Supervisor – Sedlacek Center – Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids

Supervisor – Sedlacek Center – Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids

Agency: Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids

Position Title: Supervisor – Sedlacek Center – Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids

Summary

This position supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient centered care by providing leadership for the development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of the clinical programs and services that support Sedlacek Treatment.

Leading

• Formulates a future course that reflects departmental needs and is aligned with Mercy’s vision. Translates the course into team goals and objectives, sets priorities, and directs the efforts of staff towards accomplishing them.
• Recognizes and acts on opportunities for growth and improvement to advance Mercy’s goals.
• Inspires staff enthusiasm for and generates commitment to departmental and organizational goals.
• Standards and Accountability
• Holds team and self responsible for maintaining the highest possible performance standards and meeting agreed upon commitments.
• Sets and maintains high standards for service to patients, physicians, colleagues, and other Mercy departments.
• Incorporates needs and concerns of diverse constituencies into decision making.
• Planning and Decision Making
• Analyzes problems systematically and logically and is resourceful when developing and implementing solutions.
• Applies key financial concepts and analysis to decision making. Understands drivers of financial performance and takes these into account when developing strategies and making decisions.
• Develops and implements work plans with actionable components and measurable outcomes. Proactively monitors key performance indicators and makes real-time adjustments to ensure that progress stays on track.
• Regularly reassesses priorities and competing demands and adjusts allocation of own and staff time and resources to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communication
• Articulates logical and well-founded arguments that support conclusions. Matches communication style to the message and audience. Actively solicits opinions from others. Routinely provides others with the information they need to do their jobs.
• Routinely shares suggestions, advice, and insights on progress toward goals. Provides performance feedback that is constructive and actionable, and that highlights successes as well as areas for growth based on objective metrics.
• Developing People
• Selects and attracts outstanding staff from diverse backgrounds. Identifies and fills gaps in team skills and knowledge.
• Defines development objectives for self and staff that support performance goals and progress toward future skill development. Assists staff in developing their own careers by encouraging them to articulate their career goals, offering challenging growth opportunities, and providing necessary coaching and training.
• Managing Relationships
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with others based on mutual respect and trust. Fosters cooperation and collaborative decision-making among staff with diverse backgrounds and interests. When conflict arises, works effectively towards solutions and compromises that take the needs of all parties into account.
• Provides regular updates on goal progress and works with own manager to minimize risks and resolve problems.

Job Duties

• Serves as gatekeeper for substance abuse services in the clinic.
• Oversees clinical improvement activities, including peer review, chart audit, and consultations.
• Ensures that clinicians follow policies and procedures in accordance with organizational expectations.
• Provides supervisory and staff training on a variety of behavioral health topics.
• Reviews and evaluates patient satisfaction surveys.
• Provides clinical direction to staff in evidence-based practices.
• Establishes measurable goals and functional outcomes regarding standards of care.
• Provide direct service to clients approximately 50 % of position. Services to include: intake, assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, individual/family/ and/or group counseling.
• Oversees day-to-day clinical operations of Sedlacek Treatment Center.
• Provides weekly caseload consultation to clinical staff and collaborates with consulting psychiatrist on treatment recommendations.
• Provides training, education, and evaluation to staff on a variety of substance abuse specific clinical services.
• Ensures clinical records are accurate, current and meet State of Iowa licensure requirements.
• Develops, implements, and oversees the family education program.
• Follows Mercy’s safety guidelines, carries out job- specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead, manage, and direct clinical staff to provide competent and effective therapeutic interventions.
• Ability to develop and evaluate programs for effectiveness.
• Knowledge of laws and ethical standards that pertain to behavioral health clinical care.
• Experience with quality improvement and performance measurement.
• Professional Experience
• Minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience in the behavioral health field is required, with at least 2 years supervisory experience.

Education

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling is required.
• Specialized training in individual, group and/or relational counseling is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in treating psychiatric and substance abuse disorders is preferred.
• Licensure, Certification, Registration
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) or International Alcohol and Drug Counselor (IADC) required within 1 year of hire.  Currently licensed to practice as LMSW, or LMFT, LMHC, or LISW required upon hire.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required.  Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Physical Demand Requirements

• Light: Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently

Apply here: https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/mercycare/#/job/11067