What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Integrated Mental Health & Addiction Services position at The Guidance Center of Westchester?
Position: Director of Integrated Mental Health & Addiction Services
Program/Department: Integrated Services
Reports To: Senior Vice President of Programs
Location: 256 Washington Street, Mount Vernon, NY 10553
Hours: 35 hours per week, full-time salaried
Salary: $110K-$120K
Position Summary:
The Director for Integrated Mental Health & Addiction Services is responsible for The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) integrated outpatient clinical services licensed by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS). This senior leadership position is pivotal to ensuring the success of TGCW’s comprehensive services and supports as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) serving Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers communities of Westchester. Programs within the Integrated Services department include outpatient clinics, school and community satellites, as well as mobile crisis response teams. This position facilitates individual participant, team member, and program outcomes that strengthen these programs and the agency overall.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure clinical and administrative excellence for TGCW's mental health and substance use/addiction services.
- Ensure programs meet all requirements to maintain licensure with Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Addiction Services & Supports (OASAS), Joint Commission Accreditation, and SAMHSA certification.
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of all required program documentation, including but not limited to case records, census data, length of stay reports, consumer satisfaction surveys and other outcome measures, utilization review reports, updated policies and procedures, job descriptions and competences, and annual reports
- Champion efforts to strengthen the clinical skill and expertise of the department
- Set, monitor, and strengthen progress towards the achievement of key performance indicators
- Directly supervise program directors and ensure all necessary deliverables are met with effective workflows and processes.
- Serve as an agency representative at meetings with external stakeholders and enhance relationships with organizations and community partners throughout Westchester County.
- Remain versed in relevant regulations, protocols, quality assurance, clinical practices, and fidelity to evidence-based practices and interventions utilized in the OMH and OASAS programs.
- Provide timely submission of grant reporting and tasks to ensure compliance with all grants and related regulations.
- Support a high-performing culture aligned with TGCW core values and B.A.S.I.C Tenets: Balance, Accountability, Satisfaction, Inclusion, and Communication.
Qualifications: Degree requirements, licensure requirements, related experience required, specific job-related skills, hard skills, specific job-related applications.
- LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, PhD, PsyD, DSW, RN, or MD with CASAC (preferred)
- A minimum of 5 years of direct experience working with the full range of mental health and substance use/addiction challenges, including opioid use, assessment, and treatment options.
- Excellent program management and supervisory/coaching skills, with a minimum of 5 years of experience managing at least one OMH and/or OASAS licensed outpatient clinic program. (Experience supervising multiple programs preferred).
- Demonstrated passion and commitment to supporting the well-being and recovery process of individuals and families struggling with complex challenges related to alcohol and/or substance use.
- Knowledge of OMH and OASAS regulations as well as documentation requirements, including intake and assessment, treatment planning and clinical interventions from the start of the treatment through end of care and after-care.
- Organized, solution-focused team player, with excellent leadership qualities that support a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach in programs and service delivery.
- Passion for TGCW’s mission and an ability to communicate this passion to others
- Positive attitude and demeanor with an ability to engage individuals of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and needs.
- Experience with electronic medical record and budget development/management.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and abilities to problem-solve, and quickly cultivate and implement solutions.
Travel Requirements: 10-20% throughout Westchester as needed.
Physical Requirements: These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case. While performing the responsibilities of the role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
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