Mental Health Clinical Coordinator

Our Open • Roxbury Crossing, MA

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About The Position

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids. For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

Requirements

• Masters degree in social work, mental health or related discipline plus independent licensure (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT) and 2+ years clinical leadership experience required.
• 5 years program specific clinical experience.
• Knowledge of children with complex psychiatric illnesses.
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer with the ability to learn new software applications.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate Master’s level, licensed, and Bachelor’s level clinicians as well as student interns.
• Provide individual and group supervision and provide on-going guidance and training to clinical staff.
• Coordinate in-service trainings.
• Assist in the hiring, performance management and evaluation process of clinical staff.
• Oversee the intake and discharge process and ensure all appropriate paperwork and all data entry is completed and delivered in a timely, efficient manner.
• Maintain program(s) census and ensure program(s) is following relevant agency guidelines.
• Assign cases to staff and monitor the caseload level.
• Oversee the services and treatment plans of the clients and their families to ensure they are high quality and are consistent with the goals of the Program.
• Ensure services are coordinated and integrated.
• Regularly evaluate services and implement plans, with measurable outcomes, for continual improvement.
• Collaborate externally with referral sources to ensure a steady flow of eligible clients to program(s).
• Maintain the utilization review process.
• Ensure quality assurance standards are met with regard to treatment planning, record keeping and documentation.
• Monitor the treatment of all clients.
• Participate in completing all assessments, surveys and relevant feedback for Outcomes team.
• Participate in clinical conferences, IEP meetings and administrative team meetings.
• Serve on agency committees as needed such as clinical forum group.
• Participate in crisis prevention and intervention as needed.
• Provide program leadership in the absence of the program director.
• May be required to manage third-party billing and insurance issues.
• Establish, review, and implement program(s) policies and procedures.
• In consultation with Program Director, continuously consider new processes and initiatives to improve and/or expand services as appropriate.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy in relation to the current treatment plans.
• Complete follow along services as needed.
• Promote a positive work environment.
• Provide rotating on call coverage.
• May be required to carry mobile device.
• Depending on the program, may be required to meet certain billing requirements on a weekly basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May be required to operate a vehicle.
• May be required to have a valid driver’s license and a “satisfactory” driving record.
• May be required to have access to a personal vehicle for use during work hours.
• May be required to use personal vehicle to transport clients on occasion if/when needed.
• If required to transport clients, must maintain the minimum amounts of liability insurance as required by The Home and/or other regulatory requirements and vehicle registration must be current.

Benefits

• Generous time off including up to 15 days per year for new full-time employees, plus 11 holidays, and 5 sick days.
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance available.
• Extensive training to new staff.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $3,000 per fiscal year.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match.
• Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
• And more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level