MANAGER CLINICAL THERAPY

Relocation Assistance Available!

Department: Primary Care Behavioral Health
FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Organize, administer, and oversee the operation of a clinical therapy, social work, and/or interdisciplinary evaluation program or set of programs designed for a specified patient population. Oversee and coordinate the work of a group of clinical professionals and support staff, and provide a range of direct patient evaluation and counseling and/or social work services as appropriate to program objectives. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* LEADERSHIP - Oversee, coordinate, and provide professional leadership in the provision of clinical therapeutic services provided by the program in accordance with program objectives and clinical guidelines, procedures, and standards
* TREATMENT - Develop, implement, and/or modify treatment protocols and clinical procedures in accordance with clinical objectives and standards
* PATIENT CARE - Provide direct patient consultation and care; develop, evaluate and modify rehabilitative therapy programs as required
* OPERATIONS - Oversee all facets of the daily operations of the organizational unit, ensuring compliance with University, State, and federal laws, policies, and regulations
* RECORDS - Develop and implement systems to maintain records on employees, equipment inventories, and compliance activities
* RESEARCH - Perform and/or oversee academic/clinical research and associated activities as appropriate, ensuring data integrity and compliance with protocol and standards
* GRANTS - Prepare grant proposals and manage contracts and grants for various projects
* COMMUNITY RELATIONS - Represent the organization at various community and or/or business meetings; promote existing and new programs and/or policies
* CLINICAL EVALUATION - Conduct clinical evaluation activities as appropriate to the specific objectives of the program
* COLLABORATION - Work collaboratively with University, State, and/or local agencies and constituencies to enhance existing services and build capacity through shared knowledge and training
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* BUDGET - Develop and administer the division's annual budget; monitor and approve expenditures
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications

Education:
Essential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
5 years directly related experience

Nonessential:
Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

Credentials:
Essential:
* LPCC/CMHC or LCSW or LMFT in New Mexico

Physical Conditions:
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment
* May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
* Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal

Department: Behavioral and Mental Health