Overview
The Director of Behavioral Health Residential Services is responsible for the clinical operations of services. This includes supervising all senior clinical staff, managing and directing intakes and directing the division s clinical philosophy in collaboration with the Vice President of Behavioral Health Residential Services and the Director of Clinical Risk Management.
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Minimum Education Required Master's Degree Responsibilities
- Ensure that the clinical integrity of client programs and services are maintained.
- Ensure timely, clinically appropriate intakes.
- Ensure clinically appropriate utilization. This includes oversight and management of movement between and out of group living environments across contracts.
- Ensure development and implementation of treatment plans for clients and coordinate referrals.
- Develop and implement philosophy of service delivery for residential services.
- Organize staff and staffing functions to provide appropriate and efficient client contact, services, and satisfaction.
- Ensure adequate implementation of agency and program specific policies and procedures.
- Act as a liaison between related state agencies, community providers, families and guardians, as well as Advocates administration and programs.
- Assist in the writing of rollover contracts and assist in the writing of new proposals and initiatives.
- Identify and assist with program development and strategies.
- Provides fiscal responsibility including budget development and fiscal management to ensure that the behavioral health services meet expectations.
- Ensure that performance evaluations are conducted.
- Ensure that all records are maintained and reports are submitted in accordance with standards established by Advocates and applicable licensing and quality assurance regulations.
- Ensure that staff receives appropriate certifications and trainings to perform duties adequately.
- Maintain constructive and productive internal and external communications with staff, managers, providers, vendors, and funding sources.
- Provide on-call backup to staff and direct care services as needed.
- Participate in division management teams.