Clinical Supervisor - Behavioral Health Wraparound Children Services

Duties

• Supervises and provides clinical oversight for the Children’s Clinicians. Assists them in providing clinical direction in assisting clients to achieve program goals and in developing recovery-oriented solutions for client problems and needs.
• Ensures all Children’s Outpatient protocols are qualitatively followed and reports to the Program Director of any discrepancies of established clinical and administrative systems.
• Functions as QMHP for assigned Clinicians ensuring Assessments and Problems Lists are clinically relevant and promote recovery to the individual client as well as completed, reviewed and countersigned in a timely manner as specified by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health standards.
• Review and countersign all Assessments, Discharges, Outcome Measures and Progress Notes for clients to ensure that documentation meets the guidelines as specified by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
• In conjunction with the Program Director plans and implements relevant in-service training for the staff. Provides in-service training and identifies outside resources as needed.
• Accompanies staff, initially and intermittently, as needed and assigned by Program Director, to conduct supervision and support to clinicians with their assigned clients to improve delivery of quality service. 
• Maintain contact with family members and significant other support persons of clients as appropriate. Follow up on any client grievances, following SCHARP policies and procedures.
• Assists Program Director with ensuring Clinicians are maintaining productivity of 5 hours of billable service per day. Ensures that service codes and time billed is correct and appropriate. Communicates any discrepancies to the Program Director.
• Participates in quality assurance activities as directed by the Director, including the 30-day Chart Review Tools, the annual chart reviews and assists with quarterly QA Chart Reviews and ensures that all client cases are reviewed in a timely manner and that all documentation meets Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health standards.
• Attends and participates in all pertinent SCHARP, DMH and other agency meetings as necessary.
• Provides clinical services to clients in the Children’s Program as necessary and as assigned by the Program Director. 
• Reviews all Failed Activities and Failed Claims daily and works with clinicians to resolve discrepancies.

• Reviews Outcome Measures to ensure accuracy, completeness and timely completion.
• Reviews all Discharge submissions and reviews charts for accuracy and completeness before submitting to the Admin and Records Department.
• Assists in the onboarding and training of new staff.
• Other Administrative and clinical duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must be able to pass California State Department of Justice criminal background investigation, Live Scan and/or fingerprinting.

Education:

1. Master’s degree in Social Work or related field. Licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology. 
2. licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences with either an LCSW.
3. Qualifies as a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA) by the Department of Mental Health.

Experience:                   

1. Must have at least 4 years of experience providing clinical mental health services to children and youth with mental health disorders.
2. Must have 2 years of post-licensure experience with the ability to provide clinical supervision to others accruing hours towards licensure.
3. Must have at least 1 year of experience in providing supervision to others.

Special Skills and Knowledge:

1. Must have completed standard requirements by the Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide clinical supervision to staff engaged in pre-licensure activities.
2. Bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural preferred, but not required.
3. Ability to provide leadership to clinical staff.
4. Ability to respond quickly, effectively and with equanimity to client crisis and life situations.
5. Ability to communicate well verbally and to articulate a recovery-oriented treatment model.
6. Excellent written and verbal skills.
7. Knowledge of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Rehab Option model of service provision and documentation requirements. 
8. Basic computer skills and literacy are required to use the agency electronic health record. Staff must be able to logon, type, use a mouse and negotiate through various screens or windows to complete daily chart documentation.
9. Ability to work as a team member and to work with other agencies, collaborators and community resources.
10. Must have a valid California Driver’s license and the availability of a car with adequate insurance.