Executive Program Director - Mental Health

At Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program you will have the opportunity to work closely within a team of professionals consisting of mental health experts, all dedicated to promoting lasting health and healing. Clinical supervision and guidance are provided on total client care and therapeutic milieu management, as well as career growth and personal development oversight. You will develop an individualized growth plan which will help you develop your professional skills and career objectives.

If you are looking for an organization that thrives on growth, celebrates diversity of thought, and rewards passionate execution, you’ve come to the right place. Because we put clients first, it is our honor to support and reward those who serve them.

Position Summary:

The Executive Director is responsible for the supervision and management of the treatment program they work directly out of as Program Director in addition to oversite of additional Program Directors/Administrators and sites. The Executive Director supervises anywhere from 3-6 programs overall. This is RTC and OP programs. This includes oversite of all facilities functions, staff, and patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Oversees and ensures quality of all aspects of the three to 6 programs they manage and takes initiative to make improvements.
• Conducts separate weekly treatment team meetings at each location to ensure consistent and effective communication, including proper oversight of patient progress and to ensures a team approach is being utilized.
• Monitor and assess staff morale and build team spirit and community.
• Posts, interviews, and hires for all staff and completes on board paperwork.
• Trains all new employees within their scope and coordinates training with other team members.
• Conducts all 90-day, annual performance reviews, and growth plans for employees they directly supervise in collaboration with the appropriate discipline.
• To provide adequate and ongoing training of facility employees, and sufficient oversight/supervision to ensure that all services are in keeping with the Discovery Mission Statement.
• Facilitates monthly employee trainings ensuring that all mandated trainings are completed throughout the year.
• Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge.
• Facilitates patient transfers to higher level of care, as needed.
• Participates in clinical outreach and facilitates program tours as needed.
• Provides on-call support to facility and communicates with the On-Call Administrator as needed.
• Consistently communicates with home office departments effectively and in a timely manner.
• Attends all designated meetings and conference calls or ensures facility presence at meetings. Ensures that all necessary information is disseminated to team members.
• Facilitates Multi-Family, Family Program and/or Family Weekend.
• Possesses a complete and working knowledge of all employee job descriptions to be able to support and supervise all employees.
• Responsible for timekeeping of clinical employees and oversees all employees’ timekeeping to ensure that all timecards are submitted to payroll in a timely manner and reports any error or corrections to payroll as soon as possible.
• Responsible for submitting all expense receipts to Operations.
• Oversees the patient intake process, completing related paperwork, reviewing, and obtaining signatures on all consents at the time of admission; sending all necessary information to the home office; assigning additional duties to milieu staff as necessary.
• Oversees the patient discharge process and assigns duties to milieu staff as necessary.
• Participates in weekly treatment team meetings, keeping notes and creating the treatment team overview notes for the staff to review.
• Adherence to the program schedule.
• Maintenance all quality and compliance in line with Joint commission and licensing standards
• Ensures employees are in compliance with all Joint Commission and licensing standards.
• Coordinates and communicates weekly community outing for approved patients.
• Manages patient charts and facilitates audits in a timely manner.
• Is the facility Infection Control Officer and ensure staff adherence to Infection Control Protocols.
• Must be proficient in all Joint Commission and HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Oversees weekly kitchen audits, food rotation, and sanitation.
• Remains conscious of the budget and communicates facility overages to Operations.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the facility and provides weekly feedback to the home office regarding any environment of care issues.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the facility vehicle.
• Performs/assigns emergency drills and completes appropriate documentation.
• Responsible for medication policies and procedures, and ensures the facility is compliant with licensing standards.
• Performs any other assigned and/or requested duties.
• Oversee all other operational aspects of the programs.

This is a full-time position at multiple DMAP locations. For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at discoverymood.com.

• Three years experience in management.
• Masters degree or higher.
• Two years mental health experience in residential or hospital setting.
• Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire
• Obtain CPR, AED, and First Aid certification within 90 days of hire.

Must possess a current Driver’s License in good standing.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/