CLINICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center

Since 1987, Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in San Antonio and South Texas. Our 330-bed facility is one of the largest freestanding psychiatric hospitals in the United States. Set on a therapeutic 29-acre campus in north central San Antonio, Laurel Ridges serves as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults, veterans and military personnel. Laurel Ridges comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety, mental illnesses and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse.

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is part of one of the nations largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). UHS has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies by Fortune for 10 years in a row.

One of the nations largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $10.77 billion in 2018. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of Americas Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 87,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 327 behavioral health facilities, 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Position Summary

The Clinical Program Manager is responsible for the administrative / clinical supervision of clinical programs ensuring the delivery of high-quality services to patients. The Clinical Program Manager will provide program development, coordination and implementation of services to ensure the highest quality of patient care. Includes procuring information from patients, community, and community liaison team, designing, implementing and managing quality of services to patients.

Essential Job Duties

• Provides direction and maintains responsibility for assigned programs, from a clinical, financial and safety standpoint.
• Assists DCS in planning and leading business development activities for programs.
• Is responsible for staff assignments and clinical coverage.
• Ensures needs of physicians, referral sources and other community resources are met.
• Develops and monitors Performance Improvement activities.
• Provides or arranges for the provision of necessary clinical education for staff members.
• Maintains good working relationships with 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.
• Effectively represents the hospital within the community, with professional organizations, consumers and stakeholders.
• Ensures that quality and appropriateness of programs are reviewed and corrected as needed on a regular basis.
• Ensures group therapy is conducted 7 days a week at the standard schedule. If group therapy session is not conducted, Program Manager will ensure patients will obtain group sessions at said times.

Qualifications

Education : Masters Degree required

Licensure / Certification / Registration (List the required and / or preferred licenses, certifications, or registrations, if any)

LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LPC (S) - Required

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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