Description

We are looking for a Program Director - Substance Use Disorders to join our Clinical Team!

For over 66 years, Starlite Recovery Center has been providing adult clients in the heart of the Hill Country in Center Point, Texas, with caring and highly effective drug rehab for substance abuse, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring issues. Starlite Recovery Center is located in the Hill Country, approximately 20 minutes southeast of Kerrville, and approximately 30 minutes northwest of Boerne, Texas.

Starlite Recovery Center is part of the Acadia Healthcare system, a provider of addiction, behavioral and mental health treatment facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico.

BENEFITS:

Starlite Recovery Center provides a comprehensive package of benefits. Current benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan

• Excellent training program

• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities as part of the Acadia Healthcare family

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Plan, direct and coordinate the activities of the facility's therapeutic programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop and maintain administrative and clinical operations that provide the highest quality care and best possible outcomes for the patients. Provide supervision to program staff.

• Plan and implement program goals, objectives, personnel, resources and equipment. Implement the approved program plan objectives, timetables, expected outcome and measures for assigned areas of responsibility.

• Oversee the program's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing counselors, clinical staff or other facility / clinic staff involved in the delivery of services through the program. Organizes, manages and coordinates all operational and administrative processes.

• Develop and implement operating policies and procedures for the program or organization; ensure procedures and workflow are consistent with organizational objectives, treatment protocol, regulations, and standards of care; ensure that operations conform to established environmental, safety, and infection control requirements. Identify opportunities to improve program's efficiency’s

• Provide staff management to including hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.

• Responsible for an assigned caseload if applicable to the program.

• Support, teach and act as a program resource for other staff members.

• Provide direct care relative to diagnosis and therapeutic management independently, using consultation where appropriate.

• Monitor staff schedules to ensure that appropriate staffing levels are available to facilitate care in a timely manner.

• Develop and implement treatment plans, develop and maintain and audit charts and records for patients.

• Serve as liaison and provide consultation with other staff on related issues, regulations, and standards pertaining to area of clinical specialty.

• Provide outreach services in area of clinical specialty as needed.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral health or related field required. Master’s degree in behavioral health preferred.

• Four or more years’ experience working in behavioral health required.

• One or more years’ management experience required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• State of Texas License: LPC, LMFT, LCSW

• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

• Attention to Detail: Advanced

• Problem Solving: Advanced

• Planning & Organizing: Advanced

• Communication: Advanced

Behaviors

Preferred

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Counseling

Preferred

• Masters or better in Counseling

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Lic Marriage Family Thera

• Lic Clin Social Wkr

• Lic Clin Prof Cnslr

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)