Clinical Coordinator - Residential Treatment Facility

Job Summary: 

The Clinical Coordinator works closely with the Clinical Director to provide clinical guidance to the residential units of the Residential Treatment Facility. The Clinical Coordinator will be responsible for implementing therapeutic groups across the residential treatment facility.  

Essential Job Duties:

• Assist the Clinical Director in providing oversight of the clinical direction and practices in the RTF, including team meetings, daily debriefs, multi-disciplinary meetings, family concerns and support to clients.
• Provide direction to all RTF staff regarding clinical issues that affect treatment planning for clients.
• Hiring, scheduling and coordinating clinical therapist responsibilities, monitors clinical staff in duties/competencies, conducts annual performance appraisals.
• Oversight of Next Gen as it relates to all client activity.
• Develop and implement therapeutic groups for clients.
• Work collaboratively with Intensive Treatment Program Clinical Therapists and staff to integrate clients into group therapy.
• Nurture and maintain effective working relationships with internal (Director of RTF Services and all RTF staff) and external stakeholders (OMH Central and WNY Field Office liaisons).
• Coverage for on call phone in Clinical Directors absence.
• Any other duty as assigned by your supervisor.

Skills:

• Computer skills
• Clinical knowledge in trauma informed practices
• Knowledge of electronic record keeping.

Minimum Education Required:  

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Minimum Experience Required:  

• 2 years individual counseling experience (supervisory experience preferred)

License/Registration/Certifications Required:

• LCSW
• Valid NYS Driver’s License

Training Requirements: 

• New Hire Orientation
• All required agency training
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
• Any training requirements to maintain your license as identified by the NYS Office of Professions

Physical Requirements:

• The overall nature of the position is sedentary, requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions
• The constant physical demand of the position is sitting.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling