JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Administrator, under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), provides leadership and oversight, developing and implementing goals and objectives of all Transitional Housing, Recovery, Clinical, and medical programs, as well as the interaction of same with all services offered at Eva’s Village, Inc. The Clinical Administrator provides guidance and implementation of all training for professional and para-professional staff under the umbrella of the Clinical and Medical programs. The Clinical Administrator acts as a consultant to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) regarding integrated healthcare and works with other key staff in areas of quality improvement, grants management, and others as indicated.

JOB DUTIES

1.Providing administrative oversight of the facility.

2.Ensuring the development, implementation and enforcement of all policies and procedures as required under this chapter, including client rights.

3.Planning and administration of all operational functions including managerial, personnel, fiscal and reporting requirements of the facility.

4.Developing an organizational plan and ensuring that facilities and services are consistent with the organization's mission, while monitoring their effectiveness.

5.Establishing and implementing a formal quality assurance program that is comprehensive and integrated with the facility's programmatic quality assurance plans and programs; address all levels of treatment programming and client care; ensure that all personnel are assigned duties based upon their education, training, competencies, and job description; while utilizing written, job-relevant criteria to make evaluation, hiring and promotional decisions.

6. Selecting and hiring responsibility for all staff, as well as participating in the determination of staffing issues including, but not limited to, establishing and maintaining policies ensuring references, credentials, and criminal history background checks of all prospective staff and making certain that they have been reviewed and verified; developing written policies regarding the employment of family members, past and present governing body members and volunteers; developing written policies regarding hiring staff with past criminal convictions and/or ethical violations that ensure that the convictions/violations do not impact staff ability to perform duties; and developing policies for assessing staff performance, determining employment and termination decisions.

7. Ensuring the provision of timely staff orientation, education, and supervision.

8. Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships and communication with facility staff, service providers, support service providers, community resources and clients.

9. Overseeing the development and implementation of policies and procedures, in conjunction with designated staff members, for the various services provided for in this chapter.

10. Ensuring that admission interviews with clients are conducted in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures.

11. Implementing and monitoring the quality of all services provided at the facility, including the review of program outcomes available through NJSAMS.

12. Ensuring maintenance of the physical plant as necessary to ensure client and staff safety, and otherwise keeping the facility in compliance with all applicable building, fire, and safety codes.

13. Establishing policies and procedures for the provision of emergency services to clients, including policies and procedures for broader-based emergency situations resulting from either internal incidents, external incidents, or natural disasters.

14. Establishing written policies and procedures for non-emergency closures.

15. Identifying priority populations (for example, pregnant, IV drug users, women with children, HIV, etc.) for admission and treatment as evidenced by protocols, policies, and procedures to provide such treatment services, or where appropriate, referral procedures with interim services available until transfer is completed.

16. Ensuring that OOL plans of correction, licensing deficiencies and complaint reports are addressed as specified by OOL.

17. Developing and implementing an infection prevention and control program.

18. Developing and implementing client safety policies and procedures that include, but are not limited to, forbidding staff to engage in client coercion, sexual harassment, and sexual relationships with clients; and

19. Developing, implementing, and providing administrative oversight of a volunteer services program, if the facility along with the governing authority elects to utilize such a program

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION:

Master’s (MA or MSW) New Jersey Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 2-5 years of full-time administrative or supervisory experience in an SUD Treatment facility.

The person in this position must have conceptual and program development skills, excellent oral and written communication abilities and demonstrated human relations/team building experience and skill.

Must be well versed in clinical treatment, specifically substance abuse and medication-assisted treatment.

Thorough knowledge of 12-Step Program, AA, NA, and the bio-psycho-social model of substance abuse/dependence.

Ability to speak, read, and write English.

Must be able to work independently and complete assignments with minimal supervision.

Good interpersonal skills are required.

Must maintain a professional demeanor and perform duties effectively in stressful/emergency situations.

Must be able to maintain objectivity and deal diplomatically with clients and family members.