New mental health agency in need of the two following positions:
Medical Director and Clinical Director. These positions will be flexible in hours and the number of consumers. The following listed are the qualifications and duties needed.
Medical Director
A Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency shall have a Medical Director (licensed physician
or psychiatrist). In total, the Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency must have one FTE,
shared by no more than two individuals, of professional time from one or both of the above
disciplines on-site in the agency. The training and experience of the Medical Director must be
reflective of the population to be served. The loss of this position for more than 90 days will
require a review of the agency’s status as a Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency.
The Medical Director is responsible for:
· Overall supervision of all medical/clinical aspects of the services delivered;
· Identifying appropriate evidence-based or emerging best practices therapies to be
employed by staff in delivering services;
· Oversight of all quality management initiatives;
· Ensuring the coordination between the MH/SA services being delivered with primary
physical healthcare providers;
· Consulting with primary healthcare providers on the clinical aspects of the consumers
being served and the implications for those consumers physical healthcare needs;
· Coordinating with medical staff of other providers, e.g. state and community inpatient
facilities;
· Supervision of all other medical staff within the provider agency.
Clinical Director
A Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency shall have one FTE licensed clinical director,
shared by no more than two individuals, on-site with education and experience sufficient to
provide clinical direction to the staff employed by the provider agency. Individuals with
provisional licenses may not serve as the agency Clinical Director. The Clinical Director must
meet one of the following licensed discipline categories:
· Physician or Psychiatrist
· Licensed Clinical Social Worker
· Licensed Psychologist (Doctorate Level)
· Licensed Psychological Associate
· Licensed Professional Counselor
· Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
· Mastered Degree Nurse – advanced practice only (NP, PNPs, etc.)
· Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist
· Certified Clinical Supervisor
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The duties of the clinical director include:
· Supervision of all non-medical direct care staff in the provider agency;
· Design of the treatment protocols employed within the agency;
· Ensuring appropriate assessments for all consumers served;
· Implementation of best practice and emerging practice protocols;
· Reviews of service quality;
· Design of all staff training.
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- Location: Durham, NC
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