Team Lead - GMH

Make an Impact Where it Matters Most

Join Valle del Sol in our commitment to providing quality, culturally sensitive integrated primary care and behavioral health services to adults, children, and adolescents in need. Valle del Sol offers a diverse work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and the opportunity for training and advancement.

JOB SUMMARY & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Clinical Team Lead – Behavioral Health serves as an advanced clinical resource and operational leader within assigned behavioral health programs. In addition to maintaining a reduced clinical caseload, the Clinical Team Lead – Behavioral Health supports day-to-day clinical operations, staff development, quality improvement initiatives, patient access, documentation compliance, and service delivery excellence.

Using evidence-based, strengths-based, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally responsive practices, the Clinical Team Lead – Behavioral Health promotes high-quality patient care and supports staff in delivering effective behavioral health services. This position partners closely with the Clinical Program Supervisor to support clinical excellence, ensure regulatory compliance, improve operational performance, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Program assignments may include General Mental Health (GMH), Serious Mental Illness (SMI), High Needs Youth, School-Based Services, Birth to Five/Early Childhood Services, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program, Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Integrated Care, or other specialty behavioral health programs.

Clinical Practice & Service Delivery

• Maintain a reduced clinical caseload consistent with program expectations.
• Conduct assessments, reassessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and therapeutic services within the scope of licensure.
• Provide individual, family, and group interventions utilizing evidence-based treatment modalities.
• Support continuity of care through referrals, care coordination, and service transitions.
• Model best practices in patient engagement, trauma-informed care, documentation, and therapeutic interventions.
• Support access to care and timely service delivery for assigned patient populations.

Clinical Leadership & Staff Support

• Serve as a clinical resource for staff regarding patient care concerns, documentation requirements, workflow processes, and program standards.
• Provide consultation, coaching, and day-to-day support to clinicians, case managers, care coordinators, peer support staff, and other behavioral health team members.
• Assist with onboarding, orientation, mentoring, and training of new employees, interns, and trainees.
• Support staff development through clinical consultation, case review, and skill-building activities.
• Promote a collaborative, strengths-based, and accountable team environment.

Documentation, Quality & Compliance

• Review clinical documentation for quality, accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct chart audits, quality reviews, and corrective follow-up activities as assigned.
• Monitor documentation completion, productivity standards, and key performance indicators.
• Support compliance with payer, accreditation, contractual, and organizational requirements.
• Assist with quality improvement initiatives, corrective action plans, and audit readiness activities.

Program Operations & Care Coordination

• Support intake workflows, patient access initiatives, referral management, and service coordination processes.
• Assist with case staffing, multidisciplinary team meetings, and complex case consultations.
• Monitor operational workflows and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external partners to ensure continuity of care.
• Assist leadership with implementation of departmental goals, projects, and strategic initiatives.

Collaboration & Community Partnerships

• Collaborate with schools, healthcare providers, hospitals, health plans, community agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Support integrated and coordinated care across service lines and levels of care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatm