Clinical Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide program oversight for the designated Substance Use Services Program under the direction of the Program Director.
• To provide individual and group clinical supervision (minimum-1 hour) to counselors, case managers, recovery specialists, overnight awake staff, and interns while supporting these staff in developing skills in responding to complex issues such as co-occurring disorders and trauma; in accordance with DPH-BSAS residential regulations and Gándara Center policies and procedures standards.
• To train Substance Use Specialists and other program personnel as necessary in treatment protocols, diagnostic and bio psychosocial assessment, interpretation, and formulation.
• To train staff on clinical intervention strategies, treatment planning and Substance Use screenings as necessary for excellent service delivery standards.
• To train other program personnel as necessary in protocols, assessment methods, interpretations and client intervention strategies.
• To supervise non-licensed and licensed direct service staff in the administration of services residents.
• To provide leadership and guidance to the primary care staff (recovery support specialists) to ensure the residents experience is as seamless as possible. The guidance to the primary care staff will be given in: the proper use of behavioral health tools and methodology, in provision of services, in the events or conditions that require treatment planning interventions or referral to specialty, secondary or tertiary providers, which are provided by the Program Director or his/her designee.
• To provide standards and guidelines to licensed and unlicensed Substance Use Staff in various environments and modalities.
• To ensure proper care is being provided in accordance with program contracts
• To develop and provide ongoing clinical and staff development and program planning.
• To establish a clinical practice policy, case conferencing, creating and reviewing treatment plans, as needed.
• To collaborate with other departments in settings where care must be coordinated between medical (MAT, Psychiatric) and behavioral.
• To provide direct service to residents of the Center (dependent upon the program and the skill level of the clinician in the Clinical Supervisory role)
• To provide behavioral/mental health consultation, including the development of Mental Health and Health Education materials to the program staff through group training or to individual staff, as directed.
• To administer such behavioral/mental health assessments as necessary to diagnose and/ or provide objective function measures as necessary and as mandated by the Substance Use Services.
• To work with the Consulting Psychiatrist and Primary Care Providers collaboratively and within scope of practice regarding psychotropic medication management in an effort to coordinate care for the effective treatment of complex and multiple diagnosis.
• To meet clinical benchmarks for quality care.
• To conduct assessments and provide individual and group services to residents requiring additional support as a result of co-occurring disorders and/or trauma.
• To work in collaboration with the Quality Assurance & Improvement Coordinator and under the direction of the Program Director develop and implement behavioral/mental health Quality Assurance processes as required in compliance with all Federal, State, County, and Funder requirements.
• To assess professional capabilities of Substance Use Specialists to provide behavioral/mental health and assessment services to Adult and Older Adult residents as directed and provide performance evaluations in compliance with the Gándara Center standards.
• To conduct case conferences with Substance Use Specialists and other clinical staff weekly.
• To participate as a member/facilitate the multi-disciplinary team meeting when needed.
• To fulfill any other duties as assigned.