Clinical Jail Coordinator

Description

Values

Employees of Darke County Recovery Services, DBA Recovery and Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio are expected to value highest ethical standards, quality clinical care, and good customer service. We also value quality communication skills in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary and often multi-agency service environment. RWC is an equal opportunity employer/provider. 

Summary

Responsible for the recovery home programming of DCRS particularly as it relates to the operation and staffing of the agency’s recovery homes. Promotes the agency’s recovery services and meets with community partners to support collaborative efforts. Acts as the site manager for all of the agency’s recovery homes assuring staff coverage and adherence to policy and programming. Promotes and trains agency staff in all aspects of recovery.

Benefits

RWC offers a competitive benefit package including medical, dental and vision. Employer paid short term, long term disability insurance as well as a $25,000.00 life insurance policy for all full time employees. Along with 10 paid holidays,  full time employees receive a PTO package that starts accruing at day one, averaging  4 weeks per year. We have an EAP program for staff and a wellness hour monthly. All employees are eligible to participate in our 403B retirement program.

Qualifications: Must have obtained independent licensure in mental health profession and be licensed in SUD (LISW, LPCC, LICDC, LCDCII or LCDC) and must be willing to provide licensure supervision if licensure includes training supervision designation. Prefer three years or more of supervisory experience in mental health field, good oral and written communication, computer literacy to perform and review electronic health record documentation and communicate through email system, and good customer service skills to enhance agency relationships with clients and community partners. 

Responsibilities: The Clinical Jail Coordinator provides leadership and mentoring to the agency’s clinical staff and establishes and promotes DCRS professional, clinical and ethical values and standards to which all clinical staff are expected to adhere. The CJC, in accordance with organizational directives, also promotes quality of care at the agency level and is responsible for establishing and maintaining the organization’s standards of care on both clinical and programmatic levels. The CJC is responsible for the overall organizationally established productivity, compliance, and outcomes agency performance goals. 

Job Duties:

• Assumes overall administration of clinical responsibilities for the delivery of clinical services, including outpatient staff, nursing and medical assistant staff, and support staff, as designated.
• Manages  all clinical supervision processes throughout the agency in accordance with DCRS standards.
• Addresses client concerns and/or grievances in accordance with agency protocol.
• When necessary, coordinates specialized diagnostic, treatment planning, interventions and psychotherapy services in collaboration with inter- and      intra-agency stakeholders.
• Provides emergent consultation and intervention for interagency stakeholders.
• Maintains efficient and timely clinical documentation
• Integrates services and/or makes referrals to appropriate professionals or outside agencies as indicated
• Participates in the assessment of program needs and peer review, as well as cooperate with performance improvement objectives
• Oversees supervision of interns in professional training or graduate level unlicensed mental health therapists.
• Performs community outreach and education assignments including mental health education and prevention programs, as well as consultation services. 
• Complies with confidentiality and protected health information rules and assures that the agency is also in compliance with said rules.
• Facilitates staff meetings, in-services, case conferences, etc. as designated
• Performs other related duties as assigned including support activities as needed to augment functioning of the agency 
• Collaborates in maintaining a clean, safe workplace, including maintenance of CPR/First Aid skills and aggressive client management skills.
• Monitors, identifies, and when necessary, initiate strategies to maintain/achieve agency performance and compliance with DCRS established productivity, compliance, and outcomes performance goals/standards
• Address clinical staff performance issues (performance evaluations, disciplinary      action, etc.).
• Conducts regularly scheduled individual and group supervision sessions.
• Develop written goals in conjunction with treatment and prevention staff.
• Ensure the agency is operating in accordance with ODADAS/ODMHAS certification standards.

Requirements

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hand to finger; handle, or feel; and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must also be able to climb and descend a flight of stairs. Specific vision requirements of this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Will be working in a facility environment with multiple individuals; should be aware of proper food preparation and storage, safety and health issues, prevention and intervention with insects. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee may be exposed to communicable diseases and insects such as bedbugs. Employee may be required to transport a resident to a community service or activity.