LCSW - Clinical Supervisor

Location: Alexandria Bay, NY 13607

Job Type: Permanent Full Time

Salary: $82,000.00 to $92,000.00

Shift: M-F (five 8 hour shifts or four 10 hour shifts)

Start Date: Flexible

Position Description:-

The Clinical Manager for RCWP is a Behavioral Health Clinician with demonstrated leadership skills and clinical excellence experience. The Clinical Manager provides administrative and clinical leadership to the RCWP clinicians. The Clinical Manager demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice. He/she works with administrative, nursing, physician, and program leadership to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote River Hospitals mission and strategic objectives. This individual is responsible for supervisory and administrative practices, human resources functions, clinical evaluation, role optimization, advocacy and education related to Behavioral Health practice and professional development, and direct service to patients in the applicable care model. Approximately 80% of the Behavioral Health Manager position is devoted to administrative duties and 20% is devoted to maintaining a clinical practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Staff Leadership / Management:

Promote growth of Behavioral Health staff in areas of leadership, clinical excellence, patient-centered care, education, and organizational involvement to meet the identified goals and needs of the employee and organization. Provide leadership within RCWP and across the system regarding the practice of community based behavioral health. Assess and monitor Behavioral Health Clinician engagement in their professional practice and patient care, participating in activities related to improving engagement, professional work-life balance, and work satisfaction. Work closely with Division leadership to address day-to-day site issues, ensure solid onboarding of new providers, and provide other support as needed. Provide annual performance reviews with input from key stakeholders. Manage hiring, disciplinary, and dismissal processes for direct reports.

Qualifications:

Education:

Completion of an earned Master's Degree in Social Work (M.S.W.) from an accredited college or university with at least 60 semester hours of clinical coursework.

Professional Certification, License:

Possession of current license as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (or with R designation) as granted by the New York State Office of the Professions.

Experience:

Equivalent of at least two years of experience as a behavioral health/mental health clinician providing clinical supervision.