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Job Title: Behavioral Health Clinical Team Lead, Licensed - GRAN Recovery Center

Job Code: HCP053/Social Worker, Licensed Spv

Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average)

Job Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM - Monday - Friday with some evening hours and occasional Saturdays.

Base Location: Onsite - Covington, GA

Division/Department/Program: Residential SUD Services / GRAN Recovery Center

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GRAN Recovery Center is a 28-day Intensive Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (ASAM 3.5) serving adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Treatment services focus on helping individuals achieve abstinence from substances, develop recovery skills, improve emotional regulation, strengthen relapse prevention strategies, and build a foundation for long-term recovery.

The Behavioral Health Clinical Team Lead provides leadership to a team of clinicians, counselors, and peer recovery coaches while maintaining a reduced caseload. This role is responsible for ensuring clinical excellence, fostering a therapeutic community environment, and supporting program performance related to engagement, documentation, treatment outcomes, and continuity of care.

The Behavioral Health Clinical Team Lead partners closely with the Program Manager to support staff development, strengthen the therapeutic milieu, promote evidence-based treatment practices, and ensure clients receive person-centered, recovery-oriented care.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Staff Development

• Provides day-to-day clinical leadership and supervision to assigned clinicians, counselors, and peer recovery coaches.
• Partners with the Program Manager to recruit, orient, train, coach, and develop staff.
• Supports a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Participates in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and performance evaluation processes.
• Provides timely coaching and performance feedback to staff and assists with corrective action processes when necessary.
• If licensure permits, provides clinical supervision to associate-level clinicians.

Treatment Team & Clinical Oversight

• Facilitates and leads Treatment Team meetings to review client progress, discharge readiness, clinical concerns, and care coordination needs.
• Provides consultation regarding challenging clinical situations, behavior contracts, relapse concerns, treatment engagement issues, and discharge planning.
• Supports implementation of evidence-based treatment interventions and best practices for substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• Assists staff in developing individualized treatment strategies that promote engagement and successful outcomes.

Direct Clinical Services

• Maintains a clinical caseload and provides direct services including: Individual counseling, Group counseling, family support sessions, care coordination, Crisis intervention
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and reassessments as needed.
• Collaborates with clients to develop individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, strengths, needs, preferences, and recovery goals.
• Monitors progress toward treatment goals and modifies interventions as clinically indicated.

Therapeutic Milieu & Program Development

• Supports the development and maintenance of a positive therapeutic community.
• Ensures programming promotes recovery, accountability, healthy relationships, and personal responsibility.
• Assists with development and implementation of psychoeducational groups, skills training, recovery-focused programming, and special clinical initiatives.
• Collaborates with residential staff and peer support staff to maintain consistency in program expectations and interventions.

Documentation, Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Ensures clinical documentation meets agency, payer, and regulatory standards.
• Reviews treatment plans, progress notes, assessments, discharge summaries, and other documentation for quality and compliance.
• Monitors CareLogic alerts and documentation requirements.
• Assists staff in improving documentation quality, timeliness, and clinical effectiveness.
• Ensures QA standards are consistently met.

Revenue Cycle & Performance Management

• Assists Program Manager in monitoring productivity, service utilization, and clinical performance metrics.
• Supports efforts to reduce failed claims and improve reimbursement outcomes.
• Coaches staff on documentation practices that support medical necessity and maximize revenue opportunities.
• Reviews reports and identifies opportunities for process improvement.

Care Coordination & Community Collaboration

• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with referral sources, community providers, and recovery support organizations.
• Educates clients and families regarding community resources and recovery supports.
• Supports continuity of care through effective discharge planning and transition coordination.
• Serves as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders when clinical consultation is needed.

On-Call & Administrative Responsibilities

• Participates in leadership on-call rotation and provides after-hours consultation related to admissions, discharges, client concerns, and program operations.
• Assists with resolving client, family, staff, and community partner concerns.
• Supports program operations and leadership initiatives as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a behavioral health-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Must have current "Associate or Full" Licensure in Georgia (LAPC, LMSW, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, etc.).
• Experience working with individuals with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience providing clinical supervision.
• Experience with CareLogic or other electronic health record systems.
• Experience working within Community Behavioral Health or a Community Service Board setting.

Requirements/Competencies:

Key Leadership Competencies - Successful candidates will demonstrate strength in the following areas:

Clinical Excellence

• Strong understanding of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices for residential SUD treatment.

Leadership & Team Development

• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop staff.
• Skilled at providing constructive feedback and managing performance.

Therapeutic Community Leadership

• Ability to foster a positive recovery-oriented culture.
• Strong understanding of group dynamics and therapeutic milieu management.

Documentation & Compliance

• Exceptional documentation skills and understanding of medical necessity requirements.
• Ability to ensure compliance with payer, agency, and regulatory expectations.

Communication & Collaboration

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with staff, clients, families, and community partners.

Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

• Ability to analyze complex clinical situations and develop effective solutions.
• Skilled at balancing client needs, staff support, and operational priorities.

Other General

• Must be able to lift 20 pounds.
• Requires long periods of sitting/standing.
• Must have valid Georgia driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy.
• Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting).
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and subject to random drug screens.
• Any combination of training and experience will enable the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.

Note: Some positions may require a valid driver's license.

Benefits (for qualified employees):

• State Health Benefits Package(medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts)
• Company contributes 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan
• Generous PTO- plus 9 holidays per year -and a paid Cultural/Spiritual/Service Day!
• No employee deduction for Social Security - means more money in your paycheck!
• Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology, and travel.
• Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• Clinical supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available.

View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer: View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area.It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.