General Description

Serve as Assistant Division Director providing overall direction and leadership for the ACCS division.

Essential Job Functions

Clinical Administrative Functions:

• Serve as Assistant Division Director for ACCS division
• Provide direct supervision to assigned  Site Supervisors and at times Direct Care Staff members
• Participate in Clinical on-call rotation as needed
• Conduct trainings/education
• Oversee risk management development and implementation
• Assess transition of care readiness and develop transitions plans within the ACCS programs, hospitals, jails, etc. 
• Complete screening assessments, comprehensive assessments, and treatment plans when indicated
• Report any incidents regarding accidents, injury or medication errors to the Quality Manager
• Work closely with the Housing Authority and the Facilities Department at the Brien Center.
• Ensure all sites are in compliance with DMH regulations and prepare for annual DMH inspections
• Coordinate with DMH and Care Coordination Entities
• Ensure staff and site leaders attend required trainings.
• Attend all required, but not limited to, DMH/BHS/ACO collaboration meetings
• Ensure MAP compliance at all sites, this includes ensuing audits are completed
• Teach, implement and ensure that all staff are trained in Evidenced Based Practices
• Hire and Train Residential and outreach Site Leaders

Program Administrative Functions:

• Schedule and assign staff work
• Oversee facilities operations
• Oversee household expenses
• Ensure compliance with licensing regulations
• Oversees staffing changes
• Coordinate scheduling through ACCS team and within community support
• Assume county wide function, i.e., training, scheduling, facilities management, Human Rights, licensing and/or substance abuse services
• Participate in all relevant staff meetings and treatment team meetings
• Participate in regularly scheduled supervision
• Develop and maintain relationship with community resources, which support consumer integration

General:

• Serve on interagency committees
• Represent agency at intra-agency meetings
• Maintain work environment, reporting any hazards to Division Director
• Communicate with the client’s family and personal network
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Identify client, community and program needs and recommend program development related to psychiatric service
• Assess staff and support resources to effectively manage program and make budget recommendations
• Recruit, hire new staff and provide orientation training.
• Monitor clerical staff schedules for division to ensure adequate coverage

Quality Improvement Functions:

• Coordinate treatment reviews
• Audit client charts
• Complete annual evaluations and quarterly reviews for assigned staff
• Monitor productivity, utilization and caseloads of staff in division
• Identify training needs
• Conduct training for staff and community
• Participate in serious incident reviews
• Monitor QI Initiatives
• Assist in resolution of client complaints

Qualifications:

• Master/PhD. degree in social work psychology or counseling
• Licensed LICSW, LCSW, LMHC, or PhD
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory and clinical experience in community mental health, preferably crisis related work
• Demonstrate management skills, i.e., program development, human resource management and basic fiscal operations
• Ability to effectively represent the agency in a variety of settings

Skills:

• Excellent oral and presentation skills
• Leadership talent and the ability to delegate effectively
• Working knowledge of computers
• Knowledge of community resources

Other Requirements:

• Meets all credentialing requirements
• Flexibility to respond to program scheduling needs
• Support and maintain the principles and policies of The Brien Center
• Maintain ethical and professional standards
• Represent the agency in a professional manner in all community contacts
• Demonstrate commitment to the Agency’s mission and community mental health principles
• Valid Drivers License
• Successful completion of the Criminal Offense Record Inquiry (CORI)
• Successful completion of the Driver’s license background check (RMV)