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Care Plus NJ · 3 hours ago

Program Manager of Residential Services

Paramus, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$60K/yr - $65K/yr

2+ years exp

Care Plus NJ, Inc. is a leader in mental health and integrated care in Northern New Jersey. As a Program Manager, you will provide leadership, supervision, and coordination of staff to ensure the delivery of clinically sound services while promoting wellness and recovery-oriented programs.

Health CareMedicalMental HealthNon ProfitOutpatient CarePsychologyRehabilitation

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision to assigned staff to enhance their clinical skill sets, leadership qualities and administrative functions

Provide on-going support to staff to assure completion of job responsibilities

Review staff responsibilities to determine time frame and scope of authority, review staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources

Evaluate staff productivity and documentation of service delivery

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance as per required time frame; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Program development and implementation

Assist the Director with development of clinical and administrative outcomes

Responsible for program development; develops department goals and works on development of work-plan to achieve said goals

On-call as an administrative and clinical resource to staff for consultation and support

Ensure transition to a team culture

Provide clinical guidance and supervision to clinical staff through group supervision, individual supervision, in-service training and case conferences

Ensure proper coverage for each group home on a daily basis

Ensure staff coverage of scheduled therapeutic and activity-oriented groups

Provide emergency coverage through mandating and other means but in the event all options are exhausted is expected to work in group homes until coverage is found

Ensure coordination of treatment services between the department and both internal and external providers

Ensure the department is compliant with all applicable standards; including DMHAS, Medicaid, JCAHO, Life Safety Codes

Ensure that all documentation is compliant with all applicable standards; including DMHAS, Medicaid as well as the agencies internal documentation policies

Qualification

Program developmentClinical supervisionStaff managementPsychology degreePsychiatric populationAdministrative functionsLeadership qualitiesCommunication skills

Required

BA in psychology/related field, enrollment in a master's program in social work/related field, and two years' experience in providing treatment services to adult psychiatric population

Must have a valid driver's license and must be insurable by agency's automobile insurance