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November 7, 2024
MissionCare at Bennington
Bennington
FULL TIME
Behavioral Program Director
Job description
The primary role of the Facility Behavioral Health Director is to coordinate, supervise and facilitate the delivery of the facility’s Behavioral Health Program (BHP) and related Services, to residents of a skilled nursing facility with behavioral symptoms and conditions.
Responsibilities:
o Coordination and oversight of operations and schedules of a highly structured Behavioral Health Program
o Monitoring and ensuring the consistency of a therapeutic and safe program environment, periodic and as needed assessment of the behavioral and psychosocial needs of, and benefits from program participation achieved by program-engaged residents
o Ensuring that staff who provide care and services to residents participating in the Behavioral Health Program have had access to sufficient orientation and training to effectively manage behavioral symptoms
o Designing and implementing program functions, developing behavioral program schedules
o Scheduling, conducting and/or coordinating multiple weekly psychoeducational groups for program participants
o Ensuring that significant behaviorally related assessment and intervention information regarding program participants is forwarded to the interdisciplinary treatment team, the participant’s treatment plan and clinical record. Coordinatinon and oversight of a weekly interdisciplinary behavioral rounds forum.
o Liaison with contracted mental health practitioners
o Collaborating with the facility administration and appropriate department managers re: resources, activities and schedules essential to the operations of the behavioral health program,
o Revising program schedules in order to best meet the collective needs of the behavioral health program participants.
o Responding to clinical emergencies, to assist with regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues
outside of normal work hours as needed
o Collaborating with BHP participating residents and the interdisciplinary treatment team in developing a Recovery-based plan of care and services for those residents.
o Collaborating with the facility Staff Development Coordinator and Administrator to provide required and as necessary staff training in Behavioral Management.
o Participating in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the Behavioral Health Program.
o Collaborating with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.
o Actively participates in identifying new referral sources and helps to maintain current referral sources.
o Actively participates in developing and implementing new behavioral and psycho social service programs and the presentation of such programs to physicians, family members, and residents.
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree in Social work or related human services field, required.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in having provided direct professional services to persons with mental health or behavioral conditions in an interdisciplinary treatment setting.
Compensation & Benefits:
The primary role of the Facility Behavioral Health Director is to coordinate, supervise and facilitate the delivery of the facility’s Behavioral Health Program (BHP) and related Services, to residents of a skilled nursing facility with behavioral symptoms and conditions.
Responsibilities:
o Coordination and oversight of operations and schedules of a highly structured Behavioral Health Program
o Monitoring and ensuring the consistency of a therapeutic and safe program environment, periodic and as needed assessment of the behavioral and psychosocial needs of, and benefits from program participation achieved by program-engaged residents
o Ensuring that staff who provide care and services to residents participating in the Behavioral Health Program have had access to sufficient orientation and training to effectively manage behavioral symptoms
o Designing and implementing program functions, developing behavioral program schedules
o Scheduling, conducting and/or coordinating multiple weekly psychoeducational groups for program participants
o Ensuring that significant behaviorally related assessment and intervention information regarding program participants is forwarded to the interdisciplinary treatment team, the participant’s treatment plan and clinical record. Coordinatinon and oversight of a weekly interdisciplinary behavioral rounds forum.
o Liaison with contracted mental health practitioners
o Collaborating with the facility administration and appropriate department managers re: resources, activities and schedules essential to the operations of the behavioral health program,
o Revising program schedules in order to best meet the collective needs of the behavioral health program participants.
o Responding to clinical emergencies, to assist with regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues
outside of normal work hours as needed
o Collaborating with BHP participating residents and the interdisciplinary treatment team in developing a Recovery-based plan of care and services for those residents.
o Collaborating with the facility Staff Development Coordinator and Administrator to provide required and as necessary staff training in Behavioral Management.
o Participating in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the Behavioral Health Program.
o Collaborating with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.
o Actively participates in identifying new referral sources and helps to maintain current referral sources.
o Actively participates in developing and implementing new behavioral and psycho social service programs and the presentation of such programs to physicians, family members, and residents.
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree in Social work or related human services field, required.
Minimum of 4 years of experience in having provided direct professional services to persons with mental health or behavioral conditions in an interdisciplinary treatment setting.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Generous salary, commensurate with experience
- Benefits program, includes health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off, including vacation, personal, and sick time
- 401(k) Retirement program
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
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