Director Clinical Services

Overview

Haven Behavioral Healthcare, an Oceans Healthcare Company, is a behavioral healthcare system providing high-quality, specialty behavioral health services for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Our success is a reflection of the excellence and dedication of our employees at every level of our facilities. The culture of our hospitals is built around service. All jobs performed on our team are worthwhile and every employee makes a difference.

If you are looking for an opportunity to grow personally and professionally while delivering compassionate, quality care we encourage you to explore career opportunities with Haven.

• Provides clinical supervision of other social workers, therapists and interns.
• Provides clinical supervision of individual, group and family sessions for patients as indicated in the supervisor notes.
• Participates as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team and participates in chart reviews for quality assurance.
• Meets weekly or as required by state regulations with clinical staff to meet licensure or certification requirements as evidenced in supervisor notes.
• Supervises the clinical department including discharge and aftercare planning, completion of discharge summaries, completion of clinical documentation and providing guidance to the clinical staff.
• Reviews psychosocial documentation, completion of outcome studies assessments and development of clinical notes.
• Establishes and maintains a supportive/directive leadership style to foster a positive organizational culture, makes self available to staff, and provides LCSW supervision as needed.
• Provides Clinical Social Work services, including group, individual and family services with communication in an age/disability/cultural sensitive milieu.
• Fosters cooperation across departmental lines.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Educational / Experience Requirements:

• Must have appropriate licensure by state; LCSW in Louisiana; LCSW or LMSW in Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
• Must possess one of the following: a Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work and at least three years of full-time experience in psychiatry (preferred).

• Excellent assertive communication skills. A sound leader who possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster cooperation across departmental lines and manage information, environmental and fiscal resources to accomplish goals.
• Good writing and composition skills. Ability to organize and prioritize a high-volume workload. Ability to function with minimal supervision.
• Therapeutic Intervention De-escalation Education required.
• Ability to maintain a positive work attitude and interact cooperatively and professionally with other staff members.
• Basic competency in age/disability/cultural diversity needs of patients served and ability to relate to patients in a manner sensitive to those needs.

Subject to many interruptions. Pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. Can be high-paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically with the atmosphere. May experience disagreeable odors, sights and/or unpredictable patient behavior. Requires spending approximately 85% or more of the time inside a building, which offers protection.