Description

Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health is hiring a Program Director to support exciting growth in our organization!

The Program Director designs and manages all aspects of the facility operations and treatment program in accordance with state and Joint Commission standards. The Program Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the facility and the logistics of clients during the intake and discharge processes as well as coordinating off site programming and medical services. The Program Director monitors these standards of care through the facilitation of weekly staff meetings, collaboration with the Clinical Director, auditing all chart documentation, coordinating with physicians in identifying treatment needs for all patients and approving all client treatment plans, as well as working with families and other treatment facilities to provide appropriate continuity of care.

Essential Functions:

• Implements clinical program, directs patient care, and provides direct therapeutic care under philosophy of the company, under limited supervision.
• Follows and improves clinical objectives, standards, policies and procedures. Participates in agency quality improvement activities.
• Ensures program and staff compliance with regulatory standards and community standards of care.
  Ensures coordination of services for families and multi-disciplinary team members for patients in treatment.
• Assist with the recruitment, training and qualifying of staff, contractors and others (practicum students, interns) and supervises when required.
• Builds strong collaborative relationships with patients and referral sources, and acts as a representative of Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health in the community.
• Reviews treatment plans and ensures accuracy of patient diagnosis.
  Leads interdisciplinary staff meetings with other professional staff members, doctors and counsellors to discuss, evaluate and develop treatment plans.
• Evaluates Joint Commission standards of practice and ensures ongoing compliance.
• Monitors clinical care for all patients.
• Assists clinical and non-clinical staff in providing crisis-intervention. Oversees patients’ progress in treatment and ensures level of care is appropriate based on medical necessity.
• Oversees insurance compliance (utilization review, medical necessity criteria, clinical programing requirements).
• Consults with intake coordinator and operations manager regarding new admissions. Conducts individual, group and family counselling sessions.
• Assigns treatment responsibilities to multidisciplinary staff.
• Provides support on performance measurement and outcome evaluation.
• Attends and/or facilitates interdisciplinary staff meetings, case conferences, program team meetings, in-service and other meetings when appropriate.
• Records interventions and interactions with patients. Assists the family in working with the clinical staff toward treatment goals.
• Conducts EMR reviews and ensures clinical and program compliance within EMR Maintains compliance with HIPPA, ADA, Joint Commission and DHCS regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Competencies/Knowledge:

• Ability to multi-task, delegate tasks, manage client care, maintain facility standards. Desire to assist those with mental health concerns in their recovery
• Ability to manage staff with respect to screening, assessment, individualized treatment planning, crisis intervention, group and individual counseling, case management, referral, discharge summaries, clinical documentation, and professional ethics.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with subordinate staff, supervisors, utilization reviews, managed health care clinicians, and medical and mental health professionals.
• Ability to positively interact and develop rapport with clients and their families.
• Ability to develop systems and methodologies for continuous improvement of program and treatment modalities.
• Ability to evaluate and review effectiveness of program, services, and group therapy. Ability to maintain culture of care that is conducive for maximum benefit of both clients and staff.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.

Requirements

Education:

• Obtain current state license and/or certification in a clinical and/or counselling capacity (e.g. Psychologist, LCSW, MFT, etc.).
• Maintain valid CPR/First Aid certification.
• Maintain valid auto insurance and driving record of 3 or fewer points.
• Individual must be willing to work with a wide variety of symptoms related to chemical dependency and mental health.
• Willing to work with multi-cultural populations and have an understanding for cultural diversity.

Experience:

• 3 years of clinical experience, which must have included experience in a behavioral health care setting.
• Supervisory experience of 5 years or more.

Computer Skills:

• Computer Literacy in doc, spreadsheet, and email. Proficiency in EMR Software

Certificates & Licenses:

• Valid Driver’s License
• CPR/First AID
• Drug and Alcohol Counseling Credential or Internship Preferred

Other Requirements:

• Negative TB test results within past year
• Medical Clearance to work within past year
• Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screenings

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to lift/carry 20lbs
• Moderate frequency of computer keyboarding Moderate frequency of viewing a computer monitor

Reasonable Accommodations:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.