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Role: Clinical Program Manager

Reports to: Director, Mental Health Administration

Program: 3001-Lancaster Interim Housing

Department: Lancaster

Location: Kensington Campus - 45244 32nd St West, Lancaster, CA 93536

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Exempt/Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1

Summary:

The Clinical Program Manager will oversee the clinical mental health services program for adults in the interim housing program. In addition, the Clinical Program Manager will monitor and ensure that staff provides high-quality services that meet or exceed required contract, funder, and agency standards. The Clinical Program Manager may provide supervision for direct practice staff. This position is responsible for maintaining the efficiency of operations while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• In collaboration with supervisor, monitor all administrative aspects of agency’s Department of Mental Health (DMH) and other contracted clinical mental health services, including billing and contract maximization in compliance with contract goals and outcomes in a timely manner.
• Provide, coordinate and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
• Provide clinical support to staff, assist with crisis intervention and ensure adherence to policies. 
• Complete required reporting to funders as outlined by contract requirements.
• Ensure all clinical and mental health staff documentation and data collection is complete, timely, accurate, and current in agency records and electronic databases.
• May provide individual and group clinical supervision for clinicians and document according to Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology standards once licensed for two years.
• Provide individual and team supervision, support, and performance evaluations for all assigned staff.
• Assist in recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of direct service staff.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure proper staff orientation, training and audit preparedness for all clinical and mental health contracts. 
• Monitor and maintain active roster for all program clients, as well as roster of service requests; coordinate with QA Department to maintain Service Request Log in Electronic Health Record, Exym. 
• Ensure adherence to funding source contract and performance standards.
• Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize these to provide services to clients.
• Effectively represent agency at funding partner or collaborative meetings.

Qualifications:

• Valid and current California Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Psychologist in good standing with licensing board preferred
• Certification or experience two years’ full-time, post-graduate experience providing supervision to treatment teams, interns, and/or ASWs and AMFTs.
• Outstanding clinical review skills
• Strong training, project management, and team-building skills 
• Able to behave with sensitivity, tact, politeness and responsiveness with staff and clients
• Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and computer skills
• Knowledge of trauma informed services, housing first and harm reduction methodologies.
• Experience providing administrative and clinical supervision
• Experience working with people living with mental illness and/or substance abuse
• Contract and quality assurance experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications
• Current, valid CA Driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle with auto insurance.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Contract and quality assurance experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications

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