Kristy Gelinas
Sabattus,Maine
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Practice Manager
St. Mary's (Community Clinical Services)
04.2024 - Current
- Provides clinical supervision and administrative oversight to behavioral health clinicians
- Coordinates and facilitates staff meetings, (clinical) group supervision, and quality improvement initiatives
- Develops and maintains policies and procedures
- Determines and implements workflows to create improved efficiencies for office processes
- Administratively manages administrative assistants and behavioral health clinicians
- Documents and addresses performance issues through the evaluation and/ or disciplinary process
- Schedules and coordinates interviews and orientation of new hires
- Determines interdepartmental protocols to ensure that service delivery maintains customer focus
- Provides and/ or coordinates training and professional development
- Prepares the agency for HRSA site visits
Director of Outpatient Counseling
Health Affiliates Maine
05.2021 - 04.2024
- Facilitates biannual administrative outpatient therapy meetings statewide
- Clinically supervises Program Supervisors and Assistant Director
- Maintains a working knowledge of Outpatient Therapy MaineCare, Contracting, Licensing, and KEPRO regulations and requirements
- Assists Training Specialist with training for clinical affiliates (at least 16 CEUs per year)
- Maintains positive and collaborative relationships with community agencies/providers
- Acts as agency liaison and representative to the community in relation to the outpatient therapy program
- Facilitates regularly scheduled weekly Outpatient Counseling Departmental meetings
- Oversees the development and manages the administrative aspects of HAM affiliate compliance policies and procedures
- Provides overall direction and oversight of the Outpatient Therapy Department.
Practice Manager
St Mary's (Community Clinical Services)
01.2015 - 05.2021
- Provides clinical supervision and administrative oversight to 30+ mental health clinicians in three departments
- Coordinates and facilitates staff meetings, (clinical) group supervision, and quality improvement initiatives
- Develops and maintains policies and procedures
- Determines and implements workflows to create improved efficiencies for office processes
- Administratively manages administrative assistants and mental clinicians
- Documents and addresses performance issues through the evaluation and/ or disciplinary process
- Schedules and coordinates interviews and orientation of new hires
- Determines interdepartmental protocols to ensure that service delivery maintains customer focus
- Manages time and attendance of all employees
- Provides and/ or coordinates training and professional development
- Prepares the agency for HRSA site visits.
Clinician I/ Clinician II/ Senior Clinician
St. Mary’s (Community Clinical Services)
08.2005 - 01.2015
- Provided family, individual and group therapy for clients in multiple treatment settings (adolescent residential program, inpatient, detoxification, EAP, school based services, integrated care)
- Developed individualized treatment plan for each client and delivered quality services aligned with developed goals
- Coordinated clinical treatment meetings, as needed, with respective providers, family members and other involved personnel for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating client progress
- Provided supervision to agency interns, fully licensed and conditionally licensed clinicians
- Collaborated with shared providers and other involved entities to ensure quality delivery of care
- Documented clinical work, as determined by licensing requirements
Education
Master of Social Work - University of Southern Maine
05.2005
Bachelor of Social Work - University of Maine, Orono
05.2003
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Practice/Project Management
- Policy and Procedure Development
- Employee Performance
- Staff Development
Certification
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
- LADC (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor)
- CCS (Certified Clinical Supervisor)
References
- Cynthia Chase, 19 Western Avenue, Topsham, ME, 04086, cyn@gwi.net, (207) 522-2073
- Kara Ritz, 15 Sacred Heart Place, Auburn, ME, 04210, kritz@stmarysmaine.com, (207) 798-0002
- Shelley Jacobs, 52 Landing Woods Rd, Yarmouth, ME, 04096, Shelleymjacobs@gmail.com, (207) 752-0996
Timeline
Practice Manager
St. Mary's (Community Clinical Services)
04.2024 - Current
Director of Outpatient Counseling
Health Affiliates Maine
05.2021 - 04.2024
Practice Manager
St Mary's (Community Clinical Services)
01.2015 - 05.2021
Clinician I/ Clinician II/ Senior Clinician
St. Mary’s (Community Clinical Services)
08.2005 - 01.2015
Master of Social Work - University of Southern Maine
Bachelor of Social Work - University of Maine, Orono
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