APD and Clinical Manager of Sweet Home

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $55,341 - $59,500 Personalized salary reflecting your related experience and academic/credentialed background.

Location: 1412 Sweet Home Rd., Amherst, NY 14228

Consistent with BestSelf policies, procedures and relevant regulatory requirements, the Assistant Program Director plans, organizes and directs the services of the program, manages daily operations, provides clinical and administrative supervision to program staff, and provides direct services to clients. Our Sweet Home clinic is apart of our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) are part of a new concept in outpatient care that is designed to improve overall health by caring for the whole person. CCBHCs allow our team to provide an array of services needed to create better access, stabilize those in crisis, and provide the necessary treatment for individuals with mental health and substance use challenges.

Summary Of Duties

Consistent with BestSelf policies, procedures and relevant regulatory requirements, the Assistant Program Director plans, organizes and directs the services of the program, manages daily operations, provides clinical and administrative supervision to program staff, and provides direct services to clients.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance
• Provide consultation and clinical supervision to staff.
• Review and sign off on staff clinical records in a timely fashion.
• Compliance with Regulations - ensure all case records are in compliance and all paperwork is completed according to Standards of Care and Licensing Regulations.
• Ensure appropriate billing occurs
• Address consumer complaints
• Cover administrative emergencies in the absence of the Program Director, Assistant Clinical Director
• Nuts and Bolts of Operational Duties
• Make effective and efficient decisions regarding daily Branch operations
• Ensure safety inside and outside the building
• Conduct staff meetings to foster team work
• Meetings with support staff to ensure efficiency of the office
• Meetings with personnel to review and ensure they meet performance standards
• Ensure compliance with all agency and program policies and procedures.
• Please note, your schedule and assigned duties are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the clients we serve.
  
  

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Must have knowledge of clinical supervision practice, relevant community resources and mental health treatment system structure, common mental disabilities, basic behavior theory and principles of psychiatric rehabilitation, multi-disciplinary team methodology, common psychotropic medications, and direct service delivery methods and theory.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and the ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Minimum proficiency with Windows based software applications is required.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years clinical experience in community mental health setting required. Candidates must have a LCSW-R, LCSW, or LMHC.
  
  

Some Things You Can Look Forward To

• Welcoming, team environment, that inspires you to thrive and be your BestSelf!
• Rewarding work experience!
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Quarterly productivity bonus up to $2,000 per quarter
• Community stipend per pay (applicable to our defined community & mobile programs)
• Language stipend per pay (if fluent in another language that supports our clients)
• Various student loan forgiveness programs
• Multiple and diverse health insurance options
• Many other unique lifestyle & personal insurance options
• Tuition reimbursement
• CASAC certification tuition support
• Professional license/certification renewal reimbursement
• Defensive driving course reimbursement (if required for position)
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• We look forward to telling you more!