“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA , veterans, and all belief systems.

This role oversees both floors of our Shelton Inpatient facility:

The Telecare Shelton Evaluation and Treatment (E&T) center will provide intensive mental health and psychiatric treatment services in a secure, welcoming, and respectful environment for adults experiencing an acute mental health emergency. Shelton Next Steps, a long-term civil commitment acute 16-bed Evaluation & Treatment Center in Thurston County will provide services to individuals experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms and can benefit from more structured services, and support in a secure setting. Telecare currently operates E&T’s in Thurston, Clark, Skagit, Grays Harbor, and Pierce counties, and looks forward to adding the Shelton community to our family.

Shelton Next Steps, a long-term civil commitment acute 16-bed Evaluation & Treatment Center in Thurston County will provide services to individuals experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms and can benefit from more structured services, and support in a secure setting.

The Licensed Administrator manages all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Program. This involves ensuring regulatory compliance and actively overseeing quality assurance performance improvements. Additionally, the Administrator collaborates with all corporate departments and outside consultants and represents the Program to State/County agencies, community partners, and consumer groups.

Expected starting wage range is $133,437.20 - $153,303.28. The full range goes up to $182,476.84. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)

• Masters in Social Services with a state license (e.g. LICSW LMHC)

• Four (4) years of experience in an administrative management position in a health care setting

• Two (2) years of responsibility for supervision of professional staff, budgeting, program planning, and licensing

What’s In It for You*

• Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• Paid Time Off: For FT Employees it is 16.7 days in your first year

• Nine Paid Holidays

• Career growth opportunity: The company has grown 10% yearly for the past 5 years

• For more information visit: https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare

• Culture of power-with not power-over

• Your contribution is valued

• Opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals

• Personal commitment to the mission from your team and colleagues

• Diverse mental health program types with lifelong career advancement opportunities

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare

• Acts as culture carrier; creates and supports program culture and culture initiatives.

• Manages all strategic planning activities of the Program with the primary goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the Program

• Ensures that the program is meeting or exceeding clinical quality expectations and outcomes

• Develops and maintains a productive work relationship with State and local agency partners; actively participates in meeting customer needs and adapting to changing customer and community needs at all times; acts as liaison between the Program and State/County customers and community partners

• Maintains healthy staffing patterns for all departments. Which includes directing the recruitment, candidate selection, partnering with internal Employee Relations, and when necessary, disciplinary action within the Program.

• Manages the Program within allocated budgetary parameters and collaborates in the development of the fiscal budget

• Provides Clinical supervision upon request

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

• May vary by location and position type

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

Administrator, Program Director, Program Manager, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)