Pediatric Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor

COMMUNITY HEALTH:

Community Health is a primary care network that provides nationally-recognized programs, a focus on wellness, dental, behavioral health and pediatric specialties, walk-in Express Care, a culture of community and quality health care that almost everyone, insured or uninsured, has come to depend on. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a team-oriented, collaborative work environment for close to 400 employees at eight different locations in Rutland and southern Addison counties.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for providing clinical services to Community Health patients and providing clinical oversight to a team of approximately 4 (and growing) licensed and unlicensed pediatric providers and interns in the Behavioral Health Department.

Patient services include psychosocial assessments; individual psychological assessments; individual, group and family therapy; participation on interdisciplinary treatment teams; understands relevant community resources, insurance, regulatory, and legal system issues relevant to the care of patients in an outpatient setting.

Supervisor services include providing clinical oversight and case reviews; supervise staff hours for licensure; ensure compliance with Federal, State and Agency regulation compliance; facilitate agency trainings; participate in the establishment / revision of agency policies, assist the Manager of the Behavioral Health with program planning, implementation and evaluation activities; participates in community outreach activities and other duties as assigned.

FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

1. Provide Outpatient Psychological Services in an Outpatient Primary Care Setting

• Diagnostic evaluations.

• Individual and group psychotherapy.

• Written diagnostic and evaluation reports

• Consultation with primary care physicians and other providers

• Maintain established productivity standards.

• Communicate with referral sources

• Ensure appropriate referrals.

• Other duties as necessary to support the operation of an outpatient psychology clinic.

• Make collateral contact with the primary care physician of all outpatients.

• Facilitate referral to alternative or additional providers as clinically appropriate.

• Provide 16 hours of direct, billable services per week, per full time, billable service hours will depend on other leader duties.

• Document Professional Activity

• Provide clear, accurate and through assessments, treatment plans/progress notes.

• Process timely mandated abuse/neglect reports.

• Prepare patient profiles for alternative care placements, as well as documentation required for swing bed programs.

• Assist patients/families with referral forms/applications for community services and resources.

• Complete all required meeting logs and statistics.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team

• Clearly communicates the social work role with healthcare team and actively participates in team planning for patient care.

• Participates in development of care maps or other programs/projects that maximize continuing care efficiencies and effective outcomes.

• Provides social work consultation on request and coordinates closely with other area social and health agencies on patients' behalf

• Provide employee assistance on request.

• Be an advocate for patients the needs of the organization.

• Professional behavior and development

• Maintains principles of the organization's values.

• Identifies personal and professional goals.

• Pursues continuing education relevant to career goals.

• Abides by the profession's code of ethics and conduct.

• Provides education on patient rights and responsibilities.

• Participates in hospital-wide committees, initiatives, and projects.

• Provides community services and education.

• Conducts self in a professional manner with patients, families, RRMC and community colleagues.

• Provide Information/Referral Services for Community Resources

• Maintain constant awareness of area resources, eligibility criteria, and updates on changes in these services.

• Participate in community-based initiatives relevant to work assignment.

• Keeps updated on out-of-area resource information relevant to patient need.

• Liaisons to legal, licensing and protection agencies

• Advocates for system change to improve continuing care outcome.

• Participates in Required Departmental Activity

• Regularly attends required staff meetings, supervision and related projects or committee meetings.

• Completes work as assigned

• Completes daily statistics in timely and accurate way.

• Participates in coverage of peers and on-call system.

• Demonstrates collegiality and commitment relevant to the department's mission.

• Provide Behavioral Health case consultation to all locations as needed

• Pediatric Clinical Supervisor role and responsibilities

• Weekly supervision for all rostered pediatric psychotherapists, monthly for licensed and interns

• All submissions of hours for master program & internships

• OPR submissions for licensure

• Completing Bi Annual reviews/ 90-day reviews for the pediatric psychotherapists

• Onboarding/ training new pediatric staff who come on

• Spearheading the internship program with CHCRR

• Holding a caseload of 16 patients and productivity standards of 16 scheduled/ 14 billed weekly

• Completing quarterly chart audits for pediatric psychotherapists

• Reviewing and monitoring productivity standards and panel reports for all pediatric psychotherapists

• Attending internal and external meetings to represent BH programs

• Monitoring competencies/ training requirements

• Conducting interviews and hiring of Pediatric Psychotherapists

OTHER DUTIES:

Clinical and Administrative Duties

• Attend leader and other relevant agency meetings.
• Coordination of behavioral health processes, liaison between behavioral health and CHCRR administration.
• Coordinate referral process at all sites to improve process and productivity.
• Work with billing department to ensure services are being billed correctly.
• Implement behavioral health services into the EMR.
• Provide supervisory support and back-up to behavioral health crisis team.
• Monitoring the quality of behavioral health services.
• Develop ways to create new behavioral health services
• Develop standardized behavioral health policies and procedures.
• Oversee staff training and training allowance.
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS:

• Licensure & Experience:

• Possesses an unencumbered license in one of the following professions in the jurisdiction where the supervised practice occurs: a licensed clinical mental health counselor; or a licensed independent clinical social worker.

• Must have possessed an unencumbered license for no fewer than three years in a permitted supervisory profession listed above.

• LICSW / LCMHC patient work and medical crisis intervention, solution-focused therapy, and knowledge of community resources or related experience; LADC a plus.

• Clinical Expertise:

• At least 5 years of Pediatric behavioral health and medical crisis intervention, solution- focused therapy, and knowledge of community resources or related experience

• Experience working with pediatrics with acute mental illness and substance abuse disorders.

• Licensed by the State of Vermont as a Clinical Social Worker or other Clinical Behavioral Health License.

• Previous supervisory roles and professional trainings.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Experience working with patients with acute mental illness and substance abuse disorders.
• Must have knowledge and understanding of policies and must adhere to them.
• NASW, AMHCA code of conduct, principles, and regulations.
• Psychosocial assessments, utilization, and case management principles.
• Individual and family supportive counseling and advocacy.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards relevant to acute inpatient and outpatient psychological services.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements
• Basic Microsoft Windows desktop application and navigation skills
• Managed-care experience a plus

HOW WE SUPPORT YOU:

• Work Life Balance
• Generous Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Health Savings Account Options.
• Robust 403b retirement savings plan, with employer match and 100% vesting schedule.
• Comprehensive Wellness Program.