Remote Clinical Supervisor (APRN, PMHNP) – Louisiana

Summary of Position

The Child First Clinical Supervisor is responsible for the direction and management of all Child First program and clinical operations. The Clinical Supervisor engages in clinical reflective supervision with up to five Child First Clinical Teams (each made up of a Care Coordinator and a Mental Health and Developmental Clinician) who provide Child First’s home-based therapeutic intervention. As an administrator, the Clinical Supervisor works closely with the Child First State Clinical Lead to ensure fidelity to the Child First model and optimal outcomes for families. In addition, the Clinical Supervisor serves as a liaison to community-based providers serving young children and families, and to the local infant and early childhood collaborative. The best candidate for this position is highly organized, self-motivated, reliable, and flexible with excellent leadership and team-building skills.

Key Job Responsibilities

· Supervise all components of clinical operations and set program policy and procedures for Child First Teams.

· Provide Child First group reflective supervision and case conference meetings on a weekly basis, using videotape as appropriate.

· Provide weekly reflective supervision with each Clinician, Care Coordinator, and Clinical Team.

· Maintain an “open door” policy for staff supervision, consultation, and support, as needed.

· Review progress notes, formulations, and clinical diagnoses for all children and families.

· Review and sign all Child and Family Plans of Care (Treatment Plans).

· Build and maintain cohesive, supportive, reflective, respectful relationships among staff.

· Review all process data monthly with staff and discuss areas for improvement and respond to clinical areas of need with specific training for staff.

· Review all outcome data on a quarterly basis with staff and discuss areas for improvement and respond to clinical areas of need with specific training for staff.

· Use the Child First Fidelity Framework with all staff to maintain fidelity to the Child First model.

· Lead all site-based quality enhancement activities in collaboration with the State Clinical Lead and NSO.

· Participate in reflective consultation with the State Clinical Lead on a weekly and then biweekly basis.

· Manage referrals and facilitate outreach with community partners.

· Assure that the Child First program and staff are integrated into the affiliate agency, with ongoing communication with the agency Clinical Director and/or CEO.

· Lead effort in hiring and recruiting Child First staff.

· Actively participate in all Child First training, including Child First Learning Collaborative and/or Staff Accelerated Training, distance learning, and specialty training, and assist staff in mastering program components to ensure fidelity to the Child First model.

· Attend the monthly clinical and administrative Child First Clinical Supervisors’ Meeting.

· Supervise entry of all data by staff and ensure accuracy.

· Conduct chart reviews to ensure all necessary clinical components and consents are in place.

· Oversee clinical component for reimbursement for services to satisfy contracted obligations, funding source obligations, Medicaid., etc.

· Build relationships and work collaboratively with local non-profit agencies, public social services, and state policy makers to enhance their understanding and utilization of Child First services.

· Represent Child First within the local infant and early childhood council or collaborative meetings and other local, state, and national meetings, as appropriate.

· Serve as the Child First liaison with all community partners including child welfare, health providers, early care and education, early intervention (IDEA-Part C), courts, etc.

· Make presentations about Child First as an early childhood, evidence-based, home visiting intervention, embedded in a system of care.

· Maintain a caseload of 1-2 Child First families, in partnership with a Care Coordinator/Family Resource Partner/Family Support Partner and in consultation with State Clinical Lead.

Qualifications

· Fully Licensed mental health clinician with master’s or doctoral degree, able to practice in their state independently, in social work, psychology, APRN-child psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, or related field.

· Knowledge of early childhood development and disability, especially emotional/behavioral health; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; effects of environmental risks on early childhood brain development, especially violence exposure and maternal depression; family systems; adult psychopathology, especially depression, personality disorders, and effects of trauma; psychopharmacology; and diagnostic classification of young children and adults.

· Minimum of three years’ experience working psychotherapeutically with young children (0-5 years) and their families using a relationally based model, 5-years preferred. Specific experience with dyadic Child-Parent Psychotherapy preferred.

· Experience working in home and community-based settings preferred.

· Knowledge and experience working with adults with mental health and cognitive challenges preferred.

· Knowledge and experience working with diverse cultures and ethnicities.

· Experience conducting reflective supervision with master’s level clinicians preferred

· Computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $78,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Location:

• Louisiana (Required)

Work Location: Remote