The Adult Unit Program Director maintains direct oversight of the clinical and administrative operations of Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospitals’ Adult units The Program Director will be responsible for establishing a strong adult behavioral health model that guides the program’s clinical framework and service provision.
Shift details: Full-time 40 hours per week
$10,000 sign on bonus!!
Responsibilities:
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of clinical/consultative and support staff, to support the social-emotional, behavioral, and educational development of children the program cares for.
- Ensure the collection, review, analysis, and reporting of data related to outcomes for children, families, and programs served.
- Facilitate team meetings and training for staff, childcare providers, parents/caregivers, and external stakeholders.
- Using a range of techniques, including positive behavioral support, and a treatment model that designed to help stabilize children in crisis, reduce high-risk symptoms, and support children and special needs child-adolescence as they build skills related to overcoming behavioral health challenges.
- Assist with Structured daily programming that is designed to engage each patient in a range of developmentally appropriately therapy, school, and daily living experiences, as well s Therapeutic activities to help organize children/adolescents in a time of crisis, provide opportunities to learn and practice coping skills, and offer a measure of each child’s response to a different situation.
- Work closely and in collaboration with Nursing staff to ensure patient care and regulatory requirements are met.
- Administratively, the Program Director will be responsible for recruiting, hiring, orienting, training, supervising, and managing staff, comprising clinical consultants and specialized support staff. They will familiarize themselves with the NRPPD staffing grid, balance budgeted FTE’s along with other cost for the units.
Requirements
Education and/or Licensure
- Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Valid Massachusetts RN license in good standing.
Experience
- Computer proficiency, in the use of computer systems for clinical information management.
- Excellent oral/ written communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate ability to produce written reports in a timely manner.
- Experience working within an acute psychiatric setting with supervisory experience.
Salary: $94,952 - $156,499.20
Benefits
- 401K
- Health Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Employee Discount Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Pet Insurance
- AD&D and Life
- Tuition Reimbursement