Assistant Program Director

Responsibilities

• Serves as administrative backup to Program Director to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the clinic and ensure interpersonal relationships remain positive.
• Captures and implements clinical services for an assigned multidisciplinary treatment delivery team.
• Helps implement and monitor policies, procedures, and systems necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of program services.
• Provides regularly scheduled clinical and administrative supervision to assigned staff.
• Documents supervisory sessions with staff.
• Aids Program Director with interviews and new hires, trains, appraises, disciplines, and may terminate subordinate staff as needed.
• Helps identify staff’s training needs and, in response, plans, develops, and/or conducts training toward maintaining and improving clinical staff competency and compliance with agency policy and procedure.
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, and timely patient treatment records by staff that complies with regulatory requirements and agency internal policy and procedure.
• Ensures that all program staff upholds the agency's Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics and complies with all Federal, state, and local laws/regulations, including 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or other Human Services field and at least Three-Five (3-5) years’ experience in substance use and/or mental health treatment with at least One-Two (1-2) years’ experience functioning in an administrative/supervisory capacity.
• AND OASAS CASAC certification as an Advanced Counselor if not a licensed NYSED Qualified Health Professional (QHP).
• AND OASAS Clinical Supervision Foundations I & II (30 hours): Successful completion required by all Advanced and Master Level CASACs within one year of hire date.
• OR A licensed NYSED Qualified Health Professional (QHP) with licensure as LMSW or LMHC or LCSW with at least Three-Five (3-5) years’ experience in substance use and/or mental health treatment with at least One-Two (1-2) years’ experience functioning in an administrative/supervisory capacity.
• Available to work a flexible schedule as needed in response to program and staff needs.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR.
• Ability to work under pressure with excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient records.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Team player and ability to work independently.
• Possession of strong time management, writing and communication skills.
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills; ability to supervise, coach, mentor, develop, train and teach substance use providers/other clinical discipline providers.
• Ability to implement and monitor policy and procedure in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Knowledge of Federal and state law/regulation governing substance abuse treatment, including confidentiality, security and privacy of protected health information.
• Knowledge of OASAS, Joint Commission, CSAT guidance.