Clinical Program Lead (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $100,000 - $115,000 Annually DOE

Job Title : Clinical Program Lead

Dept / Pgm : Residential Treatment Program

Reports to : Program Director

Classification : Regular, Full-Time, FLSA Exempt

Pay Range : $100,000 - $115,000 Annually DOE

Location : Berkeley, CA 94709

About Us : Bonita House is a nonprofit mental health agency with multiple sites in Alameda County and an operating budget of $14.5 million. Founded in 1971, BHI provides social rehabilitation including a full range of Medi-Cal services to adults with co-occurring serious mental health and substance use disorders.

Our Mission : Building community, dignity, hope and wellness through services that support recovery and self-sufficiency with people who are living with serious mental health challenges.

Our Values : Compassion : Committed to caring, dignity and kindness. Respect : Honor each individual and provide highly ethical services. Progress : Leading the way in creating opportunities to change for the better. Resilience : Channeling hope, building strengths to successfully recover, adapt and grow. Embracing Differences : Honor and celebrate our diverse communities and individual uniqueness.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Program Director, the Clinical Program Lead of the Dual Diagnosis Residential Treatment Program is responsible for providing clinical, and consultative input and leadership to support the Program Director. The Residential Treatment Program provides intensive group and individual counseling to adults diagnosed with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders within a beautiful, historic, Victorian, 16-bed residential treatment setting serving both men and women, 18 years and older.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide direct management of the clinical team including establishing and coordinating therapeutic interventions and groups using trauma-informed, harm reduction, strength-based modalities and supervising the multidisciplinary staff team.
• Assist the Program Director in overall contract, licensing, CQRT compliance and provide program oversight in their absence..
• Provide crisis management as needed; Share on-call responsibilities with other members of the management team.
• Work with the team to develop, plan, and facilitate a wide range of direct service groups and activities integrated within a psycho-social harm reduction and strength-based model.
• Model and enforce quality and ethical clinical treatment by adhering to all HIPAA and PHI laws, collaborating with community stakeholders, and treating all clients with dignity and respect.
• Assess program referrals for suitability, perform and monitor intake interviews that include community liaison functions, clinical assessments, and written documentation.
• In Program Directors absence, provide site supervision, including facilities management, contract and budget adherence and risk management.
• Support the Program Director in the planning and facilitation of all staff training, weekly clinical groups, and team meetings.
• Manage the programs referral system and functions as the main point of contact for potential residents, their family members, and treatment providers for the purposes of facilitating admission into the treatment program and maintaining the program census at 90% occupancy or above.
• Complete full clinical assessment of all new residents for the purpose of ensuring all residents meet medical necessity for residential treatment, and to provide the clinical team with the appropriate information to provide effective, high-quality treatment, including a full risk assessment and plan as appropriate.
• Plan and facilitate all program admissions including welcoming residents, completion of all admissions documentation and procedures, and introducing and orienting residents to the treatment program and team.
• Provide medication oversight, ensuring that all aspects of medication management are attended to, and that medication-related errors are kept to a minimum, with the goal of not occurring at all.
• Provide oversight of all clinical documentation including ensuring documentation is in line with all current contract, licensing, and quality assurance requirements by providing staff training, coaching, and tracking the accurate and timely completion of all documentation. Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all CQRTs, for auditing all resident charts at discharge, and for responding to program records requests within required timeframes.
• Serve as a member of the agency CQRT and performs audit of charts and collaborates with QI in setting benchmarks and meeting all quality improvement / assurance guidelines.
• Under the Program Director, serve as a clinical point of contact for the treatment team, consulting with other treatment providers (e.g., case managers, psychiatrists, physicians) to support collaborative, multidisciplinary care, service brokerage, advocacy, and discharge planning for clients.
• Constantly monitor the program providing feedback and measuring performance outcomes and assesses for any risk factors, providing crisis intervention as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities : This position supervises the clinical function of the program and performs related work as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Physical Requirements

Physical demands include continual sitting, typing, and repetitive computer use for up to 8 hours a day. The position also requires frequent communication with others, including hearing and speaking clearly with individuals and groups, in person and via phone and video calls. Ability to lift 15 pounds at times. Occasional regional travel (20%) required. These requirements are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the jobs essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bonita House, Inc. is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.