Intensive In-Home (IIH) Team Leader -- Licensed Clinician

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

START Wellness Inc. is seeking a Licensed Clinician to serve as Team Leader for our Intensive In-Home (IIH) program serving children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral needs. IIH is a team-based, community-delivered, 24/7/365 service designed to prevent out-of-home placement and stabilize youth within their homes and communities.

The Team Leader provides clinical leadership, therapy services, supervision, and oversight of IIH team interventions in accordance with NC Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policy 8A.

Required Clinical Duties

• Provide individual and family therapy to IIH beneficiaries

• Lead and oversee clinical assessments and reassessments

• Provide clinical supervision and guidance to IIH team staff

• Ensure individualized supervision plans for all non-licensed team members

• Lead Person-Centered Planning and service implementation

• Participate in crisis response planning and team availability model

• Maintain compliance with IIH team ratio requirements

• Ensure all documentation meets Medicaid and audit standards

• Coordinate with Child & Family Teams and community partners

• Monitor medical necessity and service effectiveness

Minimum Qualifications

Must meet NC definition of Licensed Professional, such as:

• LCSW / LCSW-A

• LCMHC / LCMHC-A

• LMFT / LMFT-A

• Licensed Psychologist

• Other NC recognized independent clinical license

Associate Licensed Clinicians may qualify if:

• Actively working toward full licensure

• Become fully licensed within 30 months of hire

Experience Required

• Minimum 1 year documented experience with child/adolescent behavioral health populations

Required Training (Per IIH Policy)

Must complete:

Within 30 Days

• IIH service definition training

• Crisis response training

• Person-Centered Planning elements

Within 90 Days

• 24 hours modality training (CBT, Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused)

• Clinical supervision model training (minimum 12 hours if not modality-specific)

Additional Requirements

• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

• Ability to provide community-based services

• Background check clearance

• Medicaid documentation competency