Senior Clinician/Clinical Supervisor in Boston, Massachusetts at Victory Programs Inc

The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for managing the clinical programming in a Residential Recovery Home and providing clinical supervision to the Substance Use Counselors. This includes overseeing the group schedule; providing individual and group supervision and training; managing clinical and insurance documentation; approving treatment plans and progress notes; providing individual and group counseling sessions; providing clinical assessments and supporting interventions. The Clinical Supervisor reports to the Program Director for programmatic collaboration and supervision, and the Clinical Director for clinical supervision.

Location: Victory House, in Boston’s South End, provides residential treatment programs for men dealing with substance use disorders. Our four-to-eight month program can accommodate up to 24 residents and has a long history of providing treatment to individuals. A welcoming environment for men of all cultures, Victory House is also a long-time leader in providing substance use disorder treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS.

Essential functions:

• Act in accordance with Victory Programs, Inc.’s Standards of Excellence & Philosophy of Care at all times including maintaining professional ethics, boundaries and client confidentiality.
• Provide supportive and compassionate individual services to residents.
• Provide supervision to Substance Use Disorder Counselors, including weekly clinical supervision, regular/biweekly group supervision, and maintain supervision notes.
• Onboard, train, and orient new counselors and staff; and facilitate training curriculums as assigned.
• Supervise, direct, train and evaluate assigned interns and other staff as needed.
• Maintain accurate documentation and record keeping utilizing an electronic health records system, including but not limited to: bio-psychosocial assessment, individual action plans, re-assessment; progress notes; case management; consent forms; data collection.
• Provide performance management to supervisees as needed, including performance evaluations, development plans, and progressive discipline.
• Review and approve documentation completed by the Counselors and ensure accurate and timely completion and submission of data collection, including eHana, Elearning, and ESM.
• Facilitate and support the admission process in collaboration with the Program Director and Intake Coordinator,
• Maintain current working knowledge of referral sources such as housing, medical, outpatient counseling, and dental, legal, HIV/AIDS client services, smoking cessation, overdose prevention, self-help groups and others to provide comprehensive services to the program clients and their families.
• Create, manage, and regularly update the program’s group meeting schedule. Facilitate and/or co-facilitate a minimum of two client groups per week and complete required documentation.
• Provide milieu coverage as needed, including but not limited to: monitoring and assessing the integrity of the program’s therapeutic milieu; empowering clients to act in accordance with the guidelines of the program; assisting clients in self-administration of medications; conducting controlled substance counts; answering phones and the front door.
• Ensure all insurance-related documentation is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Provide individual and group counseling to the residents; maintain a caseload as needed; support interventions and clinical assessments.
• Support medication management in the program.

Non-Essential Functions

• Participate and support the agency in program events, State House rallies, fundraising and advocacy events, rallies, walks and any additional functions.
• Perform any other duty or task that may be requested from time to time by your supervisor or their designee.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in one of the following disciplines or closely related field: clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, mental health, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, social work.
• Ability to obtain independent licensure such as an LMHC, LADC-1, or LICSW, within a reasonable time frame of hire and documentation to confirm timeline for eligibility.
• Two years of supervised substance use disorder counseling experience.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex and drug cultures, age groups, religion, country of origin, disability and economic status.
• Working knowledge of HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis, homelessness, substance use, STIs, and sex work as well as health-related social issues faced by persons who use drugs.
• Willingness to provide and oversee substance use treatment with a harm reduction philosophy.
• Strong organizational, writing and communication skills.
• Proficient in computer skills including the use of Microsoft word and excel.
• Ability to relate to clients in an instructive, supportive, and compassionate manner.
• Must be CPR certified (may be obtained upon hire).
• Complete TB screening (may be obtained upon hire).

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of clinical supervisory experience.
• Independent licensure, such as an LMHC, LICSW, or a LADC-1.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively as a member of a professional team.
• Three strong work related professional references; at least 1 from manager or supervisor.

Position Type: Full-time non-exempt

Rate: $73,000 - $82,000 dependent on licensure status

Our benefit program includes a 75% health and 25% dental employer premium contribution, 100% employer paid disability and life insurances, 19 days of earned time in your first year, sick time, personal days, tuition remission, and a retirement savings opportunity.