CLINICAL DIRECTOR

State of Illinois•Alton, IL

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. The incumbent will be responsible for all clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and active treatment, development, and rehabilitation of persons with a mental illness. The Clinical Director will coordinate activities of clinical programs with nursing and medical staff, develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives for the hospital’s Strategic Plan for all clinical programs. At Alton Mental Health Center, we treat individuals with dignity and compassion. Our mission is to provide recovery-oriented evidence-based, psychiatric healthcare services within a safe environment, which promotes quality of life and full participation in the community.

Requirements

Requires a master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of Social Work.
Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a recognized social services agency.
Requires licensure by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing, and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and activities in the treatment/development and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.
Four (4) years of professional experience providing clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to mental health policies and procedures.
Four (4) years of professional experience developing, interpreting, and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
Four (4) years of professional experience providing training and instruction to professional staff on the philosophy and goals for a clinical services program and current treatment technologies.
Four (4) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.
Four (4) years of professional experience communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders regarding issues dealing with mental health policies, procedures, staff, legislation and interagency agreements for a public or private organization.

Responsibilities

Serves as Clinical Director for Alton Mental Health Center.
Develops and implements contemporary clinical programs designed to move to a recovery orientated system and to incorporate Recovery strategies and Trauma Informed care for both civil (10%) and forensic (90%) populations.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis and provides treatment team staff with guidance and direction in optimal treatment planning.
Writes, reviews and maintains various facility manuals which govern the areas of Admissions and Discharges, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning and Patient Care Monitoring.
Serves and participates on various facility committees.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

A Pension Program
Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)