Outpatient Mental Health Program Director — Lead & Improve Care

Discovery Behavioral Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Mood & Anxiety seeks a Program Director to supervise the MH program, facility, staff and clients in Fairfax, VA. The role partners with leadership to ensure high-quality clinical services and compliant operations.

The PD conducts staff development, oversight of utilization review, and coordination of scheduling, marketing support, and community engagement, while upholding the mission and values of Discovery Behavioral Health.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or Doctorate preferred in Addiction Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or related field strongly preferred.
• Current and valid LMFT or LMSW or PhD or PsyD or LPC or LCSW or MFTi or RD or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Two years’ experience in administration or management of mental health programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all aspects of the program to ensure quality and initiates any quality improvement that may be necessary.
• Supervise weekly Treatment Team Meetings to ensure consistent and effective communication between treatment team members.
• Participate in the interview process in a collaborative fashion to determine the appropriateness and qualifications of prospective staff members.
• Provide bi-monthly in-service trainings to all Professional and Counseling treatment staff.
• Areas of development and in-service training include but are not limited to: Diagnosis and Assessment, Group Therapy, Communication Skills.
• Evaluate and apprise each member of the professional staff, completes a written narrative identifying strengths, weaknesses, and goals for the coming year.
• Contributes to effective teamwork by working independently with staff to combine their skills and energies.
• Completes utilization reviews, oversees primary therapist process of utilization review and assists in the process of assuring that all client stays are covered.
• Works with staff and facility manager to arrange coverage of all shifts and ensure adequate staffing.
• Maintains a client caseload and provides individual and family therapy.
• Co-leading process groups and overseeing other groups.
• Participates in the marketing plan and maintains collaborative relationships with outpatient treatment team professionals.
• Providing on-call support in conjunction with clinical staff and providing ultimate oversight when necessary.
• Participates in supporting Discovery in Recovery and/or Parent Support/Alumni Groups.
• Exercise supervision of all professional and counseling treatment staff
• Obtain training and a login for the state CHRIS and CONNECT systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Program management

Staff supervision

Clinical supervision

On-call support

Education

Master's or Doctorate in related field

Tools

CHRIS system

CONNECT system

Job description

Discovery Mood & Anxiety seeks a Program Director to supervise the MH program, facility, staff and clients in Fairfax, VA. The role partners with leadership to ensure high-quality clinical services and compliant operations.

The PD conducts staff development, oversight of utilization review, and coordination of scheduling, marketing support, and community engagement, while upholding the mission and values of Discovery Behavioral Health.