PCA JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
Chief Clinical Officer
JOB ACCOUNTABILITY AND OBJECTIVES:
This exempt position reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and serves as
a mentor and leader to other team members in order to promote a positive and healthy
work environment conducive to quality care for clients; administers the Outpatient
Clinics and Community Support programs, has managerial responsibility for operations
of emergency services, acute care contracting and represents PCA with community
caregivers and agencies. This position is responsible for the planning, fiscal management
and clinical direction of these programs. This person functions as a member of the
management team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Serves on the Senior Management Team and as an officer for agency.
Helps coordinate and maintain overall budget of the outpatient Springhill
community service programs, emergency services and PROMOTE
programs.
Ensures planning and implementation of emergency services.
Manages physical plants for outpatient and community services programs.
Provides clinical and fiscal direction to programs and staff.
Supervises individual program coordinators and supervisors.
Maintains appropriate staffing patterns and qualified staff.
Monitor management reports with special emphasis on clinical outcomes,
revenue generation, and cost of services.
Identifies and implements internal program changes.
Provides after hour clinical consultation regarding all client emergencies.
Supervises client advocacy function.
Serves as liaison to selected Board and Arkansas Council Committees.
Serves as CASSP Coordinator for North Pulaski, Lonoke, and Prairie
Counties.
Serves as Disaster Coordinator.
Oversees all clinical services contracts and grants with Department of
Human Services (DHS).
Supervises all interns and volunteers for specified programs.
Coordinates all grant proposals and make recommendations to CEO.
Coordinates all audits with Director of Quality Improvement.
Coordinates training needs for all clinical staff.
Serves as the Department of Behavioral Human Services (DBHS) contact
for clinical and practice-related issues.
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Manages the accountability for all clinical services (professional and
paraprofessional).
Ensures quality and compliance of RSPMI care and services.
Assures that all services are provided within each practitioner’s scope of
practice under Arkansas law and under such supervision as required by
law for any practitioners who are not licensed to practice independently.
Assures and documents in official records the direct supervision of Mental
Health Professionals (MHP’s), either personally or through a documented
chain of supervision.
Assures that licensed mental health professionals directly supervise
paraprofessionals, in direct supervision ratios that do not exceed one
licensed mental health professional to ten mental health paraprofessionals.
Possesses independent Behavioral Health licensure in Arkansas as a
Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Certified Social Worker, (LCSW),
Licensed Psychological Examiner – Independent (LPE-I), Licensed
Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
(LMFT).
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Provides direct clinical services
Provides 24 hour emergency services administrative and clinical backup
Provides clinical supervision to mental health professionals
Provides consultation and educational services
Affirms and supports PCA quality improvement and corporate compliance
efforts
Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
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Thorough knowledge of psychological theories and principles of
behavior
Understanding of fiscal management
Ability to formulate and manage budgets
Ability to make professional and administrative decisions
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
clients, staff, and the public
Ability to work as a member of a team
Ability to delegate responsibility appropriately and effectively
Thorough knowledge of professional ethics and laws regarding clinical
practices
Thorough knowledge of the mental health system and the community
at large
Thorough knowledge of methods and techniques of intervention and
treatment of mental illness
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
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Licensed as Qualified Mental Health Professional (requires the higher
licensure as a Social Worker, Psychological Examiner, or related licensure
in the State of Arkansas)
Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, or related field
Five years clinical experience at the masters level
Three years supervisory responsibilities at the administrative level
Valid Arkansas Driver’s License
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
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Criminal background check, drug screening and TB test required.
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