CLINICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

UHS•Atlanta, GA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Laurel Heights Hospital is an intensive psychiatric residential treatment facility for children and adolescents. We are seeking a Clinical Program Manager in a hospital/psychiatric setting. The ideal candidate will have experience with children and adolescents with Autism or other neurodevelopmental disabilities, including those who are moderately to severely affected by Autism. A basic knowledge of child growth and development, mental health, and developmental disorders is required. This is an Equal Opportunity Employer position.

Requirements

Requires one of the following: LMFT, LPC, or LCSW.
Requires training in a recognized mental health field.
Experience in an inpatient setting preferred.
Written and oral communications skills.
Skills in case management, time management, and crisis intervention common to acute psychiatric needs as well as to non-violent crises intervention practice.
Knowledge of acute adolescent/child psychological disorders.
Knowledge of advanced principles of abnormal psychology as specifically applied to the population.
Familiarity with follow-up resource services available to children.
Skills in conducting individual, group, and family therapy.
Skills in maintaining information as highly confidential.
Must demonstrate the ability to treat other age populations as needed or have the capacity to develop skills through the organization’s cross-training, orientation program.
Must have the ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience with children and adolescents Autism or other neurodevelopmental disabilities, including those who are moderately to severely affected by Autism.
Basic knowledge of child growth and development, mental health and developmental disorders.

Responsibilities

Manage clinical programs to include discharges, milieu programming, and the therapeutic product.
Supervise interns once per week and create an agenda to follow.
Participate in internship recruitment.