Blue Ridge Health is currently seeking a Mental Health Therapist Team Leader to be part of our Integrated Care Team in Hendersonville, NC.

• A competitive benefits plan, including Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement account with company matching
• Supplemental accident insurance available
• 9 paid holidays per year
• PTO and Personal Day accrual, starting day 1 - (We value a work-life balance!)

• Continuing education reimbursement ($500 per year)

• Eligibility for student loan repayment for federal and/or state programs

• Flexible Work Schedules Considered
• Needs Accommodations Programs
• Mental Health Resources
• Telework Opportunities Considered
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

The Mental Health Therapist Team Leader will be focused on providing behavioral health clinical and administrative support to Blue Ridge clinicians while also providing assessment, crisis intervention, individual, family, and group therapy at a 50% administrative and 50% clinical role.  The team leader will assist individual clinics and assigned programs in addressing behavioral health needs and whole person needs with behavioral interventions. Responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical and oversite support to a team of behavioral health staff.
• Assuring and sharing responsibility in maintaining compliance with Blue Ridge Health’s service and documentation standards as well as clinical standards and addressing promptly, directly, and compassionately in supervisions with staff.
• Follow and support established policies, procedures and protocols related to the delivery of clinical services and maintains responsibility for the team in  providing practical interpretation of the established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Evidenced Based Practices and effectively model implementation of such practices.
• Attend community meetings as requested by supervisor.
• Meet consistently with team therapists and staff for the purpose of collaboration, training, supervision, connection, and support.
• Monthly site visits at each clinic – Meet with Practice Managers and Clinicians.
• Manage all things schedule related – time cards in ADP, PTO requests, etc. Build and monitor Counselor schedules in Athena to best serve clinical needs and service delivery expectations.
• Respond to day-to-day clinical consultation needs from the behavioral team and assigned clinics.  
• Serve as back up consultation to other team leaders and clinical supervisor. 
• Review requests for: same day service, letters, DSS reports, and urgent needs.
• Attend monthly Site Meeting and monthly team leader meeting.
• Manage new employee orientation for Counselors and support in interviewing and hiring.  
• Provide clinical Supervision to provisionally licensed staff and other staff as needed. 
• Identify individual clinic needs and priorities and bring forward to clinical supervisor.
• Conduct Annual Reviews
• Strive to be a positive role model in all settings on a consistent basis by demonstrating recovery and resiliency values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions in order to promote a positive environment in the clinic and in the community.
• Provide a high level of reliability through attendance, timeliness and follow-through as well as demonstrating work practices which support the overall functioning of the clinic.
• Demonstrates and approach that is trauma informed and recovery oriented.
• Demonstrates the willingness to lead by example and provides recognition when others do the same.
• Demonstrates the willingness to nurture, support and encourage staff as they face challenges and learn new skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate expectations clearly, particularly clinical outcomes and accountability measures, and recognizes the importance of conveying to all staff, on a regular basis, how they are doing at work.
• Demonstrates the ability to hold staff accountable and have courageous conversations with staff as the need arises.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Evidenced Based Practices and effectively model implementation of such practice.

• Fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) Required 
• 2 years clinical social work experience preferred

• LCMHC-S or a different license that includes the certification of qualified supervisor

• Ability to perform comprehensive clinical assessments and develop and implement viable treatment plans
• Experience with Electronic Health Records preferred
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Bilingual a plus

At Blue Ridge Health our mission is to improve Health, inspire Hope, and advance Healing through access to Compassionate, Affordable, and Quality Care. We are seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join our team! We are a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the ever-changing medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.

Blue Ridge Health Services promotes a supportive and inclusive culture, sensitive to the diversity of the individuals we serve and our workforce. Challenging unconscious bias, inviting a culture of individual expression, and ongoing sensitivity to organizational practices are fundamental of staff expectations. This focus contributes to the importance of Blue Ridge Health’s investment to advance as a culturally competent organization.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.