Clinical Director

JOB SUMMARY:  An experienced team builder and manager, the Clinical Director reports to the Executive Director. As a member of leadership team, contributes to and supports the strategic initiatives to ensure high quality, comprehensive behavioral health services are delivered in a comprehensive, collaborative manner with an emphasis on recovery and wellness. Provide leadership to ensure all aspects of the agency meet the highest standards for quality of care, ethics and compliance. Represents the agency and its programs in meetings with a wide range of community partners.  

SUPERVISED BY: Executive Director

STATUS: This position is exempt, full time 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Represent agency in meetings with community partners and stakeholders
• Implement new initiatives across programs in alignment with OARs, CARF, and agency policies
• Collaborate with other members of Clinical Leadership to evaluate agency treatment service quality and outcomes
• Monitor and analyze data to determine behavioral health trends and needs; recommend program/service modification in response to identified needs
• Maintain current knowledge related to behavioral health services
• Lead a team of individuals with diverse strengths, backgrounds, and cultures
• Provide supervision to Clinical Managers and licensed clinical staff as assigned
• Provide direction and guidance to ensure individualized, evidence and research-based service delivery
• Demonstrate a high level of competence and problem-solving skills in risk management, therapeutic interventions, and person-centered treatment planning
• Demonstrate and ensure a high level of professionalism in boundaries
• Participate in and facilitate interdisciplinary clinical staffing
• Ensure that agency programs meet all contractual goals and funding requirements, assist in development of clinical narrative/outcome for grant reporting
• Facilitate clinical trainings
• Assist in development of staffing models, selection of clinical staff and evaluation of clinical work
• Communicate professionally and effectively both verbally and in writing with internal and external partners.
• Establish collaborative relationships with community partners,
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and prospective clients, families, community partners and contractors.
• Ensure compliance with Oregon Administrative Rules, CARF, agency policies and procedures, including documentation standards and professional best practice standards of care.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience and Skills Requirements:  

• Philosophical alignment with the agency’s values of person-centered, individualized treatment and care
• Experience in behavioral health services with increasing responsibilities
• Supervisory experience
• Excellent organizational skills
• Exceptional written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently 
• Excellent collaboration, teamwork, and critical thinking skills

Education/Licensure/Certification requirement:

• Master’s degree in related field; LPC, LCSW, or LMFT preferred
• CADC III, preferred
• Valid Oregon Driver’s license with clean driving record

Background: BCU background check, including Medicare fraud check. Must pass drug screening test

• Full time employees are eligible for our health benefits after a waiting period, coverage will be reviewed at an enrollment session prior to your eligibility date. Eligibility is the first of the month following 60 days of employment. Employee only coverage is at no cost to the staff member. Family/ spouse coverage is available. Medical, dental and vision coverage is offered, and the services may be bundled or elected as separate coverage.
• Short-term disability coverage is offered at no cost to the staff member.
• $10,000.00 Life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. Additional coverage may be obtained for self, spouse and/or dependents at group rates.
• PTO (Paid Time Off) includes a graduated accrual rate, which increases with length of service. The accrual is a maximum of 150 hours (18.75 days) for new hire employees. Accrual begins on the first day of employment.
• OnTrack observes 9 holidays: New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, December 24, and December 25. We also offer two additional days that are designated as “floating holidays” and two Mental Health Days. These may be requested for use at any time after 90 days of employment.
• Retirement plan – OnTrack offers a 403(b)-retirement savings plan. Staff members may set up an account at any time and are eligible for the employer match after 1 year of service. The organization matches the staff savings, up to 6% of annual wages. The match is discretionary and is set and approved annually. Employees are vested after 6 years of service; automatic vesting occurs for employees who reach age 62, or who have 5 years of service, whichever is later.