Chemical Dependency Director jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Description

Lorenz Clinic has chosen excellence in psychological services and training rather than growth at all costs like larger clinics.  Our duty to the public is our North Star, leading us to select the most reflective, well-prepared, professional staff because that’s what drives psychotherapeutic change and the best training.  Lorenz Clinic has led on the basis of excellence since its inception, distinguished by its clinically-relevant core values.  The clinic’s superordinate value is that of interprofessionalism, and it engages in Reflective Practice, which ensures our workplace is conducive to the work itself. 

For nearly fifteen years, Lorenz has leveraged an interdisciplinary team to expand access to integrated services on main street where they’re needed most.  To that end, the clinic is undertaking the first steps in developing a chemical dependency program, which will provide co-occurring care to clients on both an outpatient and intensive outpatient basis across the system’s disparate clinics.  Lorenz’s current service offering includes outpatient psychotherapy, psychiatry, in-home therapy, psychological testing, intensive outpatient groups and day treatment.  The need for community-based chemical dependency treatment has never been greater, especially a program embedded in an integrated system with access to the range of mental health services.

The Department

The founding vision for the co-occurring addiction service line is to treat problems, not just symptoms.  The historical walls between addiction care and mental health services have only served to increase stigma, decrease treatment efficacy, and ultimately exacerbate the addiction crisis.  If treatment teams can’t hold the complexity of clients’ lives, how do we expect them to? 

Working alongside psychiatry providers, family therapists, and psychologists with access to testing and higher levels of care, co-occurring specialists psychotherapists will treat clients who are being held by a clinic system and interprofessional treatment team. 

The Role

This position is a unique opportunity to take an innovative  program from zero to one.  The founding manager will be charged with, among other things, developing, documenting, and proposing the program’s operating model including policies and procedures, recruiting and retaining a specialty staff, garnering 245G facility licensure, and eventually expanding program reach across five clinics in a financially sustainable manner.  It will be a difficult and arduous but noble path, culminating in nothing short of expanding access in a profound way that will have a deep impact in traditionally underserved communities.  The most successful candidates will likely be experienced program leaders with an uncommon level of co-occurring competence– someone with experience operating within small, scrappy, entrepreneurial environments.  

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Developing, proposing, and documenting a cogent program operating model, including policies and procedures germane to a 245G program 
• Garnering 245G Substance Use Disorder Licensed Treatment Facility designation for clinics in Hennepin, Carver, Scott, and Dakota Counties 
• Recruiting, supervising, and functionally supporting co-occuring treatment staff
• The provision of psychological services including conducting diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, psychotherapy, psychological testing, and discharge planning for patients of the clinic who are experiencing co-occurring addiction and mental health issues
• Carrying client caseload as assigned 
• Ensuring the financial sustainability and prosperity of the program 
• Attending and participating in monthly case consultation, Grand Rounds, business meetings, and other meetings as required
• Compliance with clinic documentation standards, relevant statutes, licensing board rules, and codes of ethics

This position reports to the Director of Intensive Mental Health Programs.  The promotion path for this role is Treatment Director or similar. 

Requirements

Job Requirements

The most successful candidates will evidence a track record of service as an interventionist with a high degree of professional activity within the field.  The position qualifications include but are not limited to: 

• A master’s or doctoral degree in a mental health profession from an accredited academic program
• Full, independent, unrestricted licensure as a mental health professional in Minnesota (LP, LMFT, LICSW, or LPCC) 
• Full, independent, unrestricted licensure as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) in Minnesota
• Board-approved licensure supervisor status in at least one of the following fields: psychology, social work, family therapy, or professional counseling 
• At least three or more years of experience providing individual and group counseling to individuals with substance use disorder
• At least 2 years providing clinical supervision
• Formal training and supervised work experience in child, couples, or family therapy (preferred) 
• Previous 245G program direction experience (strongly preferred) 

For an unabridged job description, please contact human resources.  

Benefits

Full-time, independently licensed clinicians enjoy a robust benefits package that includes paid burnout time, twelve weeks of paid parenting leave regardless of gender, and an annual CEU allowance.  Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance are also available.  A 401k with employer match is available.  Paid time off, paid holidays, paid service/volunteer time, paid continuing education hours, and a continuing education allowance round out the offering.  Did we mention paid burnout time? 

As an active training clinic, most clinicians at Lorenz earn about 100 hours per year of board-approved continuing education just from showing up to work.  The clinic hosts an annual conference, monthly grand rounds, and four hours per month of case consultation with a specialist.

Above all, adding Lorenz Clinic to your resume is a distinctive badge of professionalism and quality recognized the field over.  For the past decade and a half, Lorenz has been known as the psychotherapist’s clinic– one of the few practices many clinicians would entrust with their career or in many cases, their own family.   

Individual & Cultural Diversity 

Lorenz Clinic is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Offers of employment are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks.  

Compensation

The hiring range for this position is $85,000 - $120,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.  The hiring range for master’s level clinicians is $85,000 - $100,000, while the hiring range for doctoral-level licensed psychologists is $110,000 - $120,000.  A bonus structure may be implemented with program development and reach.  

This position reports to the Director of Intensive Mental Health Programs.  The promotion path for this role is Treatment Director or similar. 

To Apply

To apply for this role, submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of the selection committee through the clinic’s online job board.  Cover letters should minimally address candidates’ program development and/or leadership experience, experience working in scrappy or resource-constrained human services environments, dedication to working for the underserved, and overall fit with the position.  Because this is a leadership position, candidates who submit a cover letter and can commit to leading through in-person service to clients and colleagues will be given preference.