Outpatient Program Director

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a full-time Outpatient Program Director to join our Adult Behavioral Health team in Harrisburg, PA.

Schedule: 40 hours/week; Monday-Friday

Earn $70,296/year

Position Details

The Outpatient Program Director oversees the delivery of high‑quality outpatient mental health services, ensuring all clinical practices align with evidence‑based treatment, recovery, and resiliency principles. This role is responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance, supervising program operations, supporting staff, and promoting strong client engagement and retention. The Program Director ensures accurate and timely documentation, oversees assessment and risk‑management procedures, and collaborates with internal teams to meet organizational and payer standards. A commitment to teamwork, reliability, and clinical excellence is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and leadership for outpatient mental health therapy services, ensuring clinicians deliver evidence‑based, recovery‑oriented treatment and meet productivity expectations.
• Ensure timely and compliant documentation, including daily progress notes, service vouchers, annual releases, medical profiles, and intake assessments as needed.
• Manage client engagement and risk‑assessment processes, including monitoring high‑risk cases, reviewing formal assessments (SI, depression, trauma, physical health), and coordinating supervision when required.
• Maintain program compliance with agency, state, federal, and payer regulations, including monitoring training completion, documentation standards, and clinical quality benchmarks.
• Coordinate team operations, including leading or attending treatment team meetings, facilitating communication with medical records, managing requests for external documentation or court involvement, and responding to staffing or attendance needs.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

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