• Provide and document clinical and administrative supervision, consultation, and mentoring of daily clinical operations for direct reports ensuring that the needs of participants are being met and that services are delivered as outlined in each participant’s assessment and Individual Service Plan.
• Monitor and evaluate Case Managers' and Rehabilitation Specialists' overall performance.
• Provide clinical oversight of services provided, assessments conducted, and individual service plans developed for all consumers assigned to their team.
• Function as both the Substance Abuse Specialist and the Housing Specialist for their teams; provide assistance to other team members in these areas; serve as the subject matter expert regarding co- occurring substance abuse disorders and housing resources for the team.
• Monitor productivity of Case Managers and Rehabilitation Specialists, ensuring that the appropriate array and amount of services are provided to consumers. Ensures direct reports are documenting service provision as needed.
• Ensure that direct reports are providing coordination of care to internal and external provider agencies, state entities or other stakeholders (e.g. probation officers, advocates, family member, hospital staff, jail staff, vocational rehabilitation, etc.) as needed.
• Prepare reports as required by Clinical Director or Site Administrator. Reporting includes, but is not limited to the following: Appendix C standards, consumers in residential placement, consumers living in Supervisory Care Homes, AHCCCS applications submitted, internal and external corrective action plans (CAPs) etc.
• Monitor population on Court Ordered Treatment (civil and criminal) to ensure that consumer and team are adherent to all terms of the court order. Prepares monthly COT report and submits to Clinical Director.
• Ensure that line staff communicate with courts as required either in person or written report and that such communication is consistent with the assessments, Individual Service Plans, and team recommendations for the consumer.
• Work with the clinical team to ensure consumers receive appropriate care within the least restrictive setting including coaching and mentoring specific to inpatient and residential treatment discharge plans.
• Bring to the attention of the Clinical Director and Site Administrator any unmet service needs identified by line staff in the treatment planning process and assists line staff in identifying interim services available to meet consumer needs.
• Available on-call 24 hours/day, 7 days/week unless otherwise scheduled as part of a rotation or in event of a scheduled absence in which coverage has been arranged.
• Pursue best practice outcomes for person with mental illness including continuing education, employment, independent housing and community tenure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in a behavioral health related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health related field and 2 years behavioral health work experience.
• Master’s degree in non-behavioral health related field and 30 semester hours in behavioral health education and two years behavioral health work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in non-behavioral health related field and 30 semester hours in behavioral health education and four years behavioral health work experience.
• A Professional license is not required, but is preferred. Additionally, if employee is a licensed behavioral health professional, he/she must also be credentialed and privileged before conducting assessments.
• Specialized knowledge of co-occurring substance abuse disorder assessment and treatment and housing needs assessments and resources is preferred.