Program Director, Independence House

ACMH, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

ACMH, Inc. in New York City seeks a Program Director for Independence House. You will oversee the residence operations, lead the program of services, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage building staff and services.

Responsibilities include admissions/discharges, staff recruitment and supervision, staff training, coordinating clinical services, and ensuring quality, safety, and reporting. The role requires MA in psychology or related field and strong leadership in mental health settings.

Qualifications

• MA in psychology or BA with significant field experience.
• Significant experience in mental health residential settings.
• Understanding of evidence-based practices in rehabilitation and recovery.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of program services according to agency policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable city, state, and federal regulations.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, and supervision of all program staff.
• Ensure initial and continuing staff training, develop and oversee staffing schedules.
• Responsible for admission and discharge of clients.
• Coordinate/deliver safety and health programs to clients and staff.
• Review and oversee standardized health screening tools.
• Promote peer to peer services and integrated care.
• Review and schedule case/utilization reviews, service plans, and reviews.
• Supervise case managers in service planning and collateral contacts.
• Review charting for regulatory compliance.
• Lead weekly clinical meetings.
• Establish/vendor relations for building equipment and services.
• Coordinate client committee activities and community resources.

Skills

Staff supervision

Program management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Education

MA in psychology

BA with field experience

Job description

Description

Position: Program Director, Independence House

Function: Responsible for the overall operation of the residence including the program of services as well as the operation of the building.

Reports to: Senior Director for Residential Programs

Location: Manhattan (Washington Heights)

Tasks

• Ensures delivery of program services according to agency policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with applicable city, state, and federal regulations.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, and supervision of all program staff.
• Ensures initial and continuing staff training, develops and oversees staffing schedule.
• Responsible for admission and discharge of clients.
• Responsible for coordinating/delivering safety and health programs to clients and staff.
• Reviews and oversees standardized health screening tools
• Promotes peer to peer services.
• Promotes other evidence-based practices including integrated & coordinated care, wellness self-management, integrated dual diagnosis treatment and medication review.
• Reviews and schedules case/utilization reviews, service/support plans, plan reviews.
• Supervises case managers in their service/support planning and in collateral contacts with providers of medical and psychiatric care.
• Reviews charting to ensure compliance with applicable city, state, and federal documentation requirements.
• Facilitates weekly clinical meeting.
• Establishes and maintains contact with vendors and companies that service building equipment.
• Coordinates client committee activities, develops community resources, liaison with collateral providers.
• Ensures timely submission of reports as required.
• Monitors rent arrears monthly and develops collections strategies with staff and supervisor.
• Performs inspections of all units, responsible for the overall upkeep of the building.
• Reviews employee timesheets, monitors hours and vacation.
• Member of the Case Record Review Committee.
• Serves as a “Qualified Mental Health Staff Person”.
• Recommends measures to evaluate and improve the quality of program services.
• Is on-call for emergencies
• Duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

M.A. in the field of psychology or an analogous field or B.A with significant experience in the field. Significant experience in mental health residential settings. Understanding of evidence-based practices in rehabilitation and recovery. Supervisory experience. M.A. preferred.

Salary: $77,979 - $83,008 commensurate with experience

ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, crisis support, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels.

For more information, visit our website: www.acmhnyc.org

ACMH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status or citizenship status.