Mental Health Technician

JOB SUMMARY : The Director of Clinical Services is responsible for providing supervision to clinicians, case managers, and recreational coordinators for both the Residential Treatment Center. The Director of Clinical Services will ensure regulation and compliance for each referring agency, licensing agencies, and accreditation policies. Additionally, the Director of Clinical Services will ensure continuing growth of clinical services to meet the therapeutic needs of the patients and residents while ensuring excellent customer service for both the referring agencies and the families.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : To perform this job successfully, a staff person must be able to perform each of these essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below reflect the overall knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties listed below :

• Provides leadership, management and clinical consultation to the case managers, therapists, and recreational coordinators / therapists.
• Directs operations of the clinical program to ensure policies and procedures are followed, that goals and objectives are met, and that services and projects are accomplished efficiently and effectively.
• Collects and analyzes statistical data and provides reports to the Executive Director and the leadership committees.
• Formulates departmental policies with input from the clinical department and in accordance with the accreditation, federal and state regulatory standards.
• Schedule, lead, direct and supervise the clinical staff. Develop and maintain proper staffing patterns for clinical staff according to safety needs, state regulations, budgetary guidelines, and supervisory needs of the residents.
• Recruit, interview and recommend appointment of qualified and competent clinical candidates.
• Assure current competency of clinical staff according to Facility’s policies and procedures and accreditation standards.
• Identify and develop quality improvement standards for the clinical department to improve treatment and expeditated positive resident outcomes.
• Ensure proficiency and accuracy in completing client records as scheduled and according to the hospital’s standards.
• Maintain a professional and productive work atmosphere by interacting and communicating in a manner that promotes cooperation and teamwork with co-workers.
• Help to support a safe work environment by following safety practices within the center and immediately reporting any concerns / issues to the Safety Risk Management Administrative.
• Works closely with the Director of Nursing, Medical Director, and all other members of the leadership team.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS : AGE :

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

LANGUAGE SKILLS :

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and policy / procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and document client behavior.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS :

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY :

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and / or move a minimum of 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distant, and peripheral vision, color and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  The employee may occasionally be required to physically restrain clients, using authorized restraint procedures as a last resort for protection of client and staff.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment for this position is a residential facility setting.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to clients who may ask inappropriate personal questions, display socially unacceptable personal behaviors, use profanity and sexually explicit phrases, make insulting remarks or threats regarding appearance, age, sex, or race, and exhibit defiance, dishonesty, and assaultive or self-destructive behaviors.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, and may be subject to occasional local travel as required by facility needs.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Note : This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform reasonably related responsibilities as assigned.  This organization reserves the right to review or change job duties as need arises.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

We are committed to providing an environment of diversity and inclusion where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and fellow employees. Perimeter Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer regarding all recruitment, training, and selection process within the company regarding race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Perimeter Healthcare :

Perimeter Healthcare is one of the leading behavioral health care providers in the country for children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults. We deliver hope to our patients through the delivery of comprehensive and dedicated treatment programs. Our focus and commitment on service excellence is available across several states and in different care settings. Our team ensures our patients receive the required care that they or their loved one needs. We offer several programs for our patients including inpatient acute treatment and residential treatment. We are seeking staff who exhibit daily the following values : C- Compassion A- Accountability R – Respect and E- Empowerment.

EEO

We are committed to providing an environment of diversity and inclusion where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and fellow employees. Perimeter Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer regarding all recruitment, training, and selection process within the company regarding race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.