Maintains current knowledge of diagnostic treatment and vocational strategies that are considered best practice for youth and young adults experiencing early psychosis.

Conducts and supervises the completion of comprehensive evaluations to formulate accurate diagnoses monitor psychological status and determine treatment interventions.

Oversees the development of treatment plans for assigned population identifying appropriate practice guidelines.

Supervises clinical staff in providing psycho-education to clients and their families regarding diagnosis treatment options and recommendations and self-care techniques.

Supports clinical staff in their coordination with other practitioners involved in client care both within and outside of the agency including child*s primary care physician and other medical and clinical practitioners.

Provides general outpatient and outreach services as needed or to support staff including both office and home-based individual family and group therapy psychiatric rehabilitation and clinical evaluations using best practice treatment strategies effective for use with early psychosis.

Performs crisis assessments on youth and young adults referred by schools physicians and hospitals to divert from use of the hospital emergency rooms linking client and family into needed services and supports.

Assists team member to identify client and family needs that can be supported within other state systems (e.g. education ORS BHDDH) and through other community-based resources.

Prepares assessments progress notes and treatment plans for inclusion in clinical records according to Gateway Healthcare policy including required timeframes.

Provides periodic backup to clinicians providing after-hour emergency on-call services.

Identifies payor sources for qualifying services e.g. insurance state funds Medicaid etc. and ensures that authorization processes are in place and correct billing codes are used.

Identifies and establishes procedures for and monitors data systems needed to measure client outcomes; provides reports and analyses of aggregate data.

Ensure the collection of required data for BHDDH and submission of reports within required timeframes.

Participates in the planning and implementation of outreach activities to recruit clients acting as liaison to other providers and as primary contact for referrals.

Hires orients trains and evaluates program staff according to Gateway Healthcare policy.

Provides clinical supervision and administrative oversight to team members.Supervision will include the monitoring and evaluation of performance productivity support training and guidance.

Makes case assignments and coordinates staff schedules to meet the needs of clients and their families.

Understands trains and monitors clinical staff on insurance benefits and the authorization process providing support to them in their interactions with insurance companies.

Assists the finance department in resolving authorization and billing issues.

Assists in monitoring and ensuring compliance with credentialing licensing and contract requirements for assigned programs (e.g. DCYF RIDE EOHHS).

Ensures the clinical staff complete documentation of all client contacts in accordance with Gateway Healthcare*s policies and procedures.

Monitors program budget(s) to ensure compliance with revenue and expense targets.

Completes administrative tasks of approving payroll mileage benefit time etc.

Conducts self in a professional and ethical manner in keeping with Gateway Healthcare policy and professional guidelines on ethical conduct.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or needed.