Program Manager

City/State: Jamaica, New York

Grant Funded: Yes

Department: CMO - Wecare Queens

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: MON-FRI

Scheduled

Hours:

8:30 AM-5 PM

Scheduled Daily

Hours:

7.5 HOURS

Pay Range: $88,000.00-$

This Program Manager falls under the title of WeCARE Assistant Director for Assessment Services and will oversee all Assessment staff who will be responsible for providing intake services to all WeCARE clients. The Assistant Director s role is to lead, support, and initiate the Assessment team to ensure that they comply with all NYC HRA contractual requirements.

This will entail developing relationships with all medical and psychiatric treatment providers in New York in order to obtain necessary documentation. Ensure that the Clinical Assessment Team provides information about community resources to clients.

Understanding of the criteria to meet listing requirements which appear in the SSA Blue Book of Impairments. Knowledge of common medications for treatment of routine medical/mental health conditions in order to obtain an appropriate medical history.

Knowledge of common medical/mental health conditions relates to documenting a relevant medical history. In addition, develop relationships with community-based organizations for client assistance referrals.

Skills navigating clients in clinical assessments include:

• Medical/health diagnoses and impact on an individual s functional capacity;
  Behavioral health diagnoses and impact on individual s functional capacity;
  Requirements to qualify for Federal Disability Benefits.
• Associates must have the ability to develop detailed policies and procedures.
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
• Associates must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to respond to requests from many people and departments.
• The ability to focus and have strong attention to detail is mandatory. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Possess strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft office applications.

Master s Degree required

3 years experience

NYS Professional license: LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, CRC, or other credentialed professionals as may be approved by HRA.

Supervisory/leadership experience preferred. Ability to use basic data entry and electronic clinical information system.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.