Assistant Program Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, located in Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area. The organization consists of a standalone fifty-five (55) )-bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty-four (134) beds. The organization has approximately four hundred (400) employees.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Assists the Program Director in supervision of staff as assigned and has oversight of clinical operations.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES

• Serves as head of service in absence of the Program Director
• Liaison between administrative, clinical/program staff and other agencies.
• Supervises assigned staff, including provision of clinical supervision hours for staff/interns who are BBS registered.
• Assists Program Director in clinical program development.
• Recruits and interviews applicants for clinical positions
• Plans and implements clinical training for staff.
• Assists in clinical training and supervising new therapists and case aides
• Maintains detailed knowledge of, and monitors compliance with, DMH and Gateways’ documentation requirements and service delivery benchmarks.
• Participates in educational seminars for the department.
• Assists with the development, maintenance and evaluation of policies and procedures.
• Writes reports and presentations as required.
• Attends inter/intra-agency meetings for networking and information sharing
• Keeps program personnel informed of professional and community trends, issues, concerns and requests.
• Participates in staff and treatment team meetings and contributes pertinent information.
• Assist other programs as necessary.
• Works independently.
• Provides on call coverage for emergency consultation and intervention outside of regular work hours
• Assists in crisis situations as needed and helps to facilitate client transfers to higher levels of care, when needed/indicated.
• Develops, implements and monitors integrity of group schedule
• May complete client assessments for placement. (e.g. MDs, hospitals, etc)
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and develops corrective action plans for staff in collaboration with the Program Director and Chief Human Resources Officer
• Performs other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience providing individual and group therapy in mental health field.