Manager - MDT Forensics

Overview

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Department: Community Wraparound Services

Location: Lake City, Alachua County, Marion County FL

Reports to: Vice President Community Wraparound Services

Salary $78,183 to $83,538

Why Choose Meridian?

For over 50 years, Meridian Healthcare has been a trusted provider of compassionate care for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges. With service centers across 13 counties in North Central Florida, we are committed to transforming lives and communities from the inside out.

We live by our core values:
Hope, Empathy, Accountability, Resilience, and Teamwork (H.E.A.R.T.). If these resonate with you, we invite you to become part of our dedicated and mission-driven team.

About the Role

This highly responsible and professional role is accountable for planning, organizing, administering, and directing Meridian's Forensics Multidisciplinary Teams. These teams include peer specialists, clinicians, care coordinators, and an APRN or prescribing physician. The program serves individuals experiencing mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges, particularly those involved-or at risk of involvement-with the criminal justice system.

The primary goals of the Multidisciplinary Diversion team include promoting jail diversion, coordinating and linking clients to essential resources, providing court-related reporting for conditional releases, and delivering psycho educational interventions. These services aim to reduce recidivism while improving client independence and long-term recovery outcomes.

• Program Operations & Strategic Alignment:
  Ensures program operations and objectives are aligned with the Center's mission, direction, and strategic plan.
• Budget Management:
  Develops, implements, and maintains financial controls to support accurate budget forecasting, preparation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Program Outcomes & Reporting:
  Establishes and maintains data systems to track and report program outcomes, including state performance measures, jail diversions, reductions in recidivism, state hospital diversion, client recovery, client independence, and linkages to community-based recovery supports (e.g., AA/NA).
• Regulatory & Contract Compliance:
  Ensures that Wraparound Community Care Teams meet or exceed all contract performance indicators and regulatory requirements, implementing corrective actions when standards are not met.
• Documentation & Compliance Oversight:
  Follows established processes for monitoring compliance with documentation standards through documentation reviews and the peer-review auditing process.
• Path to Excellence Performance Standards:
  Ensures the Department achieves Path to Excellence benchmarks through high-quality services, strong client outcomes, and exceptional client and referral source satisfaction.
• Quality Improvement & Team Leadership:
  Collaborates with the VP of Community Wraparound Services, Risk Management, SVP of Clinical and Community Services, and the Chief Clinical Officer (as well as working independently) to provide leadership on performance improvement initiatives, troubleshooting, and departmental operations.
• Policy & Procedure Management:
  Develops and maintains program-specific procedure manuals and forms. Participates, as appropriate, in the creation or revision of Center-wide policies, procedures, and forms.
• Intern Supervision:
  Assists with the supervision of interns seeking licensure, as needed.
• Program Oversight & Administration:
  Directs and oversees program operations, including planning, implementation, development, grant-related contributions, administration, evaluation, and budget development.
• Staff Supervision & Clinical Guidance:
  Supervises program staff and provides clinical direction to ensure high-quality client care.
• Program Advocacy & Community
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Serves as a program advocate and promotes program and community development. Provides consultation and education to community agencies, and coordinates activities with Center programs, staff, and external partners.
• Grant Reporting & Monitoring:
  Oversees entries into grant reporting systems (e.g., SPARS)…