Assistant Program Director (STP-IMD) - Sylmar Health & Rehabilitation Center

Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center in Sylmar, CA. is Hiring an Assistant Program Director! Come join our winning team!

Fulltime

Pay: $40 - $50 per hour Depending on Experience

MUST HAVE: Masters Degree in related field, LCSW or LMFT license

The Assistant Program Director shall assist and or lead in the Initiation, planning, scheduling, setting goals for program services, and monitoring their effectiveness while ensuring adherence to policy and procedural guidelines. Additionally, is responsible for hiring, training, and motivating STP personnel, including bringing fresh approaches and building on their successes.

Administrative Functions

· Creating and implementing the weekly patient group schedules and selecting the assigned topics. In absence of the program director authorized in making last minutes changes to the STP schedule considering unforeseen changing circumstances.

· Attending and or chairing in the program director’s absence the weekly status and or new patient admission meetings.

· Supporting and or evaluating/assigning the appropriate patient level of care in the absence of the program director.

· May make collaborative assessments and execute appropriate interventions at addressing the safety aspect, the psychiatric and psychological well-being of a mentally and or emotionally destabilized patient.

· Monitoring, tracking, and recording the denial of rights incidence. Aiding and or guiding the appropriate preventative behavioral interventions as to reduce the risk of reoccurring circumstances that lead to the denial of rights.

· Authorized in approving and or denying patient visitation in the event it is contradictory to the patient’s plan of care and or unsafe.

· Leading, guiding, directing, evaluating, and taking appropriate corrective actions regarding the subordinate employee’s completion and or quality of documentation (weekly, Compilation forms, Monthly records, quarterly reviews, behavioral progress notes, and or post incidents entries).

· Assisting, delegating, and or providing in-services in the absence of the program director. Additionally, logging and monitoring the employee in-service attendance while ensuring the 52 yearly training hours are completed.

· Overseeing and assisting in the staffing schedules and assignments. Additionally, enforcing disciplinary actions towards staff insubordination and or issues with timely punctuality.

· Aiding and or evaluating in the absence of the program director the referral packets and rendering a decision about the candidate’s admission eligibility.

· Signing official documents, including employee payroll timesheets and making commitments relevant to supporting and or advancing the interests of the STP department.

· Shall screen and recruit potential new employee hires.

· Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director

Additional duties include the following:

· Assisting in developing and implementing plans and goals for the advancement of the STP department.

· Working with the Program Director to coordinate and supervise daily operations.

· Ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies.

· May also assist and take on the duties of a rehab case manager on a needed basis

· All other duties as assigned by the Program Director; Administrative duties include but are not limited to those listed.