Clinical Supervisor

Company Summary

If you are searching for a fulfilling place to develop your career and an opportunity to make a difference in helping others, then keep reading on. Here at AAC, we have a progressive culture; we listen to your ideas, value a work/life balance, invest in education, and we foster trust and respect for all individuals. Our exceptional comp and strong benefits include company matching 401K, medical, dental, vision and life insurance. We are looking for our future leaders, who are not only going to fill the qualifications for this job description, but who are going to exceed expectations. Be a part of a team whose mission is to provide quality, compassionate, and innovative care to adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our purpose and passion are to empower patients, their families, and our communities by helping individuals achieve recovery and optimal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.

Job Summary

Oversees day-to-day clinical responsibilities of Masters-level Clinicians and Interns and monitor the quality of program services.  Responsibilities include reviewing therapy sessions and guiding Counselors in developing appropriate interventions, treatment plans appropriate to the industry standard, conduct ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of the treatment program, and work with the Program Services Director to ensure program efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides individual and group therapy and counseling sessions and documents appropriate notes for sessions provided.
• Provides Crisis Intervention sessions to clients on an as needed basis.  Documents in record and communicates to team results of sessions.
• Conducts initial assessments on assigned clients on an as needed basis to support the team workloads.
• Recommends to treatment team any specialized services identified for clients either while client is in treatment or as part of aftercare.  Uses professional knowledge base to recommend programs and providers
• Provides individual and group supervision to Masters-level Interns which is consistent with expectations from the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Provides mentoring and/or coaching to other staff consistent with clinical supervisory skills.
• Serves as a clinical consultant on complex and sensitive cases.
• Makes self available to participate in after hours on-call supervision.
• Develops and conducts staff training activities to improve their clinical practice.
• Develop and write protocols as requested.
• Maintain Group Assignments Chart and keep track of coverage substitutions.
• Perform Quarterly Audits of Active and Closed Charts.
• Review documentation in electronic health record, and co-sign utilization review initial assessments, treatment plans, biopsychosocial assessments, and discharge summaries.
• Liaison with families of Clients as request during intake, treatment, and discharge planning.
• Responsible and accountable for managing direct reports
• Preparation and presentation of performance evaluations.
• Provides objective feedback to employees.
• Makes appropriate compensation recommendations, if applicable
• Provides appropriate training for department and hold staff accountable for attending required training.
• Holds interviews for vacant positions and makes appropriately selects candidates to fill open positions.
• Responsible for recommending and ensuring regulatory staffing patterns & managing annual budget.
• Monitors adherence to company and department policies, procedures and practices.
• Creates and supports a positive, professional, team-oriented, harassment free work environment by understanding and complying with the company’s policies.

Education/Experience:

• Independently licensed with ability to supervise;  LCPC, LCSW, LMFT
• Two years treatment center experience or equivalent experience in administration and office management in an academic health care setting. Previous experience as a chemical dependency counselor preferred.
• Knowledge of Licensing standards, clinical diagnosis utilizing DSM-IV criteria, treatment planning, ASAM criteria, building relationships with potential and existing ancillary resources in the community, clinical interviewing, and theories of counseling from multiple perspectives including but not limited to: family systems, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, Rogerian, and 12 step.
• Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar. Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
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Physical Requirements

AAC is committed to principles of equal opportunities for all employees.  The Company will provide reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with State and Federal disability discrimination laws

• Prolonged sitting at a desk
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Provides mentoring and/or coaching to other staff consistent with clinical supervisory skills.

American Addiction Centers is an equal opportunity employer.  American Addiction Centers prohibits employment practices that discriminate against individuals or groups of employees on the basis of age, color disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other category deemed protected by state and/or federal law.