Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

About the role

Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Therapy Manager II) at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, part of the Dept Behavioral Health/Develop. The position reports to the Clinical Leadership Team and provides strategic and operational leadership for active treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the hospital's active treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation services.
• Serve as integral member of the Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) and collaborate with clinical leaders to advance treatment excellence.
• Lead development of an integrated active treatment model supporting recovery and individualized/group-based therapeutic services.
• Provide leadership and direction to Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Expressive Therapy, and other psychosocial rehabilitation programming.
• Support collaboration across disciplines to ensure treatment opportunities are coordinated, clinically meaningful, and responsive to patient needs.
• Advance NVMHI's community of practice for active treatment, focusing on strengthening group treatment modality.
• Support clinicians in developing high-quality, evidence-informed groups; establishing consistent expectations and best practices; evaluating effectiveness; creating staff learning opportunities.
• Support development of individualized treatment opportunities, including programming and therapeutic schedules aligned with patient treatment plans, interests, strengths, abilities, and recovery goals.
• Collaborate with Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Medical Services, and other clinical disciplines on hospital-wide clinical initiatives.
• Contribute to efforts to strengthen treatment planning, active treatment, therapeutic milieu practices, and proactive approaches to behavioral health needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Mental Health, Human Services, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, or another closely related clinical or behavioral health discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Current professional licensure or certification in a relevant clinical or rehabilitation discipline.
• Demonstrated experience planning, developing, implementing, integrating, and evaluating behavioral health, psychosocial rehabilitation, active treatment, or related clinical programs.
• Demonstrated supervisory and/or management experience, including experience leading, developing, and supporting multidisciplinary staff.

Additional Considerations

• Experience providing leadership within an inpatient psychiatric, behavioral health, rehabilitation, or other complex clinical setting.
• Experience leading or developing active treatment or group-based therapeutic programming.
• Experience developing communities of practice, clinical education programs, or staff development initiatives.
• Experience with therapeutic milieu development, behavioral health programming, or proactive behavioral support approaches.
• Experience working in a public behavioral health system or state-operated behavioral health facility.
• Experience with accreditation and regulatory standards applicable to inpatient behavioral health settings.

Pay

Hiring range: $125,524 – $145,000 (Pay Band).