What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Clinical Services position at Mirror Lake Recovery Center?
Director of Clinical Services
The Director of Clinical Services at Mirror Lake Recovery Center is a vital member of our multidisciplinary treatment team. This position requires a strong understanding of addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges.
The ideal candidate provides a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward our clients and staff.
The Director of Clinical Services will ensure quality care to patients by developing, implementing, and directing behavioral health treatment programs.
Responsibilities:
- Direct and oversee program operations, including budget management, developing marketing and strategic plans, and independent decision making for programs requiring clinical expertise.
- Develop, plan, and implement program goals, objectives, personnel, resources, and equipment.
- Provide direction and oversight to staff members.
- Serve as a member of the facility leadership team.
- Provide clinical consultation, oversight of case planning, and care coordination.
- Responsible for a limited caseload as needed.
- Ensure that services are focused on the patients' presenting treatment needs and requests for service.
- Direct crisis intervention efforts and intervene as required.
- Provide staff management, including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
- Review caseloads regularly to ensure appropriate utilization of services.
- Provide onsite coverage for other programs when needed, develop and execute new programs according to market needs, and may provide training, case consultation, and on-call coverage during and after program hours as needed.
- Develop and implement operating policies and procedures for the facility.
- Ensure procedures and workflow are consistent with organizational objectives, treatment protocols, regulations, and standards of care.
- Ensure operations conform to established environmental, safety, and infection control requirements.
- Provide staff management, including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
- A Master's degree in Behavioral Health or a related field.
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