Clinical Program Manager of Behavioral Health Crisis Center

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary: Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the Behavioral Health Crisis Center programs and facility. Plan, organize and direct diversified, multidisciplinary behavioral health and substance abuse programs. Provide guidance concerning the day-today delivery of established program processes to ensure smooth operation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with the Crisis Management Team
• Participates in the development, implementation and revision of the agency’s strategic plan for the BHCC.
• Develops, implements and monitors the BHCC’s clinical goals.
• Develops protocol necessary for efficient and effective overall operation of the BHCC.
• Participates on the Management Team and assigned committees of the agency.
• Provides consultation to agency staff or external sources as needed.
• Develops an effective working relationship with stakeholders, community, state and local officials, the general public, employees, peers and supervisor.
• Communicates effectively to assure desired outcomes and results.
• Provide competent personnel management and supervision including hiring, evaluating and taking corrective actions with BHCC staff.
• Provides departmental orientation and training.
• Supervises all crisis clinical staff to include setting performance expectations, monitoring progress, identifying staff development needs and addressing problems through regularly scheduled staff meetings and individual supervision.
• Approves staff work schedules, timesheets, leave requests and secondary employment requests.
• Works multiple shifts as required when staffing is low or wen there are unlicensed therapists on shift.
• Makes recommendations regarding departmental budget needs.
• Participates in the development and review of the agency’s annual budget, monitoring BHCC budget on a continuous basis and makes necessary adjustments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education – Completion of a master’s degree in social work or counseling.
• Licensure/Certification –fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Psychologist or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
• Experience – Greater than 5 years of full-time program manager or director experience managing a program serving individuals having mental illness and/or a substance use disorder; experience in working and/or managing a behavioral health crisis service.

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.