Community Health Director jobs in Trenton, NJ

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As the Program Director, you will work within our certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) in Trenton, Mercer County NJ. The CCBHC program features a new approach to care designed to improve overall health by treating the whole person through community based mental health and addiction treatment, with a focus on helping link clients to physical health, community-based and employment/educational resources.

Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday; Flexible day and evening hours. On-call responsibilities. Hybrid work schedule available.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the CCBHC and related services in Mercer County including, but not limited to, Outpatient Mental Health Services; Partial Care Services; Psychiatric Medication Management, including MAT; Community and site-based Care Management and Peer Support Services.
• Provide direct supervision and oversight of management team and direct care staff who directly oversee programs and services and deliver care.
• Implementation of practices and procedures consistent with the goals of the program and agency.
• Development, growth and expansion of services managed as well as new opportunities.
• Partnership projects with other organizations and agencies including hospital systems.
• Oversee expanded care coordination with other health care and social services providers.
• Oversight of documentation into electronic record, data collection and reporting required by CCBHC guidelines to NJ DMHAS and SAMHSA.
• Administration of program HR functions such as posting, interviewing, hiring, training new staff, discipline, time and attendance, performance evaluation in accordance with Oaks Integrated Care HR policy and procedure.
• Oversight of quality assurance and performance improvement activities related to contracting and company requirements.
• Managing state, county and/or federal contracts.
• Ensuring programs adhere to licensing and accreditation standards and requirements.
• Attend company, state, and community required meetings;
• Assisting the Assistant Vice President in managing program budgets including expenses and revenue.
• Oversight of staff scheduling to assure availability of staff on site and/or on-call 24/7, 365 days/year.
• Training and Continuing Education opportunities in evidenced-based practice interventions.
• Additional duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Supplemental income
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b)
• Generous paid time off benefits
• Opportunity for personal and career growth
• Team oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MA/MS) in mental health or related field required;
• Five (5) years’ experience in mental health, addictions and/or co-occurring services, with (2) years supervisory experience;
• Must possess a full clinical credential, such as: LCSW, LPC, LMFT; ACS or CCS preferred;
• Valid Driver's License required.

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing, pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check. All candidates, if hired, will be expected to cooperate with Oaks Integrated Care and The Department of Human Services in all inspections and investigations. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status