CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

Overall Function:

Responsible for the daily operations of the Mental Health Services and Case Management delineated in Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services contract with the Department of Mental Health (DMH).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

1. Ensures clinical component, working in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Mental Health Programs, to facilitate effective and efficient running of the Mental Health Programs as a division of OYHFS.

2. Supervises and maintains direct, daily monitoring of the daily clinical interventions of Mental Health Services and Case Management of the clinicians and the Los Angeles CMH office.

3. Provides assistance and feedback to Social Workers as it relates to clinical interventions, crisis management and DMH documentation.

4. Interviews and recommends hiring of therapists and clerical staff.

5. Trains new staff in DMH policies, procedures and documentation.

6. Monitors flow of documentation from clinicians as it relates to DMH regulations.

7. Audits documentation and billing, ensuring adequate record keeping of charts.

8. Ensures compliance with DMH and other regulatory agency regulations and protocols.

9. Attends DMH related meetings and trainings, hosted by DMH or DMH related agencies.

10. Manages referrals, networks and interfaces with directors, supervisors and social workers from other programs.

11. Facilitates weekly unit / team meetings.

12. Supervises and evaluates staff, providing disciplinary action when needed.

13. Attends and participates in division meetings, mandatory trainings and in-services as required.

14. Performs other tasks and responsibilities as deemed appropriate by program supervisor.

Other Duties:

Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties of this position. The Human Resources Department will explore reasonable accommodations that could enable an employee who has a disability to perform the Essential Duties of the position.

How much daily/weekly on-the-job time is spent on the following physical activities? (Place an “X” in the applicable boxes)

Amount of Time

None

Up to 1/3

Up to 2/3

Over 2/3

Stand

Walk

Sit

Use hands to finger, handle or feel

Reach with hands and arms

Climb or balance

Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Talk or hear

Taste or smell

How much daily/weekly on-the-job time is spent lifting the following amount of weight or exerting this amount of force? (Place an “X” in the applicable boxes)