PROGRAM DIR - INPATIENT - EAST

Job Summary

The Program Director ensures the delivery of quality mental health care services to patients within the context of structured clinical programs and an interdisciplinary treatment team. The Program Director oversees the administrative and clinical responsibilities of both inpatient and outpatient programs. The Program Director provides clinical social work services on a designated unit in a manner consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Lakeside Behavioral Health. The Program Director is responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy, participation in treatment team planning, processing commitments, and discharge planning/case management service, crisis intervention and liaison services with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling, or Social Services related field required, licensure preferred.
• Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
• Prior supervisory experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• TN LCSW, LPC, LP preferred.
• Knowledge: Prefer knowledge of case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice.