Clinical Director - Diversionary Services
Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.

Job Info

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Reports To: Director of Diversionary Services

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Administrative and clinical supervision of Assistant Clinical Director
• Clinical supervision of all Diversionary Services employees
• Clinical supervision of interns

Job Summary: The Clinical Director is responsible for the clinical/educational operation of the programs, ensuring the delivery and documentation of evidence-based services rooted in harm reduction and a trauma-responsive approach and leading counseling staff in delivering a diverse curriculum for brief interventions, holistic services, individual and group therapy, while supporting patients through their treatment and aftercare plans. The Clinical Director contributes to Bay Cove's mission by ensuring diversionary services programs are providing patients with meaningful treatment and tools to support them in their pursuit of their recovery goals.

This is an exempt position.

Essential Functions of Position:

• Provide clinical oversight and training to all program staff to improve staff skills related to engaging patients and providing meaningful services.
• Supervise records management assuring maintenance of patient records in compliance with agency and funder requirements, train staff on record requirements, regularly review records, and supervise individual staff for records mastery.
• Ensure that high quality assessments and treatment plans are completed within expected timeframes, review all assessments, treatment plans, and treatment plan reviews to ensure compliance with DPH regulations and sign off.
• Ensure the provision of at least four hours of evidence-based clinical treatment programming each day and provide direct group and individual clinical treatment to patients via evidence-based practices.
• Ensure that all required treatment services are provided directly by the program or through Qualified Service Organizations, Business Associate Agreement, or other applicable agreement, including:
○ Overdose prevention education as part of evidence-based practices;
○ Substance use disorder therapies;
○ Counseling and education as clinically indicated which conform to accepted standards of
○ care, uses evidence-based practices, and monitors progress and outcomes;
○ Mental health services, including screening, crisis intervention, and psychopharmacological services, for individuals with co-occurring disorders;
○ Services for individuals with compulsive behaviors such as compulsive gambling;
○ Relapse prevention and recovery maintenance counseling and education and shall:
○ Planning for patient's or resident's completion of treatment, and identification of
○ transitional, discharge and aftercare supports the patient or resident may require;
○ Family support services, including family therapy, or social or education services.
• Ensure that Case Management is directly connecting patients to appropriate providers based on continuum of care and patient educational, vocational, financial, legal and housing; and (2) updating the patient's primary care provider on treatment and progress, such as by providing the patient's record to the primary care provider upon the patient's documented authorization.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary team review and ensure timely documentation of outcome.
• Support the development, review, and revision of policies and procedures that impact access to service and equity, ensuring that policies and procedures do not restrict access to admission or services provided therein.
• Serve as an administrative resource as the manager on duty in absence of Director and Assistant Director of Diversionary Services.
• Provide crisis assessment, prevention, and needed intervention during scheduled hours and while on-call in nights and weekends as scheduled by providing on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

All BSAS licensed programs must have at least one staff member designated to serve as coordinator of one of the following three topics. If assigned, both supervisor and employee must initial to acknowledge the assignment:
• Serve as the program's Access Coordinator by developing and implementing the evaluation, plan, and annual review of the program's performance in ensuring equitable access to services as required by 105 CMR 164.040(A)(11).
• Serve as the program's HIV/AIDS Coordinator by overseeing confidential HIV risk assessment and access to counseling and testing; staff, patient, and resident HIV/AIDS and hepatitis education; and Department requirements for admission, service planning and discharge of HIV positive patients or residents.
• Serve as the program's Tobacco Education Coordinator by assisting staff in implementing BSAS guidelines for integrating tobacco assessment, education and treatment into program services.

Requirements for the position:

• A master's degree in one of the following disciplines or a closely related field: clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, mental health, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, or social work.
• At least two years of supervised substance use disorder counseling experience.
• Licensure as a LADC I or other independent license.
• At least one year of full time equivalent clinical supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated professional writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
• Demonstrated commitment to a sustained effort to seek out, acknowledge, and respect the diverse voices of all stakeholders and to advance inclusivity through every function of the role and the agency as a whole.
• COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of the position. One COVID-19 shot is acceptable, contingent on the individual receiving the second shot within the allotted time frame.

Personal Characteristics:

• Utilizes a flexible and responsible work style that meets evolving needs of the agency.
• Works with integrity and respects the dignity and value of all individuals.
• Exhibits mission through job knowledge, pride in work role, and advocacy.
• Promotes diversity and inclusion of all individuals.
• Works in a collaborative, compassionate manner with stakeholder/ partners.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing detection and interpretation of information on documents, monitors, and labels and accompanying response, as well as to identification of equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interaction with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors requiring the employee to communicate, as well as detect and interpret information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, occasionally during emergency situations.
• Frequent communication of accurate information, instructions, and ideas so others will understand.
• Operation of complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent phone and computer use for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.
• Bending to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Frequent movement throughout the unit to access, obtain, or distribute supplies (sometimes pushing or pulling equipment), interact with patients, assist in the transport of patients, etc.
• Undertake lifesaving efforts by conducting CPR via the provision of chest compressions and rescue breathing as needed until relieved by medical professionals.
• Requirement to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time as needed.

Other Qualifications:

None

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