Clinical Director - CARES Center
Company: Mississippi Children's Home Services
Location: Jackson
Posted on: January 23, 2023
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Job Description:
Founded in 1912 as an adoption agency, Canopy Children's
Solutions is Mississippi's most comprehensive nonprofit provider of
children's behavioral health, educational, and social service
solutions. Canopy employs a diverse group of mission-driven
individuals committed to honoring the voice of Mississippi children
and families. Being an integral part of the Canopy team involves
committing to the Core Values that drive our organization
forward:The voice of our children and families always comes
firstRelationships matter and our differences make us strongerWe
take great joy in service to othersOur families and our communities
deserve our very bestCanopy has been designated a Great Place to
Work for the third consecutive year, and is one of only seven
companies in Mississippi to qualify for this certification in .
Canopy's employees are charged with building a healthy work culture
within their teams, that focus on trust, and the collective goal of
helping kids thrive and families to overcome extraordinary
challenges.Clinical Director - Position OverviewThe CARES Center
Clinical Director works with CARES Center and Day School staff to
plan, organize and implement the clinical programming to provide
high fidelity and evidence based therapeutic services to youth in
care and their families through a highly structured clinical
model.The CARES CENTER Clinical Director is responsible for the
development and implementation of a clinical model which utilizes
best practices and organization wide initiatives that are driven by
data and focused on continuous quality improvement.The clinical
director will oversee program policies and procedures and assure
adherence to all of these within supervision scope in accordance
with quality care and with all federal, state, and local laws and
organization rules and regulations.Job Responsibilities:Plan,
manage and supervise clinical services within the CARES Center and
School Day in accordance with organization, local, state and
federal guidelines, practices and objectives.Ensure high fidelity
to the best practice clinical models PracticeWise, AIM, Risking
Connections, and any other models instituted by the organization or
program.Assist in maintaining appropriate program accreditation,
certification, and licensure.Implement bylaws, plans and procedures
of program as directed.Implement, as needed, and assist in
reviewing, annually, policies and procedures assuring the effective
operation of the CARES Center treatment programs.Ensure the
integrity of clinical services within the CARES Center treatment
program.Assure integrity of clinical model and practice for the
program.Assure integrity of youth records and personal data.Conduct
monthly audits of charts to ensure proper documentation.Establish
and maintain procedures regarding youth confidentiality.Plan and
implement the staff development programs for clinical staff.Assure
that each youth is receiving appropriate care through ongoing
monthly case reviews by Child and Family Team meetings.Oversee the
Treatment Planning and Discharge planning process for each youth as
needed.Provide ancillary clinical support services for youth as
needed.Inform staff and/or other program personnel of youth, and
family/guardian concerns when appropriate.Review program design and
make recommendations for modifications as necessary.Provide
clinical consultation and technical assistance to program
staff.Data collection and quality improvementCollaborate with
Clinical Quality Specialist and Director of Quality and Evaluation
as scheduled.Designs opportunities for data collection to gather
key performance indicators on a weekly basis.Disseminates data
collected to the Quality management team, clinical team, and other
staff as needed to drive understanding and progress.Implements
continuous quality improvement personally and through team members
on a monthly basis.Reports quality improvement projects to program
director and quality management team.Provide clinical supervision
and case consultation to clinical staff and others as needed.Meet
with clinical team for group supervision, weekly.Meet with clinical
therapists for one-on-one supervision, biweekly.Participate in
clinical community meetings when scheduled.Participate in Child and
Family Team Meetings regularly.Prepare plans, procedures and
reports as required by the Board of Directors, Senior Management,
and Program Director.Establish annual and long range plans within
established guidelines, including but not limited to preparing
plans and reports.Serve in primary leadership role for the CARES
Center to assure successful implementation of the Organization's
mission, philosophy and services.Ensures communications among
Clinical Team, Milieu Team, Education Team, and Program Director on
a regular basis to discuss pertinent issues relative to their
programs/services.Meets with the administrative and programmatic
teams as scheduled.Ensures current operations are in line with best
practice standards.Attend monthly CARES Center leadership meetings
to communicate current issues and establish resolutions.Carries out
all administrative duties, which include:Meet with the program
staff as needed to coordinate clinical services and care for
families and children served.Inform staff and/or other program
personnel of concerns expressed by individuals served and/or their
guardian/family.Identify and develop clinical personnel in
consultation with the Program Director and Sr. Director of
Solutions, as needed.Take administrative on call as
scheduled.Active participant on the CARES Leadership team.Assist
with quality improvement initiatives and programmatic
changesRequired Qualifications:Minimum of a Master's degree in
Social Work or related behavioral health field, Masters of Science
in Nursing or a Doctoral degree in Psychology.Licensed Psychologist
in Mississippi preferred or must be a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker (LCSW), Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner with a minimum of 5 years clinical experience working
with youth in a mental health setting required.Must have experience
with continuous quality improvement projects and clinical model
development and demonstrate these prior to hire.Experience with
regulatory and accreditation bodies such as Division of Medicaid
and Joint Commission requiredEqual 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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