Summary:

Under general supervision, oversees and directs the ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic and provides direct behavioral health services. Job includes both management and direct-care duties.

Responsibilities:

Directs the ANTHC Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic

Collaboratively develops clinic goals and priorities and oversees strategic plan for implementation. Makes appropriate adjustments and modifications to behavioral health services to meet service recipient needs. Oversees all aspects of clinical and administrative operations including quality assurance, clinic management, and behavioral health service delivery. Provides leadership for clinic staff. Assigns tasks and projects. Oversees development of staff skills and training plans. Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations. Ensures compliance with accreditation standards, Alaska State Medicaid regulations, and all local, state, and federal health regulations and policies.

Provides Clinical Guidance to Clinical Staff and Interns

Leads and manages clinical staff through recruitment, retention, mentoring, coaching, and supervision ensuring staff engagement to meet organizational and department clinical goals and objectives. Ensures staff meet ethical standards (Code of Ethics). Delegates clinical supervision of individual and/or group sessions for all non-independently licensed providers, Behavioral Health Aides, interns, and other relevant trainees. Monitors timeframe goals for any staff needing to complete their independent licensing or certifications based upon State of Alaska State licensing board requirements and/or Federal Certification Requirements. Remains up to date on all required trainings that support clinical supervisors and licensure renewals.

Responsible for Routine Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement

Provides written and oral reports to the ANTHC Board of Directors and other tribal stakeholder groups. Facilitates stakeholder engagement meetings.

Provides Direct Clinical and Consultative Services

Delivers behavioral health screening, individual and group therapy, and/or psychological testing and assessment.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Other information:

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s).

Knowledge of accreditation standards, Alaska State Medicaid regulations, Department of Behavioral Health clinical regulations, and local, state, and federal health regulations and policies.

Knowledge of leadership and management models.

Knowledge of trauma informed care and harm reduction strategies.

Skill in team leadership and management.

Skill in strategic plan development, implementation, and evaluation.

Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.

Skill in conflict resolution and assisting others with conflict resolution.

Skill in budget development and management.

Skill in oral and written communication catered to various audiences.

Skills in program design and implementation.

Skill in process development and evaluation.

Skill in DSM-5/ICD-10 assessment and diagnosis.

Skill in provision of evidence-based therapy, crisis intervention, and outcome monitoring.

Skill in psychological testing and assessment and report writing.

Skill in clinical management and oversight.

Skill in routine medical charting.

Skill in provision of clinical supervision.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Master's degree (MA/MS) in Psychology, Social Work or related field.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

Non-supervisory - Six (6) years of experience providing behavioral health clinical services in a behavioral health clinic or hospital with at least four (4) years of experience in program development, oversight, and evaluation. Progressively responsible related work experience, education, or training may be substituted for this experience.

AND Supervisory - Four (4) years of clinical supervision/management experience.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

Active State of Alaska Behavioral Health License (e.g., Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Psychologist) AND Meets all requirements in order to obtain medical staff membership and required privileges of service.

PREFERRED EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.

APA-accredited doctoral training program APA-accredited pre-doctoral clinical internship.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

Experience in the Alaska Tribal Health System.

Experience providing culturally-minded clinical care.

Experience working with Telehealth technology.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

Alaska Psychologist License (or license eligible in Alaska).

WORKING CONDITIONS

The following demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Must be able to lift approximately 20 pounds.
• ANMC is not a latex free facility; an employee should expect to work in an environment where latex may be present.
• May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule.