Clinical Supervisor
Position Title: Clinical Supervisor
Reports To: Health & Wellness Director
Classification: Full-Time, 1.0 FTE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Portland, OR
Compensation: $83,333-$89,000 per year DOE
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Latino Network’s mission is: Leading with love, we cultivate our staff and community as a powerful force for radical social change. We do this through Latino community-driven programs, advocacy, and service. Our work springs from the core belief in Latino community self-determination, that is, the ability of community members to participate meaningfully in the decisions that affect their lives and the lives of their families. We actively partner across a variety of city, county, state, and community organizations to deliver training and support, a wide range of services, as well as influence policy.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Latino Network provides a generous benefits package that includes:
- Health Plans including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Alternative Care
- FSA - Flexible Spending Account for Medical & Dependent Care expenses
- 401k Plan with Match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer sponsored Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Leave (Vacation, Sick, Sabbatical)
- Professional development opportunities
- Self - Care perks
- Team and family events
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Clinical Supervisor will work under the supervision of the Director of Health and Wellness, and will be responsible for the daily oversight of assigned mental health clinicians, interns, and a community health worker, with a specific focus on supporting bilingual Latine interns and professionals pursuing clinical licensure. This role integrates clinical training leadership, ensuring the delivery of culturally specific and high-quality mental health care to our clients through a community-centered lens. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for adherence to all applicable licensing, supervision, billing, documentation requirements and overseeing the timeliness and quality of staff members’ clinical work.
This position is based out of the Zenit Centro de Serenidad office, located in downtown Portland, at 510 SW 3rd Ave suite 200, Portland, OR 97204.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the recruitment, selection, orientation, and supervision of assigned mental health trainees and clinicians, fostering their professional growth and licensure advancement.
- Facilitate training sessions and workshops for interns and staff working towards licensure, focusing on culturally specific practices, clinical skills, professional ethics, de-escalation techniques, suicide and crisis management strategies, and evidence-based practices to ensure program effectiveness and sustainability.
- Conduct regular supervision meetings, group supervision or case-conferences as required and performance evaluations of mental health trainees and clinicians, providing support and training where needed to assist staff in meeting billable hours requirements, charting, caseload, record keeping and documentation standards, and all other quality assurance standards.
- Monitor caseloads and ensure that supervisees and clinicians comply with all state, federal, and organizational clinical, legal, and ethical standards, emphasizing clinical documentation accuracy, transparency and timely reporting. Review and co-sign supervisees’ progress notes, clinical forms and correspondence when indicated.
- Co-sign unlicensed clinicians’ progress notes, clinical forms, and correspondence as a legal representative of Latino Network’s Mental Health Program.
- Support clinicians through crisis response situations
- Communicate any concerns about the quality of staff’s work to the Program Director in a timely manner.
- Provide guidance, support and learning opportunities toward the goal of effective performance through modeling, coaching, mentoring, recognition/praise, and corrective action as appropriate and in a timely manner through weekly one-on-one meetings.
- Participate in the evaluation and improvement of clinical programs, using client feedback and data to enhance service delivery and outcomes, in collaboration with the Directors of Evaluation and Health & Wellness.
- Advocate for and integrate cultural, social, and economic factors affecting mental health within all aspects of supervision and service delivery.
- Stay informed about current trends and research in culturally specific mental health care.
- Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to mental health services within the organization.
- Respectfully follow supervisor direction and complete other assigned duties.