Lead Clinician WRTC * Eligible

The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority is seeking a highly energetic and motivated Lead Clinician to join our Women’s Residential Treatment Center at the North Campus location. This incumbent will provide general oversight of all clinical operations within the Women’s Residential Treatment Center under the supervision of the Program Supervisor and Program Manager. The incumbent will ensure that therapeutic services are properly executed, including assisting with the referral and admissions process, ensuring that all individual and group sessions are conducted, ensuring treatment teams are scheduled and conducted, providing training, instruction and direction to subordinate staff as needed, and ensuring all clinical documentation is completed.

The individual will perform clinical work such as providing direct clinical service involving intake, assessing client needs, developing treatment plans, managing cases, providing therapy, maintaining records and files, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the assigned supervisor.

• Provides ongoing clinical and administrative supervision to staff providing services to clients.
• Oversees the work of staff as assigned; coaches, counsels, and evaluates staff performance; addresses complaints and resolves problems of staff.
• Performs intakes, client assessments and diagnostic interviews; conducts mental health assessment and monitors level of functioning.
• Observes treatment services facilitated by subordinates to clients and provides clinical feedback.
• Monitors and audits clinical and medical records and practices for compliance with regulatory, reimbursement and agency standards; reviews documentation for accuracy; reviews and signs paperwork of clinicians as needed.
• Facilitates staff meetings in the absence of the supervisor to discuss client concerns or changes and clinical practice; consults with teams in the planning and development of treatment and discharge plans.
• Serves as a representative at interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and clinical staffings/case consultations; attends other meetings as required.
• Develops ongoing clinical trainings to meet the needs of the team.
• Monitors client compliance with discharge plans.
• Represents clients and Authority in court and legal proceedings.
• Prepares various reports and case related correspondence.
• Attends professional conferences and trainings as required.