as the designee to Clinic Manager in the absence of the Clinic Manager for clinical and/or administrative matters, and monitors caseload progress.
Conducts quality assurance and continuous quality improvement practices and performs case audits quarterly and as assigned by Clinic Manager.
Provide supervision and case staffing as required including supervision of staff involved in special programming such Drug Court and DUI services.
Attends clinic team meetings and case conferences and proactively shares input regarding clinic’s various patient treatment and relevant policies.
Develops and implements the intake schedule and acts as an internal liaison for intake coordination for Parkside Clinic.
Co-supervise ARTS employees who provide services to clients involved with the Department of Corrections, such as problem-solving court or probation.