CAT Team Leader

JOB SUMMARY:

Serves as clinical and administrative supervisor of the team and functions as a practicing clinician. Provides direction to and oversight of team functioning to ensure appropriate implementation of program activities, schedules, treatment programming, treatment team staffing, unit and departmental meetings, education and training plans and schedules, performance improvement, and other established operational plans, protocols and procedures.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.         Supervise and evaluate the multidisciplinary team to ensure service excellence and compliance with contractual requirement including monitoring of the program budget.  Direct the day-to-day clinical operations of the CAT team including scheduling staff work hours to assure appropriate coverage for day, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts and on-call hours.  Leads the daily organizational staff meetings and treatment planning meetings.  Continuously evaluates the status of persons served and ensures appropriate planning and coordination of treatment activities to ensure immediate attention to their changing needs.

2.         Assures that admission and discharge criteria are met and that the expected client outcomes are achieved. Monitors program census to assure a full client census and a staff to client ratio that allows for effective service delivery.

3.         Direct and coordinate the admission process and treatment, rehabilitation, and support services of the program in coordination with the psychiatrist/ARNP.  Schedules the admission interview.  Develops and coordinates the initial assessment and initial treatment plan by working with the multidisciplinary team.  Assigns staff to the individual treatment team.  Provides clinical supervision of the development of the comprehensive assessment and the treatment plan for each person served.

4.         Initiates and maintains relationships, in coordination with other staff, with Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice System, Law Enforcement and other human services agencies, and with informal community resources (e.g., landlords, employers).

5.         Develops and revises (i.e., updates) program procedures and protocols necessary to define and describe the scope and conduct of patient care provided by program personnel.  Oversees and coordinates implementation of program procedures.  Monitors unit functioning to verify appropriate implementation, compliance and adequacy of established plans and procedures.  Initiates revision or update of written plans and procedures as necessary and appropriate.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education/Experience:

- Master's degree in Behavioral Health Sciences, such as Psychology, mental health counseling, social works, art therapy or marriage and family therapy; and

- An active license issued by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling; and

- Five years of preferred experience, two of which must have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity. A minimum of three years of experience working with children or adolescents with behavioral health needs.

- Experience working in Community Action Team preferred.

Licensure or Certification:

- Licensed by the State of Florida as a Clinical Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychiatrist.