Assistant Director of Clinical Services

Copper Springs

Job Title: Associate Director, Clinical Services 

Job Type: Full Time, exempt

Your experience matters 
At Copper Springs, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. 

What we offer 
Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:  

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short-and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities
  
   

How you'll contribute
Responsible for the oversight of all clinical treatment programs of patients receiving treatment for psychiatric, and substance abuse issues in both inpatient and outpatient settings as delegated by the Director. The Associate Director assures that high quality clinical care is provided and that clinical functions are integrated. Associate Director supervises individual and group counseling and develops and implements a variety of therapeutic treatment modalities/processes. Oversees discharge planning to ensure an optimal post hospital transition. Responsible for ensuring that clinical documentation is current and accurate and meets all regulatory and other standards.   

• Responsible for ensuring that company approved programs are implemented and being provided consistently.
• Provides oversight to the therapists and provides feedback, training, supervision, coaching, and support.
• Ensures that all interventions (individual, group, and family therapy) are performed and documented according to professional clinical standards.
• Actively participates in survey activities (TJC, Medicare, and licensing) under the direction of the Director.
• Coordinates performance improvement, action planning, ongoing monitoring, and reporting.
• Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis, ensuring the treatment teams are functioning at the highest quality, supporting patient engagement and recovery.
• Ensures that clarification of the therapeutic role and treatment plan with the patient and family is completed.
• Ensures therapists are communicating with the patient's family (as clinically indicated) and referral sources in a consistent and timely fashion.
• Provides clinical training, which can include CEU trainings, for team members and development initiatives.
• Supports the development and implementation of specialty programs as needs are identified.
• Is responsible to collaborate with leadership team members related to hospital operations. 
• Serves as the Director in the absence of the Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications 
Education:

• Master's degree from an accredited school of social work is required.  

Experience:

• Previous experience in inpatient psychiatric healthcare required. A knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles required. 

License:

• A current unencumbered clinical social work or counseling license

Certification:

• CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact

More about Copper Springs

Copper Springs is a behavioral health hospital located in Avondale, AZ, part of the greater Phoenix metro area. We provide inpatient and outpatient programming for those facing mental health and addiction challenges. Our programs offer caring, compassionate treatment for adolescents and adults, as well as specialized programming for active-duty military, veterans, first responders, and other high-risk frontline professionals.

Programs include inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Help for Heroes®.

EEOC Statement 

Copper Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Copper Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.