Supervisor - Behavioral Health
About The Position
The Behavioral Health Supervisor provides clinical leadership, direct clinical services, and supervision within the behavioral health programs including CORE Tier 2 Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Program and the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program. This position is responsible for completing diagnostic assessments, establishing diagnoses, developing individualized service plans, providing therapy services, supervising licensed and paraprofessional staff, providing clinical licensure supervision, and ensuring fidelity to evidence-based treatment models. Services are provided to children, adolescents, and families funded through Medicaid, private/commercial insurance, grant-funded programs, and self-pay arrangements, ensuring compliance with all applicable DBHDD, payer, and agency standards while promoting high-quality, trauma-informed, family-centered care.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field
- Active, unrestricted Georgia full licensure (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist)
- Minimum 2–3 years post-licensure clinical experience, preferably serving children, adolescents, and families
- Knowledge of DBHDD, Medicaid behavioral health services, and CORE program standards preferred
- Strong diagnostic, assessment, and treatment planning skills
- Expertise in evidence-based child and family therapy interventions
- Knowledge of DBHDD medical necessity and documentation standards
- Clinical supervision and staff development capability
- Strong leadership, organizational, and compliance oversight skills
- Ensure supervision and documentation compliance across supervised staff
- Support achievement of program engagement, retention, and clinical outcome goals
- Participate in quality improvement, audits, and program reporting requirements
- Maintain required billable clinical productivity expectations
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience preferred, if LPC, must have a CPCS or ACS credential
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical supervision to therapists, ensuring treatment interventions align with DBHDD medical necessity requirements.
- Provide administrative and clinical supervision to Community Support Specialists and other behavioral health staff.
- Review, co-sign, and approve assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, and progress notes as required by licensure and program standards.
- Provide case consultation and guidance on complex clinical cases, engagement challenges, and risk management.
- Support fidelity to evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care models.
- Ensure services are delivered in accordance with Georgia DBHDD CORE Tier 2 standards, Medicaid requirements, commercial insurance payer requirements, and agency policies.
- Ensure clinical documentation meets medical necessity, authorization, and billing standards across Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay funding sources.
- Conduct documentation reviews and chart audits to maintain regulatory, accreditation, and payer compliance.
- Monitor staff productivity, clinical outcomes, engagement, and retention indicators across multiple payer sources.
- Support utilization review processes, authorization compliance, and payer audit readiness.
- Assist with recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development of clinical staff.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and leadership meetings.
- Collaborate with referral partners, schools, pediatric providers, and community agencies to support coordinated care.
- Assist in program development, service expansion, and implementation of best-practice clinical models.
- Provide direct clinical services to a reduced caseload
- Conduct behavioral health diagnostic assessments and reassessments in accordance with DBHDD standards.
- Establish and document DSM diagnoses and clinical formulations.
- Develop, review, and update Individualized Service Plans (ISPs) in collaboration with youth, caregivers, and treatment team members.
- Provide individual therapy to children and adolescents using evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
- Provide family therapy focused on strengthening caregiver capacity, communication, and family functioning.
- Facilitate group therapy services targeting skill development, emotional regulation, coping skills, and peer functioning.
- Complete required clinical documentation within established timelines and Medicaid standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
