Milieu Manager

Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Mood & Anxiety Program in Orange, CA is seeking a Milieu Manager to ensure smooth facility operations, supply management, and effective communication with the home office. You will supervise Mental Health Technicians and collaborate with the Program Director on issues and duties.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 2 years in mental health settings, with responsibilities spanning intake, group oversight, chart management, and on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; B.A. from a four-year college or university.
• Two years of experience in mental health, counseling, or milieu setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the facility is fully stocked and supplies are ordered in advance; manage related expenses to curb overspending.
• Oversee upkeep and maintenance of the facility and facility vehicle; schedule maintenance with Program Director or Home Office approval.
• Perform safety drills and weekly checklists to ensure medication administration guidelines and licensing standards are met.
• Oversee Education Liaison/Case Manager to ensure compliance with educational or vocational requirements.
• Oversee patient intake and discharge processes; manage related paperwork and consent forms; coordinate with Home Office.
• Participate in treatment team meetings weekly; maintain notes and treatment team overview for staff review.
• Lead groups as needed and support Mental Health Technicians with group sessions.
• Manage patient charts, ensuring new charts are opened, audited, and closed timely; be available for on-call shifts.
• Attend bi-monthly staff trainings and model professional behavior; engage with patients during meals when possible.
• Familiarize with Philosophy, Mission, goals, and policies of Discovery Behavioral Health Treatment Programs; maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Leadership

Facility management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university

Job description

Position Summary:

The Milieu Manager is responsible for assuring that the facility runs smoothly, supplies are being ordered, concerns are communicated to the home office and for managerial oversight of Mental Health Technicians. The Milieu Manager consults with the Program Director and the home office regarding needs/duties to be completed and works closely with the Program Director when any issues arise.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assure that the facility is fully stocked, that needed supplies are ordered in advance, and manage related expenses to assure that unnecessary spending is not occurring. Provide feedback to the home office regarding any facility issues on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the facility and facility vehicle. Will schedule facility or vehicle maintenance upon obtaining approval from the Program Director and/or Home office.
• Perform/assign safety drills, completing weekly checklists to assure medication administration guidelines are met and assure facility is in compliance with licensing standards and Joint Commission.
• Over-sight of Education Liaison/Case Manager to ensure compliance with educational or vocational requirements.
• Oversee the patient intake process, complete related paperwork, review and obtain signatures on all consents at the time of admission, send all necessary information to the Home office, assign additional duties to Mental Health Technicians as necessary. Oversee the patient discharge process and assign duties to counseling staff as necessary.
• Participate in treatment team meetings on a weekly basis, keep notes and create the treatment team overview notes for staff review. Record keeping of treatment team attendance.
• Run groups when necessary. Provide oversight of groups being led by Mental Health Technicians and lend assistance if needed.
• Manage patient charts, ensuring new charts are opened when necessary, charts are audited and closed in a timely manner.
• Must be available to take on-call shifts.
• Participate in and/or lead bi-monthly staff trainings with direction from the Program Director.
• To help model good behaviors to patients will attend meals in the milieu when possible.
• Serves as a positive role model to staff, patients, employees and guests through a positive, caring, and professional attitude.
• Familiarizes self with the Philosophy, Mission, goals, and objectives of the Discovery Behavioral Health Treatment Program/s. Complies with all Discovery policies and procedures. Attends all designated meetings.
• Maintains the confidential nature of patient and program related activities.
• May be required to travel to other facilities to attend trainings from time to time.
• Must demonstrate tact, initiative, resourcefulness, professional manner, enthusiasm, and nonjudgmental attitude.
• Available to perform requested task and accept responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director and the Home Office

Knowledge, Education, & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university or
• Two years experience working within the mental health, counseling, or in a milieu setting preferred.

Employment Status: Full time
Schedule:Tues - Saturday OR Sunday-Thursday 11-7pm
Work Location: On Site - Orange,CA
Compensation: Pay Range: $75,000-83,000/annually