Job Description

ABOUT US: Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative is a new nonprofit with a mission to provide high-quality, accessible, both geographically and financially, mental health counseling services. We are a mental health center without walls, partnering with local nonprofits, faith communities, and others to provide services in multiple locations.

• We are entrepreneurial: we are curious and open to exploring new ways to meet mental health needs in our community.

• We believe well being is nurtured and sustained at the intersection of mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health.

• We are passionate about creating a culture and team rooted in lifelong learning, honesty, compassion, and resilience.

• We believe in the transformative power of belonging for our clients, staff, volunteers, partners and supporters.

ABOUT YOU:

• You are excited to build and lead a team dedicated to ensuring access to quality mental health care counseling.

• You are innovative, curious, and  energized by problem solving and developing processes to ensure high quality care is delivered.

• You believe in the importance of care for the whole person – including clients and staff.

• You have strong relationships in the Kansas City mental health community and are excited to grow your network and connections even more by joining our team.

POSITION OVERVIEW:  As clinical director, you will lead a team of therapists and manage the Collaborative’s clinical services. Initially, you will be building the clinical team and program. This includes program development,  counseling, consultation, clinical staffing, case conferences, record-keeping, intake, and staff supervision. The clinical director is a member of the management team of the Collaborative.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Clinical leadership and program administration

2. Quality assurance and utilization review

3. Participation on the Collaborative’s management team

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Clinical Leadership and Administration

• Developing the Collaborative’s clinical practices and procedures

• Supervising the clinical work of the program staff and coordinating clinical consultation

• Managing relationships with referral sources and related agencies

• Representing clinical services on the Collaborative leadership/management team

• Coordinating clinical staff meetings, case conferences, and in-service education

• Managing the clinical services budget in cooperation with the executive director

• Report treatment objectives & other performance data to executive director for grant reporting

• Participate in meetings to review grant performance and outcomes

Quality Assurance and Utilization Review

• Monitoring Center case management in compliance with clinical policies and procedures

• Coordinating assessment and treatment planning

• Managing electronic medical record system

• Developing and monitoring the Center’s quality assurance and utilization review programs

SALARY and BENEFITS:

Salary Range – $75,000 – $85,000  based on experience and qualifications.

• Health Reimbursement Account stipend for healthcare premiums and medical costs

• Four weeks PTO as well as federal holidays

• Flexible work schedule

• Combination of remote and in office work

• Professional development through the Solihten Institute as well as other opportunities

As a startup nonprofit, we are not able to offer traditional benefits at the beginning of employment. As soon as possible, a more traditional benefits package will be available.

KMMHC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse team and strongly encourages applications from a wide range of backgrounds, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Multi-lingual clinicians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Education and/or Other Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s or doctor’s degree in psychology, social work, marital and family therapy, or equivalent

• Must be independently licensed in the state of Kansas (preferred to also be licensed in Missouri)  with three years of full-time or the equivalent part-time post licensure experience in a mental health setting.

• Sufficient knowledge and skill in the clinical field to lead others and to guide the Center’s clinical program

• Must have 2-3 years of clinical supervisory experience

• Mastery of a coherent theory and practice of therapy and familiarity with other schools of theory and practice used in the Center

• Ability to organize and coordinate staff resources for third party contracts and to do the quality assurance and utilization review work necessary for meeting the requirements of contracts with a range of third party payers

• Ability to travel on occasion (Solihten Conferences) and work occasional evenings and weekends.

• Proficiency with Google Suite and electronic health record systems.

PREFERRED

• Advanced competence in integrating spiritual beliefs and practices with psychology in the practice of therapy and the ability to communicate this knowledge to others

• Licensed in both Kansas and Missouri