Assistant Director at Mitchell Martin
Brooklyn, NY
About the Job
Our client is seeking an Assistant Director who would be able to utilize their strong administrative and clinical background /experience to work in a collaborative, outcome focused setting
Type: Full-Time/ Direct-Hire
Location: New York
Overview:
The Assistant Director provides specialized Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services for multiple underserved populations, including persons with mental health diagnoses and substance use who suffer from ongoing mood and/or perceptual disorders; LGBTQ individuals; the unstably housed; persons with chronic health concerns; and persons involved in the criminal justice system.
Facility Behavioral Health Clinics uses a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (including abstinence-based treatment in accordance with legal mandates) as its foundation for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
The Assistant Director is the lead clinician at the site, oversees the supervision of program clinical staff, and reports to the Director, who provides administrative and clinical support.
Treatment will include individual sessions, intakes, and some group counseling based on client needs and preferences.
Screening and clinical interviews will guide treatment planning, which may include medication and/or referrals to other services.
With the support of the Director and an interdisciplinary team of professionals, the Assistant Director will help achieve improved health outcomes for our client population.
The ideal candidate will be familiar with population health model and comfortable using data to guide practice and supervision.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
* Supports the Director in completion of monthly reports and complies with quarterly and annual contracting reporting as denoted by the regulatory agencies, in coordination with the development department.
* Provides weekly clinical supervision to on site staff.
* Reviews and modifies initial and episodic psychosocial, initial assessments, treatment plans, discharge plans, progress notes and conducts monthly chart reviews.
* Remains aware of all clinical documentation policies that ensure comprehensive client care to meet the regulatory agencies' guidelines.
* Participates in the peer review and QA/QI committee and thereby ensures, by regular monitoring, that client chart documentation are in accordance with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
* Supports the Director in updating tracking mechanisms to monitor clients' admissions, discharges and completion of treatment planning on caseloads and high-risk list.
* Ensures the integrity of the OMH program by maintaining confidentiality, ethics, and professional conduct throughout the program.
* Facilitates therapeutic groups and provides weekly individual supportive counseling to OMH clients for a specialized caseload.
* Participates in all programmatic meetings and trainings.
* Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS
* Participates in agency wide continuous quality improvement activities aimed at improving health outcomes for program participants
* Assist with the integration of evidence-based practice within the OP setting.
* Provides on call coverage on a rotating basis
Secondary:
* Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
* Master's in Social Work from an accredited university
* LCSW licensed in NY
* Dually licensed CASAC preferred
* Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
* 3+ years of Administrative Supervisory experience
The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:
* Advanced Supervisory experience
* Experience or sensitivity to working with individuals or families who have issues of mental illness, substance use, homelessness and/or HIV/AIDS
* Strong leadership ability
* Ability to use data to inform clinical and administrative decision making
* Ability to apply population health and Continuous Quality Improvement principles to work
Please email: andrea.carrasco@hcmmi.com
Compensation Range: $85,000/yr - $90,000/yr commensurate with experience.
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Type: Full-Time/ Direct-Hire
Location: New York
Overview:
The Assistant Director provides specialized Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services for multiple underserved populations, including persons with mental health diagnoses and substance use who suffer from ongoing mood and/or perceptual disorders; LGBTQ individuals; the unstably housed; persons with chronic health concerns; and persons involved in the criminal justice system.
Facility Behavioral Health Clinics uses a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (including abstinence-based treatment in accordance with legal mandates) as its foundation for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
The Assistant Director is the lead clinician at the site, oversees the supervision of program clinical staff, and reports to the Director, who provides administrative and clinical support.
Treatment will include individual sessions, intakes, and some group counseling based on client needs and preferences.
Screening and clinical interviews will guide treatment planning, which may include medication and/or referrals to other services.
With the support of the Director and an interdisciplinary team of professionals, the Assistant Director will help achieve improved health outcomes for our client population.
The ideal candidate will be familiar with population health model and comfortable using data to guide practice and supervision.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
* Supports the Director in completion of monthly reports and complies with quarterly and annual contracting reporting as denoted by the regulatory agencies, in coordination with the development department.
* Provides weekly clinical supervision to on site staff.
* Reviews and modifies initial and episodic psychosocial, initial assessments, treatment plans, discharge plans, progress notes and conducts monthly chart reviews.
* Remains aware of all clinical documentation policies that ensure comprehensive client care to meet the regulatory agencies' guidelines.
* Participates in the peer review and QA/QI committee and thereby ensures, by regular monitoring, that client chart documentation are in accordance with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
* Supports the Director in updating tracking mechanisms to monitor clients' admissions, discharges and completion of treatment planning on caseloads and high-risk list.
* Ensures the integrity of the OMH program by maintaining confidentiality, ethics, and professional conduct throughout the program.
* Facilitates therapeutic groups and provides weekly individual supportive counseling to OMH clients for a specialized caseload.
* Participates in all programmatic meetings and trainings.
* Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and HIV/AIDS
* Participates in agency wide continuous quality improvement activities aimed at improving health outcomes for program participants
* Assist with the integration of evidence-based practice within the OP setting.
* Provides on call coverage on a rotating basis
Secondary:
* Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
* Master's in Social Work from an accredited university
* LCSW licensed in NY
* Dually licensed CASAC preferred
* Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
* 3+ years of Administrative Supervisory experience
The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:
* Advanced Supervisory experience
* Experience or sensitivity to working with individuals or families who have issues of mental illness, substance use, homelessness and/or HIV/AIDS
* Strong leadership ability
* Ability to use data to inform clinical and administrative decision making
* Ability to apply population health and Continuous Quality Improvement principles to work
Please email: andrea.carrasco@hcmmi.com
Compensation Range: $85,000/yr - $90,000/yr commensurate with experience.
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