Program Director, Hampstead

Compensation Range

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Hampstead Hospital & Residential Treatment Facility (HHRTF) is an acute inpatient psychiatric hospital and a residential treatment program that treats children, adolescents, and young adults.  HHRTF is located in a beautiful setting in southern New Hampshire that provides plenty of outdoor areas to play, walk, and promote well-being. Children deserve to have healthy and happy childhoods so that they can grow into wholesome and happy adults. Our devoted team is here to provide these children, adolescents, and young adults with the encouragement and positive relationships to build a brighter tomorrow. 

How you make a difference

As the Program Director Hampstead, you will be tasked with overseeing all administrative aspects of patient care, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services. Your leadership will be crucial in promoting staff education, training, and performance improvement initiatives, collaborating with unit leadership to develop and implement clinical programming. You will also work closely with hospital departments to ensure seamless teamwork among disciplines, while providing clinical oversight and supervision to direct care staff and making important decisions regarding hiring, performance evaluation, and disciplinary actions. Your coordination skills will be essential in ensuring adequate staffing for clinical services and conducting ongoing evaluations of all aspects of clinical programming.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in the specialty area and stay current with the latest knowledge and practices.• Exhibit strong leadership skills, fostering effective communication, problem-solving, and team-building among staff.• Direct the development of patient-centered milieu programming to ensure the highest quality of care.• Provide administrative management and oversight for all direct care staff.• Develop and maintain program budgets to optimize efficiency while upholding excellent patient care standards; ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and hospital standards for nursing services documentation.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field with program management experience is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse experience, as appropriate.
• Progressive leadership experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Specialty Certification when appropriate
• CPR Certification (within 3 months of hire)
• CPI Certification (within 3 months of hire)

Compliance

• Corporate Compliance (within 2 months of hire)
• Aligned with NH’s System of Care, supporting services that are: family-driven, youth-guided, community-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically competent.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Salary : $72,072 - $80,080