DIR - CLINICAL SVCS / NURSING BH

Responsibilities

Director of Clinical Services

Full-Time Director of Clinical Services at La Amistad Behavioral Health Services

Minutes away from Orlando, La Amistad Behavioral Health Services has two locations, our adolescent campus is in Maitland Florida and 6 miles away is our adult campus located in Winter Park, Florida. La Amistad treats clients with psychiatric, chemical dependency and co-occurring needs. The therapeutic environment at La Amistad is serene and homelike, and the semitropical climate of Central Florida allows for year-round activities. La Amistad's greatest asset is our staff, comprising highly-qualified psychiatrists, psychologists, professional nurses, social workers, therapists and mental health techs who work as a team to uphold La Amistad's reputation for excellence in helping patients resolve behavioral health problems.

La Amistad Behavioral Health Services is a leader in the field of behavioral health care, and our experts are committed to providing the highest quality of care in an atmosphere that nurtures healing and growth. La Amistad enjoys full accreditation by The Joint Commission. La Amistad believes in building healthy communities, which start with healthy individuals, linked through sound relationships to their families, friends, neighbors and peers.

The Director of Clinical Services (DCS) is responsible for the overall leadership of Residential, Partial and IOP levels of care for both the adult program and the adolescent program. This includes managing the program managers, social service team, mental health techs, recreation therapist, staffing coordinators, interns and all programming. The DCS also sets the clinical vision and overall clinical direction of the facility in partnership with the MD and administrative staff. Additionally, this position plays a key role in La Amistad's multidisciplinary approach to patient care in the form of collaboration with MD, nursing, HIM, marketing, admissions and UR staff.

Qualifications

Essential Job Duties :

• Supervise / manage Program Managers and their direct reports (therapists and MHT staff) associated with LABHS PHP and IOP levels of care to ensure compliance with policies
• Create an atmosphere of client-centered professionalism with the multi-disciplinary team
• Reports directly to the CEO / COO and provide necessary leadership of the clinical staff (including staffing, data collection, policy compliance, chart compliance, and regulatory compliance)
• Provide necessary support to clinical staff working on the floor based on needs (therapist, MHT)
• Conducts specialized groups as assigned based on education, training and experience.
• Establishes rapport, systematically gathers data; determines client's readiness for treatment and change. Analyzes and interprets relevant data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
• Coordinates with treatment team, family and residents in family caseload and implements discharge planning
• Has understanding of Common Psychiatric Diagnoses. Can recognize associated behaviors and uses proper intervention techniques for Common Psychiatric Diagnoses
• Documentation as required by facility Policy

Education : Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling or other related fields.

Experience : Minimum of 2 years clinical experience with mental health and substance abuse treatment. Prefer experience in a clinical managerial role related to RTC, PHP, IOP levels of care.

License / Certification : Current license from the State of Florida, such as LCSW, LMFT, LMHC

Skills :

This opportunity offers the following :

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago : Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

UHS is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form and / or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.

Job Type : Full-time

Ability to commute / relocate :