What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRP Assistant Program Director/Rehabilitation Specialist position at Healing Hope Community, Inc.?
Healing Hope Community, Inc. (HHCI) is one of Maryland’s newest non-profit mental health organizations. HHCI prides itself in being a clinician-led organization committed to strengthening and enhancing the lives of individuals experiencing mental health challenges in the community. We aspire to be a leading non-profit mental health organization that prioritizes the needs of our clients and personnel, which ultimately places everyone in a position to be successful and thrive in their environments.
HHCI is in search of an Assistant Program Director (APD) for its Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) who will initially be hired as a part-time 1099 independent contractor. As the organization grows, the position will transition to becoming a full-time employee position with benefits.
This position is currently remote and field-based, but will require the APD to report to the office (located in Baltimore, MD) as needed. Remote work capabilities are available for as long as tele-health services are permitted by HHCI’s regulators and funding sources. The need to report to the office will be determined and communicated to the APD by the PD/CEO.
Position Summary:
The PRP APD provides community-based comprehensive rehabilitation and recovery services and supports. Services are designed to promote successful community integration and the use of community resources. As assigned by the PD, the APD provides clinical and administrative supervision of some functions of the PRP, and ensures that the program is operating in compliance with all of HHCI’s regulators and governing bodies.
Responsibilities:
- Provide psychiatric rehabilitative services at least 5 times monthly per client
- Complete initial and quarterly individual rehabilitation plans
- Complete assessments and reassessments
- Conduct intake screenings for prospective clients
- Review, approve, and address any discrepancies with clinical documentation of direct reports, including progress notes and assessments
- Provide formal and informal clinical and administrative supervision to direct reports
- Participate in interviews with candidates for vacant positions
- Onboard and provide clinical training to new hires, and train existing personnel
- Collaborate with consented external providers, consented collateral contacts, and internal personnel regarding the treatment goals of mutually shared clients
- Participate in at least one internal committee as determined by the CEO
- Complete required trainings within established timeframes
- Review, approve, and address any discrepancies with timecards, and time off requests
- Complete personnel performance reviews
- Conduct chart audits as assigned by the Quality and Compliance department and APD’s direct supervisor, as well as conduct unassigned chart audits
- Participate in the performance improvement/progressive disciplinary process
- Provide client coverage in the absence of direct reports, including providing direct client treatment and care, completing assessments/reassessments, and completing individual rehabilitation plans
- Comply with all relevant standards and regulations of HHCI, the state of Maryland’s Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), The Joint Commission, HIPAA
- Perform other duties as requested by the PD
Required Qualifications:
- Associate, Bachelor, or Master’s Degree in Social Work (BSW, MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC), Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Creative Arts Therapy (CAT), Counseling Psychology, Human Services, Rehabilitation Counseling, or a related field
- Licensed in the state of Maryland as a: LMSW, LGPC, LGMFT, LGPAT, LGADC, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT, LCPAT, or LCADC, OR
- Certification as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP)
- A minimum of 1 year of supporting the mental/behavioral health population
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Access), electronic health records, and the use of computers/laptops
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong preference for-
- Experience supervising mental/behavioral health professionals
- Experience with the standards and policies of accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission, or Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Experience with individuals who are diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness, and/or dually diagnosed with mental health and substance use conditions
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $50,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- Are you willing to conduct home visits? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
- Are you licensed in the state of Maryland as a LMSW, LGPC, LGMFT, LGPAT, LGADC, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCPC, LCMFT, LCPAT, or LCADC, or certified as a CPRP?
- While this position is currently remote and field-based, it requires the incumbent to report to the office as needed. Are you able to fulfill this requirement? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
- This is initially a per-diem part-time role, in which hours would fluctuate and depend on how many clients are admitted to the program, as well as how many providers are on the team. Would this suffice for you? If not, this opportunity is not a good fit for you.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- mental/behavioral health: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Baltimore, MD 21201
Salary : $50,000 - $100,000