Associate Director, Mental Health

General Responsibilities

The Associate Director, Mental Health Clinics, will have primary responsibility to provide administrative oversight of JASA’s OMH article 31 clinic programs with established policies, standards and procedures to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors and JASA Senior Leadership and within the guidelines of the funding sources. The Associate Director of Mental Health Clinics assumes complete responsibility for carrying out the policies and regulations within the guidelines of the funding source;including DFTA, DOHMH, OMH, Medicaid/Medicare, private insurance plans, and other funding sources.

Primary Responsibilities

• To oversee all administrative functions as mandated by OMH, DOHMH, DFTA, and JASA, including but not limited to:
  • Maintain Standards of Care consistent with OMH and DOHMH regulations
  • Maintain levels of service consistent with OMH, DOHMH, DFTA, and JASA expectations
  • Oversee billing/budget processes using JASA’s Electronic Health Record in coordination with JASA’s Finance and IT Departments
  • Implement ongoing utilization review procedures.
  • Track and maintain clinic productivity
  • Assess need for and implement quality assurance projects.
  • Coordinate and lead Consumer Advisory Committee
  • Coordinate and lead the clinic Incident Review Committee
• To assure staff supervisory procedures are in place and followed
• To develop outreach and marketing strategies for JASA’s clinic programs
• To represent the agency at community conferences and meetings
• Plans, organizes and directs implementation, supervision, coordination of overall administration of clinic program operations and reviews the work of staff
• Assesses all problem areas with or without the aid of staff, and makes recommendations for corrective action and writes reports on findings and progress
• Communicates polices and objectives to subordinates and gives general direction and procedures to carry out policies and achieve objectives
• Interviews and recommends suitable persons to hire
• Attends meetings (internal and external) on matters relating to JASA mental health services
• Ensures that all reports, statistical records, and records required by governmental agencies are maintained
• Conduct ongoing evaluation of the program and services delivered by volunteers, recommending and implementing improvements as necessary
• Participate as an active member of JASA Services Leadership Team
• Addittional responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Masters of Social Work, Public Administration or equivalent level degree in counseling, gerontology, psychology or a related field.
• New York State License in Social Work preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in program supervision and/or program management: experience overseeing medical billing preferred.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Ability to provide professional supervision and leadership to social work, accounting, and support staff.
• Excellent writing/record keeping skills.
• Understanding and appreciation of the roles of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference, and individual values as they relate to serving clients and families.
• Computer-literacy, with ability to learn program-specific software. Should be conversant with current MicroSoft and Google applications.
• Professional maturity, good judgment and ability to motivate others in a similar way
• Strong commitment to JASA’s mission
• Ability to travel using mass transit
• An understanding and appreciation of the roles of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference, and individual values as they relate to serving clients