Clinical Lead, Intensive Mobile Treatment

Overview

Provides cross-program clinical leadership and support across seven Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) teams. Partners with the Associate Director of Treatment Programs and team managers to promote consistent clinical practice, high-quality service delivery, staff development, and adherence to program, contractual, regulatory, and organizational requirements. Serves as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary teams working with adults who have complex behavioral health, substance use, medical, housing, and justice-system needs in community-based settings.

Supports clinical assessment, case formulation, engagement, treatment and recovery planning, risk assessment and management, crisis response, documentation, and care coordination. Conducts regular team visits, case consultations, chart reviews, and observations of team practices. Identifies trends and develops or coordinates training, coaching, and quality improvement activities. Supports the Associate Director with program implementation, manager consultation, and delegated leadership responsibilities. Acts on behalf of the Associate Director in their absence to maintain continuity of clinical and operational oversight.

Works under general direction.

• Referral bonus opportunities
• Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at30 daysof paid time offand 9 company holidays
• Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
• Employer-matched retirement saving funds
• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Internal mobility, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
• Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community of Professionals

• Collaborates with the Associate Director of Treatment Programs to establish and reinforce clinical expectations, priorities, and standards across seven IMT teams.
• Provides cross-team clinical leadership, consultation, coaching, and technical assistance to team managers and multidisciplinary staff to strengthen clinical judgment, team functioning, and service quality.
• Supports consistent implementation of the IMT model and person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, harm-reduction, culturally responsive, and evidence-informed practices.
• Conducts regular visits to team sites and, as appropriate, community settings; participates in team meetings and case conferences and observes clinical and operational practices to assess strengths, needs, and model consistency.
• Leads or facilitates consultation on complex and high-risk cases, including barriers to engagement, psychiatric and substance use needs, safety concerns, hospitalization, incarceration, housing instability, and coordination across systems.
• Reviews clinical assessments, treatment and recovery plans, risk and safety documentation, progress notes, and other records for quality, timeliness, clinical appropriateness, and compliance with program and organizational standards.
• Identifies individual and cross-team learning needs and develops, coordinates, delivers, and evaluates orientation, training, case-based learning, and other professional development activities.
• Supports team managers in providing effective clinical supervision, reflective practice, coaching, performance feedback, and staff development; escalates significant clinical or performance concerns to the Associate Director.
• Supports onboarding and integration of new managers and clinical staff and promotes consistent expectations regarding documentation, engagement, treatment planning, risk management,…