Clinical Supervisor

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Summary:

The SUD Clinical Supervisor oversees day-to-day clinical operations within a residential treatment setting. This role ensures consistent implementation of agency policies and procedures and maintains compliance with contract requirements and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including WAC 388-810 and WAC 246-324. The Clinical Supervisor provides clinical leadership through case consultation, clinical file and treatment plan reviews for counselors and assigned interns, and oversight of case management services to ensure high-quality, ethical, and effective care.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensures staff complies with all ethical standards of Sea Mar and, as required, with Department of Health requirements.  Works with the administrator to plan, develop, implement, and administer the treatment content.
• Cooperates with the Program Manager in assigning Counselors, Interns, and Support Staff to program units and cases.
• Works with the administrator to maintain bed occupancy at maximum feasible utilization levels. Monitors statistics to ensure proper reviews of opening standards and staffing levels.
• Reviews all discharge requests to ensure the patient meets all discharge criteria.
• Supervises counselors to ensure their adherence to treatment modalities chosen by the center.
• Ensures staff maintain accurate, current records for each patient in accordance with a problem-oriented records system and the facility's patient records procedure, which meet the criteria of WAC 440-22-330.
• Ensures that the educational curriculum is culturally and developmentally appropriate for the patients being served.  Works cooperatively with the administrator to make necessary changes in program schedule and content to reflect regulatory changes and policy.
• In coordination with the Administrator, ensures appropriate orientation and training of new staff.
• Conducts employee evaluations.
• Conducts weekly clinical staff meetings.
• Ensures staff adherence to the approved treatment schedule.
• Plans and implements in-service training for treatment staff.
• Provides clinical supervision to the clinical staff.
• Is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Substance Use Disorder Intern training program.

Experience / Qualifications:

• The ability to listen and understand individuals in need of personal attention to determine if an individual is chemically dependent, to evaluate a patient's needs in dealing with a drug-related problem, and to firmly recommend a treatment plan for each patient are all essential.
• Mastery of counseling and other treatment procedures for alcohol related problems, a thorough knowledge of regulations concerning alcoholism treatment, and an awareness of available community resources for individuals with alcohol related problems are all necessary.
• Ability to supervise, lead, and conduct group sessions of high-risk patients.
• Must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, education, or social sciences, or a minimum of five (5) years working as an alcoholism and chemical dependency counselor with high-risk youth/adults.
• Minimum two (2) years supervisory experience, after becoming a licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional.
• Working knowledge of WACs, RCWs, and ASAM criteria is essential, and a working knowledge of mental health issues and an understanding of how to develop, implement, and monitor co-occurring services.
• Must hold a certification from the Department of Health as a Substance Use Disorder Professional.

Work Schedule / Location:

M-F: 8 TO 5 (Full-time) / Tacoma, WA

Salary - Salary Plan, 85,000.00 USD Annual

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. 

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.