My client, located about near Dayton, OH has a need for a Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health to join their team.Candidates MUST be either LISW or LPCC certified. LISW-S and LPCC-S are preferred.
The Program Director plans, organizes, and controls the administrative functions of the programs such as finance, personnel, marketing, and staff supervision. Provides leadership for all therapeutic teams utilizing established theoretical frameworks and disciplines to resolve mental health, substance abuse, behavioral and emotional problems. Develops, expands and represents the company on community committees and services for seriously emotionally disturbed youth in our community and serves as a liaison with youth serving agencies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides crisis intervention with individuals and families. Continuously and accurately assesses each patient’s potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
- Oversees the team’s adherence to policies for professional, administrative, financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations. Ensures staff are attending required trainings and educations.
- Controls expenses and income during the course of the year to meet the budget. Ensures teams generate revenue and manage expenses to meet budget.
- Responsible for hiring, training and development of staff and directly supervises therapeutic staff, support staff, and clinical supervisors, regarding both clinical and program management issues.
- Manages the marketing function associated with the service areas.
- Responsible to see that the programs meet or supersede all licensure or certifying standards including TJC, OMHAS, and managed care organizations.
- Is a member of the Leadership Team and other committees as needed where organizational policies and procedures are generated and monitored. Provides oversight for program evaluation activities, including data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Participates in the strategic planning and implementation, including both administrative and therapeutic plans and growth, in cooperation with the CEO and leadership team. Implements evidence based practices as well as securing new funding streams and developing new lines of service to meet community and client needs.
- Coordinates the administrative functions of the programs through the respective corporate functions of finance, personnel and marketing.
- Responsible for training and utilizing appropriate working relationships with other social and caregiving networks in the community so resources may be combined with those of other agencies to produce positive changes in their patients.
- Conducts workshops and seminars about behavioral and mental health/substance abuse principles for staff and relevant target groups in the community and helps others to do the same. Regularly represents the company to a variety of community caregivers, citizens, and community leaders, explaining policies, mental health/substance abuse philosophy, and specific services and procedures associated with them.
- Completes all paperwork necessary for professional, administrative, financial, and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations; monitors other team members for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Is a member of Quality of Care and Patient Safety Council and monitors clinical care processes by reviewing clinical charts, reviewing criteria for admission/continued stay/discharge, performing patient care audits and investigating adverse occurrences in treatment; implements the recommendations coming from QC. Supports a culture of safety and quality and commitment to maintain a safe environment for both clients and staff.
- Oversees the setting of patient’s fees for services, making sure that patients make equitable reimbursement for services rendered within their means to do so and that the collection of the fee is integrated into the treatment regime.
- Regularly represents the company to a variety of community caregivers, citizens, and community leaders, explaining policies, mental health/substance abuse philosophy, and specific services and procedures associated with them.
- Supports a culture of safety and quality and demonstrates commitment to maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff.
Education/Experience
- Master’s in Counseling, Social Work (required)
- 2 years’ experience working in Adult Counseling/Therapy
- Prior experience with supervision, management Preferred
- Experience with Joint Commission, federal and state (Ohio) regulations and standards
Licensure/Certifications
- Ohio Social Work or Counseling Licensure LISW/LPCC (required)
- LISW-S/LPCC-S (Preferred)