What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Argent Program position at Ann Taylor?
Setting the Standard for Exceptional Care
For ninety years, Silver Hill Hospital has been at the forefront of psychiatry and leading the way in providing the best treatment for psychiatric illnesses and addiction. Our record of accomplishment is based on a carefully executed team effort, one that uses an array of powerful tools, talent and knowledge to help people turn their lives around.
Director of Argent Program
The Transitional Living Program of Silver Hill Hospital provides oversight and management of Argent, a comprehensive and residential psychiatric assessment and evaluation program that offers a deep dive into all aspects of patients’ mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. The Director will interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, patient-centered, evidence-based, and high-quality program delivery.
The following is a non-exclusive list of Argent Director responsibilities:
Patient Care
Carry a clinical caseload of Argent patients, in accordance with requirements set by the Chief Clinical Officer and/or President/Medical Director.
Provide consultation, psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology, psychological assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, psychoeducation, clinical supervision, or other clinical interventions, in accordance with one’s clinical licensure and the requirements of the clinical discipline at Silver Hill Hospital.
Patient Flow & Census
In collaboration with the Senior Admissions Coordinator for Argent, serve as a point person for Admissions and Business Development regarding leads and prospective admissions; provide needed consultation and/or feedback in a timely manner.
Safety
Monitor the safety and well-being of all patients and immediately respond to safety risks in accordance with hospital policies. This includes placing patients on the “Hot Spot” report when there are increased concerns (safety, disruptiveness in the milieu, etc.) and arranging for inpatient stabilization as needed.
Oversee crisis management in collaboration with residential staff and the Nurse Supervisor. This includes support and guidance for residential counselors on patient care and safety concerns.
Leadership
Convene regularly scheduled, interdisciplinary case conferences to develop an integrated understanding of the patient (i.e., individual, group, milieu, family) and to develop treatment plans that reflect the patient’s goals, preferences, needs, and sociocultural context.
Assists the team in identifying transference/countertransference dynamics and uses this understanding to facilitate reflection that furthers understanding of the patient (i.e., support responsiveness to the patient rather than reactivity to the patient).
Identify opportunities for new, revised, or enhanced services, and collaborate with the Chief Clinical Officer and other stakeholders in implementing changes to programming or workflow.
Collaborate with the Patient Experience and Quality Departments on initiatives identified through patient and family feedback and in response to regulatory and/or accreditation standards.
Work cross-functionally with clinicians and clinical leadership to ensure that high quality assessments are being provided consistently, and in accordance with quality standards of care.
Education
MD, with specialization in psychiatry; PhD or PsyD in Counseling/Clinical Psychology or Clinical Social Work; DPN
Licensure
Licensed in the state of Connecticut.
Experience
At least five to seven years’ experience of providing high quality psychiatric/psychological treatment. Postdoctoral supervision experience and/or postdoctoral training in psychotherapy, group work, and/or family systems. Prior team leadership experience. Management experience preferred.
Specialized knowledge
Integrative, flexible approach to treatment.
Extensive familiarity with psychodynamic formulations and assessment.
Ability to conceptualize patients from multiple perspectives (dyadic, group, family, systems)
Experience working in inpatient, residential, and outpatient psychiatric settings.
Skills
Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office applications)
Experience with electronic medical records
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208 Valley Road
New Canaan, CT. 06840
www.silverhillhospital.org
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