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Riverside Community Care
Assistant Program Director - Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC)
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$42,643 / year median in Massachusetts
+13% projected growth
Job Description
We make a difference - in your community and in your career. Assistant Program Director •Independent Licensure Required - LMHC, LICSW or LMFT• Riverside is seeking a passionate clinician to join our Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) team in Norwood! This is a unique opportunity to join a growing team of dedicated behavioral health professionals! The CBHC Assistant Program Director (APD) is responsible for managing all of the ongoing treatment and services of the CBHC Component Service and the Outpatient Program. The APD directly supervises the CBHC treatment team managers and Outpatient supervisor(s). The APD ensures adherence to the mission of CBHC, and the integration within the multidisciplinary treatment teams, including: clinicians, case managers, peers, nurses/medical assistants and prescribers. Among other assigned tasks, the APD will be responsible for: Utilizes data to make informed programmatic decisions. Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives for program quality and access to care improvement. Ensures that all staffing patterns are scheduled and staffed according to regulation for all hours of operation. Maintains clinical leadership and direction in providing program services in an appropriate and time effective manner, including the integration of medical health and behavioral health, commensurate with CBHC mission, regulations, and quality measures. Provides consultation and group supervision to multidisciplinary team, inclusive of clinicians, prescribers, peers, nurses, case managers, administrative staff, and other positions as indicated. Provides clinical leadership and direction in providing program services in an appropriate and time effective manner