Job Description
Responsibilities
REPORTS TO : Director of Outpatient Services / Director of Clinical Services
or Chief Operating Officer
POSITION PURPOSE : To provide management functions for the daily operation and provision of services to patients in the Partial Hospital.
To plan and lead business development activities for Outpatient.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
Provides direction and maintains responsibility for assigned programs, from a clinical, financial and safety standpoint.
Plans and leads business development activities for programs.
- Provides direction and responsibility for supervision of all departmental staff, to include conducting performance evaluations.
- Is responsible for staff assignments and clinical coverage.
- Ensures needs of physicians, referral sources and other community resources are met.
- Ensures supervisor is kept informed of clinical and business development issues as they develop.
- Develops and monitors Performance Improvement activities.
- Provides or arranges for the provision of necessary clinical education for staff members.
- Maintains good working relationships wit other hospital departments.
- Ensures that Policies and Procedures developed by hospital administration are implemented in an accurate and expedient manner.
- Monitors closely the use of special treatment procedures or any other restriction of rights to ensure compliance with hospital policies.
- Participates in processing of grievances generated by patients, their guardians, and staff or outside agencies.
- Ensures quality clinical care is available at all times.
- Provides clinical supervision to full time clinicians seeking full licensure (limit )
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS :
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES : Excellent written and verbal skills, strong assessment and interpersonal skills. Competency in individual, family and group psychotherapy.
Familiarity with TDH standards and commitment process.
EDUCATION : Master’s degree.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION : Must have LPC or LMSW / LCSW licensure.
EXPERIENCE : Minimum 5 years post licensure experience working with psychiatric population. At least three years inpatient experience and 2 years supervisory experience.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to speak and write.
- Hearing / vision sufficient to perform essential functions.
- Ability to navigate campus