Clinical Supervisor

Family Health Centers of San Diego•San Diego, CA

16d•$103,400 - $131,995•Hybrid

About The Position

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is seeking a Clinical Supervisor to provide direct supervision to Associate Clinical Social Workers (ACSWs) and Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (AMFTs). This role involves performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff scheduling, and timekeeping support. The Clinical Supervisor will assist with recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training associate therapists, ensuring at least one hour of individual consultation per month per assigned therapist. Responsibilities include reviewing and co-signing progress notes and letters, signing supervision-related forms, and providing ad-hoc consultations for patient crises. The supervisor will also review Incident Reports related to Associate Therapists and ensure compliance with Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) documentation requirements, including supervisory plans, weekly logs, experience verification, and annual assessments. Additionally, this position offers clinical oversight for the extended Social Services team, conducts Clinical Quality Assurance activities such as chart reviews, and carries a personal caseload providing direct clinical care to patients with mental illness. Accurate and timely documentation in accordance with department and insurance standards is essential. The role includes performing initial and ongoing patient assessments, participating in individualized care plan development, providing treatment within the scope of practice, and meeting productivity standards. The Clinical Supervisor must demonstrate awareness of transference and countertransference, address co-occurring disorders, and possess the clinical skills and judgment to implement treatment plans effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Communication with providers, physicians, case managers, and external agencies is crucial, as is connecting patients to internal/external resources and documenting referrals. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW).
Possess a current and active California license issued by the Board of Behavioral Science as an LCSW that is not under suspension or probation.
Have been licensed in California or any other state for at least two (2) years out of the last five (5) years prior to the commencement of supervision.
Have practiced psychotherapy during at least two (2) years out of the last five (5) years prior to the commencement of supervision.
Provided direct supervision to ASWs, Associate Professional Clinical Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapist Trainees, or Associate Marriage and Family Therapists who perform psychotherapy during at least two (2) years out of the last five (5) years prior to the commencement of supervision.
Supervision of psychotherapy performed by a student shall be accepted if substantially equivalent to the supervision required for registrants.
Must complete a minimum of 15 hours of supervision training that meets the course provider and course content requirements specified in regulation within 60 days of the commencement of supervision.
Six hours of continuing professional development in supervision is required each renewal cycle thereafter.
Experience in providing counseling services to varying population groups.
Experience providing supervision to associate therapists.
Ability to maintain good interpersonal interactions with clients and co-workers as a member of a multi-disciplinary community health team with a diverse multi-cultural population.
Ability to provide support, structure, empathy, sound judgment, and insight into human behavior and family relations.
Ability to work well in both a team-based environment and independently.
Basic computer literacy ability to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., electronic medical record documentation, obtaining background information and reports on patients, following up on appts, etc.).
Clinical skills appropriate to scope of practice and clinical judgment necessary to implement the treatment plan.
Demonstrated ability to be culturally sensitive and respect diversity.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of behavior modification theories.
Knowledge of current counseling theories and best practices, and ability to translate best practices into meaningful, culturally appropriate resources.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision (individual and/or triadic supervision) to ACSWs and AMFTs.
Provide feedback on performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff schedules, timekeeping and other areas as needed.
Support the recruiting, selection, hiring, onboarding, and training of associate therapists, in collaboration with program management.
Provide at minimum 1 hour of individual consultation to each assigned associate therapist per month.
Review and co-sign progress notes.
Review letters and co-sign as appropriate.
Sign and comply with required supervision-related forms.
Provide ad-hoc consultations and assistance with patient crisis and safety concerns.
Review Incident Reports related to Associate Therapists.
Ensure compliance and timely submission of required BBS documentation, including but not limited to: Supervisory Plan, Weekly log, Experience Verification Form, Supervisory Responsibility Statement, Complete assessment of ongoing strengths and limitations of Supervisee 1x/year, and at end of supervisory relationship.
Complete Supervisor Self-Assessment Report due to the BBS.
Provide clinical oversight for the extended Social Services team of social workers, case managers, etc.
Conduct Clinical Quality Assurance activities including regular chart reviews and preparation for medical record reviews.
Provide direct clinical care services (i.e., carries own caseload, etc.).
Provide services to a wide range of patients including children and adults who have incurred mental illness.
Complete all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements.
Perform initial and on-going assessments for assigned patients.
Participate in development of patients' individualized care plans, in a timely and thorough manner.
Provide treatment to assigned patients within scope of practice, meeting program/department productivity and quality standards.
Demonstrate awareness of transference and countertransference issues and address them as they arise.
Address co-occurring disorders, factoring them into patient's treatment plan.
Demonstrate clinical skills and judgment necessary to implement the treatment plan.
Work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Communicate with providers, physicians, case managers, scheduling staff, referring providers, and with outside agencies and authorities, in a timely and appropriate manner.
Connect patients to internal/external resources as appropriate, accurately document referrals.
Perform other duties as assigned.