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Manager, Program Services (Substance Use Disorder)

San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 May 2026

💰 $88,751/yr($70,304/yr – $88,751/yr)

About the role

For more than 55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons.

FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy.

Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others. FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management.

The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a Manager of Program Services, SUD to strategically manages and oversees operations of specific programs/grants related to special population health outreach, counseling, case management, and health education services. In this role, job duties include managing direct and indirect reports, adhering to budgets, tracking deliverables for assigned grants/programs, and conducting data analysis and report writing. The Manager of Program Services will also be responsible for building relationships with community partners and identifying new partners and new sites for providing services.

Responsibilities:

Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
Gathers and analyzes data on programs, creating relevant and usable reports on program data and metrics. Participates in the evaluation and quality assurance process of programs/grants. Ensures timely and accurate reporting is provide to funders and other agencies. Keeps program in compliance with grant and regulatory requirements.
Identifies, builds, and maintains relationships with community, county, federal, and local grantors, identifying opportunities for new funding sources and representing FHCSD to community partners. Partners with Foundation and program directors to participate in the grant writing process.
Oversees the daily and strategic operations of assigned programs and grants. Ensures completion of grant/program goals and objectives, through subordinate personnel. Generates and implements plans for maximizing services.
Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
Prepares program budgets, monitors all grant expenditures according to approved budgets, ensures revenue is adequate to support programs, ensures timely and appropriate expenditures of funds, and reviews purchasing requests related to assigned programs.
Provides/ensures staff receive all new hire and annual trainings on time.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Nursing, or closely related field required. Master's degree in relevant field preferred.
Valid certification from a California State Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Services certifying agency required.
3 years of experience in working with organizations serving the patient population for assigned programs required