PsychPros Staffing & Executive Search USD 75000 YEAR Chief Clinical Director 101 East Fourth Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661 2019-04-12 2019-05-13 Employment Type: Full-Time Direct Hire Category: Executive Level/Administration, Program Director Job Number: 3449 Job Description We are in search of a Chief Clinical Director for a Mental Health organization located in Vancouver, Washington. Major Duties: The Chief Clinical Director works closely with the Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in program planning, agency strategic planning, and agency budgetary planning. S/he provides quality assurance and compliance oversight, clinical supervision, monitors fidelity to evidence based practices, tracks and monitors outcomes, conducts staff trainings, oversees internal and external program audits, develops and implements agency policy and procedures. In fulfilling these duties, the incumbent performs the following duties independently: * Reviews Washington Administrative Codes (WACs) and Revised Codes (RCWs) and Federal regulations pertaining to substance use and mental health treatment, and develops and implements policies and procedures to comply with said codes and regulations; * Ensures that continuous quality improvement addresses both patient needs and compliance with WACs, RCWs, CARF standards and Federal Regulations. S/he takes part in the evaluation of the results of the QA program, and directs efforts towards ongoing quality improvement and improvement of treatment outcomes; * Reports the results of the QA program to the Chief Executive Officer at least quarterly; * Ensures that the agency treatment programs are maintained to be in substantial compliance with the Department of Health (DOH) certification reviews and CARF accreditation surveys; * Implement a process to identify and track treatment outcomes across all programs; * Become familiar with best practices for all of Lifeline' s programs and ensure best practices are followed in each of our programs; * Identifies evidence based practices and implements their usage, provides training around using evidence based practices and monitors evidence based practices fidelity; * Oversees and monitors patient grievance and incident reporting procedures; * Assists in the development and implementation of new programs; * Provides leadership in improving the agency' s ability to participate in value-based payment opportunities; * Serves as the agency' s Corporate Compliance Officer; * Chairs the agency' s internal Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee; * Serves as a staff representative at the Board of Director' s Quality Assurance Committee and provides annual reports to the Board of Directors; * Provides necessary clinical supervision to identified staff; * Provide oversight to quality assurance, records, electronic health records and other assigned staff; * Has skills to be a back-up system administrator of the EHR; * Supervises and conducts performance evaluations. May initiate disciplinary action and may initiate the termination process, with approval of the Chief Executive Officer; * Represents the agency in the community; * Is available on-call to ensure that higher level oversight is available; * Other duties as assigned. Requirements: * Possess a Master' s degree, or its equivalent, in behavioral health counseling, social work or relevant degree. * Be licensed as a licensed mental health counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist or equivalent; * At least two years' experience overseeing a clinical quality assurance program; * Have a minimum of three years supervisory experience in a state approved chemical dependency treatment program; * Be a chemical dependency professional (CDP) consistent with WAC 246-811- and RCW 18.205 preferred; * Have documented competency in clinical supervision; * Have gained through experience or through formal education, which is documented, a working understanding of statistical methods For immediate consideration please submit resume and salary requirements to elizabeth@psychpros.com IND123 Meet Your Recruiter Elizabeth Tandrup Apply Now: Apply Online Continue with LinikedIn Continue with Facebook Continue with Twitter Apply Later Send an email reminder to: Email Address Share This Job: Login to save this search and get notified of similar positions. 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Loading Login to save this search and get notified of similar positions. * Possess a Master' s degree, or its equivalent, in behavioral health counseling, social work or relevant degree. * Be licensed as a licensed mental health counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist or equivalent; * At least two years' experience overseeing a clinical quality assurance program; * Have a minimum of three years supervisory experience in a state approved chemical dependency treatment program; * Be a chemical dependency professional (CDP) consistent with WAC 246-811- and RCW 18.205 preferred; * Have documented competency in clinical supervision; * Have gained through experience or through formal education, which is documented, a working understanding of statistical methods