Clinical Director, Community Crisis Stabilization Unit, 37.5 Hrs Days
Community Healthlink
Worcester, MA
Permanent
Full-time
25 days ago
Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, On Call - RequiredScheduled Hours: 08:30am-4:00pm (some flexibility to meet needs of 24 hr program)Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)Hours: 37.5This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.Everyone Is a CaregiverAt UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.I. Major Responsibilities:1. Management of the day-to-day operations of the assigned program(s) consistent with the agency mission, policies, procedures and with applicable laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and other applicable standards.2. Provide culturally competent leadership to the program.3. Provides and/or assigns clinical and administrative supervision to staff and evaluates their performance.4. Foster and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and represent CHL at all local and statewide meetings, coalitions, payers, and other stakeholder events. Develops pathways to and from community providers to support access to care for clients.5. Manage the program’s case assignment, admissions, transfers, and discharges.6. Maintain system for chart audits consistent with applicable agency, accreditation, and regulatory standards.Standard Management Level Responsibilities:1. Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.2. Develops and recommends the budgets for the programs managed. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.3. Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.4. Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for effective teamwork and motivation; fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.5. Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.6. Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.7. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.8. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as DPH (Department of Public Health), DMH (Department of Mental Health), etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.9. Ensures that programs comply with agency established policies, quality improvement initiatives, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.10. Ensures adequate equipment and supplies for department.11. Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.12. Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations and requirements.13. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.14. Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.All responsibilities are essential job functions.II. Position Qualifications:License/Certification/Education:Required:1. Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degree in a behavioral health field: psychology, social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy.2. Some programs may require independent licensure including LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, or Licensed Psychologist.Preferred:1. Licensed Addition and Drug Counselor (LADC) may be preferred.Experience/Skills:Required:1. Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.2. Knowledge of community behavioral health operations.3. Knowledge of clinical treatment and/or crisis management with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorder.4. Effective communication with consumers, staff, peers, and other professionals.5. Excellent verbal, written, and computer skills.Preferred:1. Strong organizational and delegation skills.2. Ability to identify priority tasks in fast paced environments.III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:Work is considered sedentary; position requires work indoors in an office environment.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
