OMHC Department Manager - Outpatient Center

The Orenda Center of Wellness, LLC is a rapidly growing organization that is looking for a motivated individual to join the team and manage our clinical mental health department in the greater Frederick community. We are a fun energetic company doing our part to fight the battle against addiction and mental health stigma. We treat all clients as family when at Orenda, ensuring they are provided with the highest standard of love, compassion and care while working on healing of themselves through our comprehensive addiction treatment programs and therapeutic mental health services.

This role of the Outpatient Services Mental Health Department Manager will report directly to the outpatient services Executive Director and work concurrently with the Substance use Clinical Manager to ensure that all dual diagnosis clients receive the proper therapeutic services. As a true dual-diagnosis treatment facility our clients are able to receive both their substance use services as well as mental health therapies concurrently and/or exclusively throughout their outpatient enrollment. As a preferred treatment provider, the Orenda Center of Wellness's approach is always the whole life ideal ensuring that each of our clients receives the specifically tailored treatment program that addresses their unique needs meeting them where they are at. 

This role will be responsible for a cross spectrum of managerial / therapeutic and clinical duties that will range from but not limited to, conducting individual, group, and/or family sessions, facilitating mental health groups and/or individual sessions, completing mental health clinical assessments, maintaining a caseload of 12 to 16 active clients, the reviewing and signing of all OMHC clinical documentation for department staff, the collection of weekly and quarterly department data for compliance reporting, and documenting all group & sessions in our EMR system within the 48-hour time frame deadlines. The therapist should be comfortable working with dual-diagnosis clients ranging from adolescents to adults all who may have history of trauma and/or PTSD. Qualified candidates must be skilled at personal time management as well as able to prioritize their daily workload alongside unexpected crisis intervention needs. Quick calm responses and a cool head during a crisis is an indispensable skill for this position to possess. De-escalation and crisis response training is preferred but not required for this role. The daily oversight, management and support of the onsite and remote mental health therapist will be a main function of this position. Management experience in a behavioral health settle along with clinical program experience is preferable.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Mental Health, Counseling, and/or Social Work.
• Appropriate Maryland state licensing such as LCPC, LCSW 
  • C level Therapist with Supervision status preferred. 
• Working knowledge of ASAM criteria & SUD diagnosis in a dual diagnosis setting 
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years' experience working in the field of addiction treatment and/or mental health counseling as a licensed provider
  
• Experience facilitating therapeutic group and individual sessions.
• Experience managing a team of therapists and overseeing multiple caseloads. 
• Understanding of treatment planning, clinical notations, dual diagnosis charting and interventional skills 
• Ability to maintain a case load of 15 or more clients at a time while managing department responsibilities.
• Ability to pass local & federal background checks along with being able to clear a full panel drug screening. 
  
• Ability to handle crisis intervention with strong de-escalation skills. 
  
• Adaptability and motivation to improve clients' lives are indispensable.  
• CPR/First Aid Certified 
  

Position Offering:

• competitive starting salary ---- Range $78,000 to $88,000 annually Salary
  • Based upon Licensure and Experience 
• Monday thru Friday in office work week
• Work schedule hours & days flexibility available 
  
• Life Insurance - Company Paid
• Cost sharing on medical, dental and vision coverage. 
  
• Paid National Holidays (8)
• 4.5 Weeks - PTO per year with rollover options
  
• 401K with company match after 1 year. 
• EAP Program (Immediate Access)

Please apply below using the link and answer the requesting informational pre-screenings questions.

For further information or question please feel free to contact us directly at HR@theorendacenter.com 

Salary : $78,000 - $88,000