Clinical Supervisor - HOST SUD

Description

Days Off:
Saturday, Sunday

Shift: Day

Insurance Benefits:
Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage)

Other Benefits:
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

About DESC:

Recognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness, DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time.

Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.

DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs, 19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

Job Description

In conjunction with the HOST Project Manager and Senior Program Manager, the HOST SUD Clinical Supervisor specifically oversees the acceptance and assignment/facilitation of referrals to the HOST program. In conjunction with the HOST Project Manager, this position oversees all aspects of outreach and engagement, short-term case management services, as well as contractual obligations. HOST Supervisors collaborate internally and externally to promote continuity of care for our clients.

The supervisors are expected to coordinate with internal outpatient teams, such as SAGE, and other providers to assure successful transition of consumers to on-going care. The HOST Clinical Supervisors will have education and experience as a Mental Health Professional.

MAJOR

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Assist HOST Project Manager in planning, implementation and coordination of all HOST services and other relevant services at the agency.

* Assist in Screening/assessing referrals to HOST Program for eligibility and provide coordination of other HOST staff involved in screening and initial engagement effort.

* Coordinate and participate in psychiatric consultations, clinical supervision meetings, program meetings, and in-service training of mental health program staff; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences.

* Assess staff members supervised for strengths and training needs. Provide regular supervision, clinical consultation, performance feedback, support and assurance of needed training for staff.

* Facilitate team meetings in a manner, which promotes team members contributing in their areas of strength and learning as needed. Develop team cohesion, which effectively serves the clientele and provides the needed support for team members to effectively perform their job.

* Coordinate and schedule for all aspects of HOST services, including scheduling of individual team members and coverage of offices as needed; review and authorize staff time sheets; submit on time to payroll department.

* Guide and participate in appropriate delivery of screening/assessment activities to assure resources are used for the target population.

* Review team clinical documentation to assure that team members maintain current and complete clinical records, and that records comply with the agency, state, and county clinical accountability policies and procedures.

* Provide individual supervision/consultation for assigned team members.

* Supervise HOST staff assigned to partner and satellite service locations, including conducting regular site visits, direct observation of work, coaching, and performance management. Support program leadership in maintaining effective working relationships with partner site leadership and staff and serve as a primary operational point of contact for day-to-day coordination related to HOST service delivery.

* Implement programmatic and operational plans developed by HOST leadership in collaboration with partner agencies. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to support service integration, address operational challenges, facilitate case conferencing, ensure compliance with confidentiality requirements, and support appropriate referral, enrollment, engagement, and transition of clients receiving HOST services.

* In cooperation with agency management and HOST staff, establish and maintain cooperative relationships with a broad spectrum of human service organizations and partner agencies that provide resources, referral pathways, and service locations needed by HOST clients.

* Provide clinical outreach & case management services to a partial caseload.

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