Lead Therapist/Clinician

LOCATION: SACRAMENTO, CA

Salary- $85,000-$92,000 DOE

FTE, Full Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 4 weeks PTO, 3.5 weeks of sick pay, 10% 401k matching with Employee Assistance Program.

OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Program Director, the Lead Clinician supervises Clinicians within the program to ensure that the optimal emotional well-being of each minor is identified and that the minors receive the appropriate mental health interventions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise Clinicians to ensure the emotional well-being of each youth is identified and that the youths received the appropriate mental health intervention;
• Provide support to the Clinical team to ensure that staff provide youths with social development experience;
• Maintain a small caseload of high risk cases; 2 or 3 clients
• Conduct mental health and risk assessments for all youth in the program and identify and treat youth with mental health symptoms and provide crisis intervention according to establish policy and standards;
• Conduct and/or coordinate intake, admission, and diagnostic assessments with youth, and document results according to program standards and policy;
• Provide ongoing individual and group counseling and develop individual service plans and 30 days reviews and updates;
• Provide clinical input in order to ensure that each youth receives the most appropriate care and participate in weekly meetings to formulate mental health treatment plans;
• Develop procedures to address the provision of on-site assessment and mental health services and collaborate with community-based service providers, and respond to youths’ emergency mental health needs;
• Present a clear and clinically well formulated view of youth at case conferences which will assist in decision-making regarding treatment and permanency for the youth;
• Handle with behavioral incidents as needs and to ensure that each youth’s immediate and on-going mental health needs are being met;
• Utilize clinical skills in daily interactions with youth on an individual, family or group setting and through team meetings guide and monitor the quality of services provided to youth during their stay;
• Review clinicians’ clinical documentation regularly to ensure quality clinical services is provided;
• Work in collaboration with the, Program Director, Assistant Program Director and Lead Case Manager to ensure therapeutic setting, which addresses each child’s clinical needs and goals;
• Regular review of Clinicians clinical documentation to ensure clinical services is provided;
• Adhere to all agency and program safety procedures including reporting and unsafe practices, equipment and environment, and takes active role in correcting the unsafe practice, equipment or environment through proper notification including proper supervision of youths at all times; and
• Other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor(s).

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All of the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. All job duties indicated is not to be an exhaustive statement and other job-related duties may be assigned as required by the supervisor(s).

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) and 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience OR Master’s degree or Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, counseling, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical training and experience is a program requirement PLUS 2 years of post-graduate direct service delivery experience OR Bachelor’s degree PLUS 5 years of clinical employment experience in the behavioral science.;
• Must have supervisory experience;
• Written and verbal fluency in English and Spanish is required;
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and ability to utilize advanced clinical and administrative skills and responsibilities;
• Knowledge ab