View Point Health proudly provides outpatient treatment to children, adolescents, and adults. At the outpatient centers, we promote overall health and quality of life for individuals, youth and families through evidenced-based therapies and medication management to reduce the impact of mental illness, behavior challenges, and substance use.
The Behavioral Health Team Leader is the working supervisor for a team of clinicians, med providers &/or paraprofessionals staff providing mental health &/or substance use disorders treatment services. Under supervision learns to perform psychosocial assessments, treatment planning/monitoring and discharge planning. Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention. Performs commitment determinations and/or executes orders of involuntary commitments.
Duties& Responsibilities:
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Provides clinical supervision to subordinates; reviews care plans, treatment provided, and staff documentation for conformity to agency and payer requirements.
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Appropriately interprets, implements, and enforces compliance with agency policies and procedures and safety regulations.
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Provides day-to-day oversight and administrative leadership and support to subordinate staff.
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Interviews, recommend hires, trains, and evaluate performance of staff. Schedules for staff coverage.
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Manage a caseload of clients to include intakes/comprehensive assessments, treatment planning and provides educational and skill development group sessions as indicated on the service plan.
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Completes documentation within 24 hours.
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Requests authorization within required time frames.
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Provides crisis intervention services to existing and walk-in clients as needed.
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May serve as case manager to facilitate and ensure communication, linkage, and continuity of care between clients, physicians, other organizational components, community resources and service providers.
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Assesses client’s need for emergency admission certification.
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Executes the legal forms required to refer the client to an emergency receiving facility for evaluation of the need for involuntary commitment to a hospital or crisis intervention facility.
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Arranges transfer of the client to the receiving facility.
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May assist with applicant interviews and hiring process.
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Trains and evaluates performance of staff. Schedules for staff coverage.
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Other program related duties as assigned.
