890 Residential- Interim Program Director

Healthright 360•San Francisco, CA

35d

About The Position

Men's Residential and Detox or 890 Residential Services is a program of HealthRIGHT 360 that serves male-identifying clients. This program has approximately 105 beds and provides residential treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) for up to 90 days. Clients are supported by a team of behavioral health professionals who provide counseling and education for substance abuse disorders, life skills, as well as individual and group therapy. The Program Director is responsible for overseeing and implementing residential behavioral health program services, clinical activities, and staffing to ensure program compliance with contracts and licensing regulations for the 115-bed residential substance use disorder treatment program at 890 Hayes Men's Residential program. The Program Director sets the clinical tone, utilizing trauma-informed, client-centered, gender-responsive, evidence-based, and harm reduction approaches. Coordinates with other departments within and outside of the agency to ensure that client needs are being met in support of health and recovery.

Requirements

Certified SUD Counselor from an accrediting professional organization and at minimum 5 years of experience in providing SUD services and 3 years supervising staff.
OR
Bachelor of Arts or Sciences degree from an accredited college or university, Certified SUD Counselor from an accrediting professional organization, and 3 years of experience in providing SUD services and supervising staff.
OR
MSW, MFT, LPCC, or PsyD from a regionally accredited graduate school, registration or licensure with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) or the California Board of Psychology (CBP), and at least 1 (one) year of experience in providing SUD services and supervising staff.
Knowledge of and experience with providing trauma informed services.
Strong computer skills, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and co-occurring treatment.
Knowledge of clinical documentation (treatment plans, progress notes, etc.).
Knowledge of community resources for non-profit substance abuse treatment facilities.
Understanding of ASAM Levels of Care.
Understanding of the principles of Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction in Substance Use Treatment Programs.
Understanding of the California's Department of Healthcare Services Drug Medi-Cal Organized Service Delivery System
Qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a satisfactory background check.
Must be capable of meeting health screening and tuberculosis testing requirements.
Must be capable of maintaining credential requirements.
Must be capable of meeting the program and funder requirements.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience working with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.
Master's or Doctorate degree in Social Work, counseling, psychology, or related field.
Experience with efficient and effective treatment and management of clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Experience with government contracts and compliance.

Responsibilities

Directs clinical treatment and coordination of various activities and departments within facility as well as coordination of external stakeholders.
Ensures treatment is in accordance with contracts/license expectations, including new Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) requirements.
Has ultimate responsibility for retention and completion of all participants.
Responsible for oversight of the program needs, including but not limited to safety and security, compliance, and accountability.
Must be available afterhours and on weekends to respond to facility emergencies, outstanding crisis, or events.
Oversees management of staff and agency volunteers, which includes Clinical Manager, Supervising registered and certified SUD counselors, and masters/doctorate-level mental health clinicians.
Duties include direct supervision and mentoring of subordinate supervisory staff, including program managers, providing verbal, and written qualitative and quantitative feedback of their work.
Duties include but are not limited to, hiring, training, motivating, evaluating, disciplining, and terminating.
Ensures all staff are trained in and competent with program policies, procedures, and practices.
Resolves many employee deficiencies through several avenues: performance improvement plans, written warnings in collaboration with HR, encouraging the utilization of staff benefits like PTO and the EAP, and termination.
Ensures that each client receives all services stated in applicable contracts, including multi-county DMC contracts (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo).
Ensures compliance with codes and regulations at local and state levels.
Responsible for client capacity within the program, which can range from 80 - 115 clients across all residential and withdrawal management beds.
Works closely with our agency's compliance department in developing, disseminating, and ensuring adherence to programmatic policies and procedures.
Conducts monthly quality reviews of all charts and of staff performance and productivity.
Leads a weekly staff meeting to discuss program updates, issues, policies, and procedures.
Ensures client rights mandated by governmental codes and agency norms. Responsible for quality assurance for charts and treatment plans.
Ensures proper handling and transfer of documents and records.
Responsible for oversight of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) system for the program, including but not limited to running reports such as discrepancy, retention, productivity, utilization and ensuring all discrepancies are corrected in timely manner.
And perform other duties as assigned.