Clinical Director - Correctional Setting - Behavioral Health 377

Company: Telecare Corporation
Location: Dublin
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionFounded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations and have over 155 programs and over 4,300 employees across the country. And we're growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day in their journeys of recovery.
The Alameda County CA Santa Rita Jail (located in Dublin, CA) is a medium-security detention center operated locally by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are held there for less than two years. The Santa Rita Jail holds about 4000 inmates housed in one of eighteen modern housing units. It is considered a "mega-jail" and ranks as the third largest facility in California and the fifth in the nation. It is recognized as one of the most technologically innovative jails in the world.
Telecare Corporation, the Alameda County Behavioral Health system, and the Santa Rita Jail have formed a unique partnership. Leveraging Telecare's behavioral health expertise, an interdisciplinary team of nurses, clinicians, and prescribers will provide overnight services, including behavioral health screenings, assessments and evaluations, crisis services, and response to urgent and emergent referrals.
Sign On Bonus: $10,000
Full Time; AM/NOC; Monday AM; Tuesday - Friday NOC
Wage range $115,980.02 - $170,569.88 - Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Clinical Director - Correctional Setting provides leadership, coordination, and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary team(s). They direct the work of the staff and program; coordinates service needs, and collaborates with other services and agencies; completes assessments and determines the appropriate level of services for new members; maintains order and supervises the conduct of inmates; protects and maintains the safety of persons and property; and does other related work. They may also assist the Administrator with quality improvement duties.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
* Demonstrates the company mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
* In conjunction with the Administrator, acts as the clinical authority of the program and establishes clinical systems and standards of care
* Provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care
* Plans, organizes, directs, and controls clinical services and is responsible for administrative functioning of clinical services departments
* Continually communicates with community partners and customers to ensure continuity of care for members served
* Ensures program functions smoothly within the larger behavioral health system by building and maintaining relationships with community partners
* Oversees documentation by clinical staff and performs audits of Clinical Charts to ensure adherence to State and County Requirements
* Establishes and maintains a recovery culture and philosophy within the program
* Promotes and maintains good relationships and communication between departments
* Aids in creating policies and procedures that address clinical quality and risk
* Completes incident investigations and summaries for regulatory agencies, as necessary
* Responsible for regular supervision and evaluations of assigned staff
* Ensures high quality services are being provided to all members served
* Assures facility/program honors the rights of members served
* Collaborates with other staff in implementation of corporate initiatives, and other services, as needed
* Available to assist at other Telecare facilities (consult) as needed
* Ensures treatment adheres to established policies, procedures and standards of care
* Ensures complete and accurate records on interventions and behaviors of members served
* Provides individual/group education and training
* Must employ members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
* Masters or higher degree in Social Services
* Current licensure in the state of program operation as LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, Ph.D./Psy.D.
* Two (2) years post-graduate direct clinical experience in a mental health setting
* Must have experience working with mental health and substance use consumers
* One (1) year in leadership role in relevant setting (inpatient or outpatient setting, as appropriate)
* Sensitivity to multi-cultural populations and issues
* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver's license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
Preferred
Experience working in a correctional or forensic setting
SKILLS
* Ability to contribute to policy and procedure development in a matter that addresses clinical quality and risk
* Understanding of local system of care and how the program fits within it
* Ability to maintain excellent relationships with members served and community partners
* Familiarity with a variety of evidence based practices appropriate to members served
* Knowledge and experience using the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, twist, squat, kneel and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently sit, walk, reach, bend and do simple and firm grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity.
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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