Crisis Clinical Lead at ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC

Memphis, Tennessee, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Clinical Supervision, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health Treatment, Program Coordination, Clinical Direction, Problem Resolution, Program Administration, Staff Supervision, Mental Health Assessment, Inpatient Admission Arrangement, Mandatory Prescreening Assessments, Database Recording, Policy Compliance, Team Leadership, Client Service Delivery

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

At Alliance Healthcare Services, it is our mission to promote wellness in the community. Our not-for-profit organization is the largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County. We offer outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and community-based programs, including a continuum of crisis services to over 22,000 residents of Shelby County and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to bringing compassionate and dedicated individuals to help us continue to provide the best services to our community. Review the job description below and submit your resume if you feel that you would be a good match to join our organization. We look forward to hearing from you! IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Location Supervisor GENERAL FUNCTION: The person occupying this position is to coordinate effective mental health treatment for clients as well as to understand and implement clinical criteria as dictated by Alliance Healthcare Services funding sources. This person has the responsibility for the clinical direction of activities performed in the programs under their supervision. The person occupying this position provides direct services to individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, participates in the delivery of crisis services to those individuals, and performs other responsibilities as assigned by senior staff. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Performs clinical supervision of program staff. QUALIFICATIONS; KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIRED TRAINING: * Master’s degree or higher in Psychology, Behavioral Health or related area with an independent license in his/her mental health discipline with experience working in a mental health setting. * Ability to work effectively in a crisis service delivery setting dealing with individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. * Ability to use mature judgment in problem resolution and to formulate appropriate crisis intervention strategies for Center clients. * Must have knowledge of management and organization, and knowledge of the professional disciplines. * This individual must have training and/or experience in the administration of mental health programs and demonstrated administrative and supervisory ability. * The individual in this position has the ability to work with conflicting or competing demands or interests of clients, employees, sponsors in the distribution of work, evaluating work and good program effectiveness. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Serves as a clinical team leader supervising and coordinating the service delivery activities of programs and staff under their supervision. 2. Transmits to all subordinate staff the mission, goals, and objectives of AHS as they are applicable to their programs. 3. Supervises clinicians and their clinical work; performs clinical and administrative supervision in groups and individually; reviews client-related data and judgments made there for accuracy and appropriateness; ensures that clients are clinically staffed and treated; reviews clinical dispositions and treatment of clients; chairs staff meetings to receive and disseminate clientrelated information. Personal effectiveness as a mental health professional. 4. Is familiar with existing Center contracts with external organizations, standards for performance,etc. and communicates such to other subordinate staff. 5. Performs mental health assessments on individuals experiencing a mental health crisis both in the Center and in the field, and makes a determination of an appropriate disposition for the individual assessed. 6. Arranges for admission to inpatient facilities, CSU, Crisis Respite, residential treatment facilities, etc. Completes required pre-certifications with the individual’s insurance company for these admissions. 7. Must be qualified through degree/license/training to perform Mandatory Prescreening Assessments, and completes a Certificate of Need for involuntary inpatient admissions. 8. Records caller and response information in the Center’s database. 9. To comply with policies and procedures as outlined in AHS’s policy and procedure manual. 10. Other duties may be assigned by supervisor(s) to meet the needs of the consumer and AHS. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: In order to appropriately accomplish his/her duties, the person occupying this position will be required to maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of professional clinical staff and the clients of Alliance Healthcare Services. Promoting wellness in the community starts with our employees. At Alliance Healthcare Services, our employees enjoy many perks. Listed below are just some of the great benefits you as an employee may be eligible for with us. Health and Wellness * Medical Insurance Coverage * Dental Insurance Coverage * Vision Insurance Coverage * Flexible Spending Account * Long-Term Disability – Company Paid Financial Wellbeing * Competitive Compensation Packages * Life Insurance – Company Paid * 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching * Employee Discounts provided through Life Mart * Loan Forgiveness options through Federal programs (Public Service Loan Forgiveness and National Health Service Corps) Career Development and Growth * Opportunities for growth and movement within the organization Work-Life Balance * Paid Time Off – To include PTO for vacations, illness, and personal days * Paid Holidays EOE M/V/F/H/ "Promoting Wellness in the Community" Monday-Friday 3p-11:30p

Responsibilities

The Clinical Lead coordinates effective mental health treatment, implements clinical criteria, and provides clinical direction for supervised programs, while also delivering direct services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. This role involves performing clinical supervision of program staff, reviewing clinical work, and chairing staff meetings to ensure appropriate client treatment and disposition.