BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER - 40000732

About the role

Durham County Government employs approximately 1,900 employees that work towards providing needed services throughout the community. With a wide array of services, Durham County Government is at the heart of a rapidly growing and diverse area offering residents, employees and visitors exciting opportunities to live, work, grow and play. For more information about Durham County Government, visit www.dconc.gov.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, direct, and evaluate assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals;
• Approve time and leave requests for assigned staff;
• Coordinate, assign and review work and establish work schedules; maintain standards; monitor status of work in progress; inspect completed work assignments; answer questions; give advice and direction as needed;
• Monitor and update records to meet program and agency requirements;
• Manage, plan, and maintain programs financial budget for housing, trainings, supplies and orders;
• Review referrals for appropriateness of services;
• Provide direct individual and group counseling for the agency;
• Attend and engage in community meetings and committees as directed by the Clinical Services Manager;
• Screen inmates booked into jail who are identified as possibly having substance use disorder symptoms;
• Provide supportive counseling, as needed;
• Assist with the monitoring of suicide precautions and security observation detainees;
• Participate in jail coordination meetings involving Clinical issues;
• Respond to Kiosk requests as per assigned and directed by Clinical Services Manager or requeste by Jail MH Program Manager;
• Provide on-call services/support on a regular schedule;
• Assist in the coordination and facilitation of, and attend psychiatry residents’ clinics when requested;
• Provide professional consultation to court and jail staff for detainees exhibiting symptoms/traits of substance use disorder;
• Communicate with community substance use disorder treatment agencies concerning detainee care in jail;
• Participate in involuntary commitment cases, as appropriate;
• Consult with state and other inpatient mental health facilities concerning patient history/admission;
• Assist in assessing JMH referrals when necessary;
• Provide administrative and clinical supervision to STARR staff. To include, but not limited to, regular supervision, task assignment, creating schedules, conducting performance reviews, and time approval/submission;
• Assist in training and orientation of new staff;
• Provide support and back-up services to Adult Recovery Court for detainee assessments and treatment recommendations;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a four-year college or university and three years of experience in clinical substance abuse, counseling and/or education;
• Master's degree in human service related field and two years of experience in clinical substance abuse counseling and/or education;
• Graduation from a four-year college or university and four years of experience in a human service field, including at least two years in clinical substance abuse counseling and/or education;
• Completion of an associate or diploma school of nursing and five years of psychiatric nursing experience, including at least three years with substance abusers;
• Completion of a mental health associate program at a community college and five years of human service experience, including at least three years in clinical substance abuse counseling and education;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of clinical work principles, techniques and practices, and their application to complex counseling, casework, group work;
• Thorough knowledge of the policies, procedures, and goals of the substance use disorder program in the specific area of responsibility;
• Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment;
• Considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease process and their treatment as they relate to decisions regarding clinical interventions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychosocial diagnosis;
• General knowledge of physiological aspects of substance use and referral sources for appropriate medical treatment;
• Consult as mental health specialist in substance use disorders with professionals in the community on understanding and dealing more effectively with substance use disorders;
• Skill in establishing rapport with a detainee and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of detainees’ problems;
• Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower level clinicians, students or interns in the program;
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively;
• Thorough knowledge of the Criminal Justice System;
• Thorough knowledge of program policies, restraints and requirements including knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations that govern mental health and substance use disorders;
• Advance level clinical assessment skills to include screening for suicide and homicidal risk;
• Considerable knowledge of evidence-based programs;
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Must possess strong organizational computer skills;
• Ability to establish working relationships with criminal justice agencies, medical staff and the court system staff;
• Ability to assist with development of programs and services;
• Ability to produce qualitative and quantitative reports.