Lead Clinician

Looking for FT Lead Clinician to join our Orlando Team.

Join Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS), an integrated behavioral healthcare management company committed to transforming lives through comprehensive treatment. With our advanced approach to patient care, we are seeking exceptional Clinicians like you to join our team. To learn more about our mission and commitment, visit our website at www.advancedrecoverysystems.com.

Advanced Recovery Systems is an integrated behavioral healthcare management company dedicated to treating addiction, substance abuse and mental health issues.  We put behavioral health front and center, assisting people with substance abuse issues, addictions, and mental health concerns.

With facilities in various regions of the U.S., we have been furthering this mission since our inception, applying our advanced approach to patient care.

Every facility in the Advanced Recovery Systems network strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based therapeutic models that work. Our goal is to help men and women live healthy, happy lives without the burden of substance abuse or mental illness.

The Lead Clinician is responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities as directed by the Clinical Director, and assist in the management functions at the facility. This includes but not limited to supporting and reinforcing company-wide initiatives such as innovative technologies and promotes clinical efficiency for best practices.

CORE JOB DUTIES:

• Assists Clinical Director in developing effective clinical programming and ensures staff compliance to the curriculum.
• Assists Clinical Director with proficiently auditing and completing documentation within required timeframes to ensure compliance to company policy, state regulations, Joint Commission standards and Medical Needs Criteria. This Includes:
  a. Biopsychosocial Assessment and Integrated Summary (72 hours)
  b. Comprehensive Problem List
  c. Integrated Master Treatment Plan and Updates (24 -72 hours based off payer)
  d. ASAMs (24 hours, based on state standards)
  e. Individual, family and group therapy session notes (24 hours)
  f. Discharge Summary (72 hours)
  
• Uses substance abuse and co-occurring therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques to assist patients with accomplishing all treatment plans goals and objectives and successfully complete treatment.
  
• Assists Clinical Director with regularly monitoring group therapy sessions to ensure quality programming is delivered and to ensure compliance to the program curriculum.
  
• Assesses patient for substance use disorders, risk to self or others and co-occurring mental health disorders.
  
• Effectively provides group therapy.
  
• Effectively provides caseload management.
  
• 80% caseload expectation; cover caseload and group assignments from clinical team members.
  
• Provide coaching and mentoring to clinicians.
  
• Review and sign off on documentation as directed by Clinical Director.
  
• Participate in crisis intervention with patients as needed.
  
• Participate with multidisciplinary team as needed.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• At least two (2) years of clinical experience in the mental health field (additional training may substitute for one year)
• Registered in the state of Florida with one of the following:

Preferred License 

LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist) - 

LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor)

LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO.

We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.

We offer great benefits including 401(k), paid time off plan, medical, dental, vision, and much more.