Outpatient Program Director (Latino Treatment Program)

Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Ensures administrative and clinical supervision; oversees activities and services of this high-volume, Latino/x outpatient behavioral health program to ensure compliance with all regulating bodies (CBH, NIAC, DBH, OMHSA, etc), as well as internal compliance and quality management standards.
• Fosters a trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive and recovery-oriented culture.
• Ensures regular, documented clinical & administrative supervision of outpatient personnel at Latino/x Treatment Program (LTP).
• Participates in and leads continuous quality improvement measures.
• Provides direction and support for quality, ethical behavioral health service delivery.
• Collaborates with HR department and Division Director for hiring, training, credentialing and employee relations needs.
• Fully complies with and oversees compliance to all policies, procedures, practices, regulations, laws, expectations, etc. which are either established by the program or to which the program is otherwise subject.
• Fosters professional relationships with other provider agencies, regulatory bodies, and community resources.
• Responsible for the management of significant incidents including: incident reporting, incident and crisis management and training, and following up with all relevant parties, as appropriate.
• Works professionally and collaboratively with COMHAR programs and departments.
• Completes all mandatory training & ensures personnel complete mandatory trainings, as outlined in training plans.
• Supervises regular documentation auditing to ensure compliance and quality management.
• Collaborates with Division Director and fiscal department, as needed, to provide requested financial information (re: revenue and expenses), monitor unit productivity, and implement fiscally responsible practices.
• Participates in case conferences for significant cases with relevant parties (therapists, psychiatrists, care managers) and develop clinically-appropriate recommendations, as needed.
• Attends all external and internal meetings and training sessions, as required.
• On-call responsibilities and some evening/weekend hours may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a clinical mental health discipline. Mental health degree must contain at least twelve (12) credit hours in core behavioral health coursework and a clinical internship.
• Five years experience post-Masters Degree providing mental health treatment including psychotherapy, counseling and assessment is required. Training in an Evidence-Based Practice (DBT, EMDR, CT) preferred.
• Professional license in a mental health discipline preferred (ex: LCSW, LMFT or LPC).
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) skills strongly preferred.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Responsible for the supervision of clinical and administrative personnel at LTP and ensuring supervision requirements are met.