Clinical Supervisor

Department: Program

Reports To: Executive Director

Classification: Exempt

About Us

Madrona Recovery is a leading treatment and recovery organization committed to compassionately serving youth struggling with mental health and substance use. With a focus on healing relationships, comprehensive care, and support for caregivers, Madrona Recovery empowers individuals and their families to navigate the path from crisis to opportunity.

Our program focuses on stabilizing mental health and substance use symptoms, while providing education and support to families, preparing youth to engage in aftercare to address longer term therapeutic goals.

We are the only residential program in the Northwest region that provides integrated co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder care, including opioid withdrawal management (detox), for adolescents in our secure residential facility, located in Tigard, OR at the intersection of I-5 and Hwy 217.

Our programming is centered around skill building in emotional regulation, resiliency, conflict resolution, and communication with a framework of intentional healing relationships to cultivate the process of long-term recovery. Madrona Recovery prides itself on its commitment to trauma-informed care and our staff are highly trained in nonviolent crisis intervention, trauma and resiliency informed practices, and cultural competencies.

Position Summary

The Clinical Supervisor leads our clinical team and provides oversight and supervision to our three full-time therapists and 4-5 clinical interns. They will carry a small caseload, 1-2 clients to stay connected to the work. They will assist with recruiting, interviewing, and supporting interns from various graduate programs in the area. Schedule is flexible with some work from home potential although presence on site will be important.

Madrona Recovery is undergoing an exciting expansion into SW WA in 2025 and the person that takes this role will have opportunities to grow into a director level role if interested.

ABOUT YOU:

Enthusiastic and experienced in providing stabilizing interventions with adolescents and their families. Good personal boundaries and ability to guide a clinical team to have good work-life balance and sustainability. Enjoys being in a learning environment with learners at all levels from physicians to associate level clinicians. Interested in personal career growth and developing clinicians under supervision for licensure and interns. Brings a strong DEI and trauma informed lens to the team and is current on best practices, language, and culture of addiction and mental health treatment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

· Master’s or PsyD degree in mental health field (e.g. counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, art therapy, or social work).

· Licensed in state of Oregon (LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or PsyD) for at least 2 years

· Qualified to supervise associate clinicians or to become qualified within first 90 days of employment

• Experience treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Experience working with adolescents and families in a clinical treatment setting

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

· OR CADC II (or above)

· WA SUDP

• Mental health license in WA
• Two years of supervisory work with clinicians in a similar setting, preferably with adolescents and families; knowledge in providing care and case consultation in acute settings

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Supports associate clinicians, helping them develop all of the needed skills for licensure through individual and group supervision and case consultation

· Provides supervision and support of clinical learners at the graduate and undergraduate level

· Coaches and supports the clinical team to provide excellent clinical care adhering to best practices, compliance with policies and procedures, and ethical guidelines.

· Displays articulate knowledge of the programs, services, protocols, and overall workings of the organization.

· Documents all incidents necessary in the appropriate form and completes according to policy in a timely manner.

Utilizes efficient, productive work habits.

· Establishes appropriate priorities for timely and accurate completion of tasks.

· Completes all work assignments within the expected time frame.

· Identifies problems proactively and offers constructive suggestions for improvements regularly.

· Always appropriately follows guidance and direction.

· Always maintains infection control, quality, and safety standards/practices.

· Is always punctual.

· Actively participates in all applicable meetings and in-service training.

· Always understands and implements performance improvement principles and initiatives.

Assists in evaluation and improvement of overall program and services.

· Ensures that work meets or exceeds state, federal, Joint Commission, and applicable regulatory requirements.

· Assists in development of improvements in program and new treatment modalities.

· Assists in orientation of new personnel, assists in monitoring practicum students, assists in program and company promotion, assists in planning in-service education, and is responsible for professional self-development.

· Provides leadership in areas of expertise.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

· Demonstrates appropriate, therapeutic boundaries.

· Demonstrates ability to provide safe, therapeutic client care.

• Experience with electronic health records systems
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria and ability to make appropriate level of care recommendations.
• Ability to apply DSM criteria and make appropriate diagnoses.

· Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with applicable laws (e.g. HIPAA)

· Skill in telephone etiquette, voice mail, and email procedures.

· Working knowledge of the age-specific, diagnostic-specific, and cultural-specific needs of the population served.

· Working knowledge of clients’ rights, abuse reporting laws, and crisis intervention/de-escalation techniques.

· Working knowledge of trauma-informed and strength-based treatment approaches.

· Working knowledge of applicable regulatory standards (e.g., federal, state, OSHA, Joint Commission).

· Ability to establish and maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries.

· Ability to carry out all code procedures and adhere to all policies and procedures.

· Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, and SPECIAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Ability to exercise self-control in potentially provocative situations such as being verbally or physically confronted in a threatening or aggressive manner

· Ability to stand, sit, or walk for up to six continuous hours

· Ability to communicate verbally, read written materials, and to discern a variety of odors

· Ability to hear/perceive the nature of sound with no less than 40 dB loss @ Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction

· Ability to perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers

· Ability to occasionally carry or lift program materials of up to 15 pounds. (i.e., briefcase, clients’ belongings, etc.)

· Ability to see with a minimum standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, that will enable people in the role to complete administrative and clerical tasks and visually observe clients on the unit and in therapeutic activities.

· Ability to occasionally assist in the physical management of clients, requiring bending, stooping, twisting, grasping and lifting of up to 65 pounds from a squat.

· Ability to follow policies, procedures, and program manuals.

· Ability to appropriately handle hazardous/infectious waste on an occasional basis.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT and OTHER WORK AIDES

· Electronic Health Records

· Telephone and voice mail system

· Email, cell phone, and other digital communication equipment

· Computer

· Copy/fax machine

· Policies, procedures, plans and program manuals

· Door locks

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97223: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person