Program Manager Beginnings Clinic Job Tucson area,Arizona USA,Healthcare

Position: Program Manager New Beginnings Clinic

The Program Manager New Beginnings Clinic is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Pascua Yaqui New Beginnings Clinic and monitor/act as a sponsor to clients. The incumbent performs the following duties: ensure compliance with program policies, team-approved treatment plans, approve, manage treatment budgets; referrals to residential treatment; and participates in the coordinated care plan for medical, therapeutic, and pharmacological therapies for clients.

Supervise staff, prioritize and assign work, conduct performance evaluations, ensure staff is trained, ensure that employees follow policies and procedures, maintain a healthy and safe working environment, and make hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

Assist the CSP Department Director, New Beginnings Medical Director, and Director of Nursing in developing and implementing department policies and procedures; ensure accreditations and licensure of clinics are within established standards.

Review treatment files, records, and documents; chart patient progress and treatment when appropriate; audit records to ensure compliance with program policies and standards.

Coordinate the treatment of addiction and associated medical issues with medical providers.

Participate in the treatment team; develop patient treatment plans with a coordinated approach for medical, therapeutic, and pharmacological therapies.

Maintain clinic operation policies and procedures.

Collaborate with the Health Division Medical Director on clinic management and regulatory compliance.

Oversight of referrals by staff.

Record all clinical contacts in an electronic charting system in accordance with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) guidelines.

Oversee and monitor the ordering, inventory control, and adherence to safekeeping protocols of schedule II narcotics; find solutions for medication shortages and delivery delays.

Oversee the data/information processing of the E HR and Claimtrack Patient Data Base System.

Document services, in accordance with AHCCCS, ASAM, DEA, and CARF Standards of Care.

Prepare correspondence, reports, and record in the patient records.

Administer and monitor the departmental budget, which may include grant funding and oversight, allocate resources, and approving expenditures.

Attend meetings, staffing or community events as a representative of the department; report on activities and provide educational information about clinical services.

Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as requested by supervisor or director.

Knowledge of:

Management and program development principles and practices;
Addiction disease treatment protocols;
Clinical and/or medical assessments of opiate, alcohol, cocaine, and other substances of abuse as follow-up during outpatient detoxification;
Budget administration principles;
Negotiation and conflict mediation abilities;
Area resources;
Strategic planning principles;
Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations;
HIPAA requirements in Behavioral Health;
Yaqui culture, customs, resources and traditions and/or a willingness to learn.

Skills and Abilities:

Monitor, prioritize, assign work and evaluate employees;
Provide leadership;
Evaluate client engagement, treatment planning, and case management provided by the staff;
Identify and use the appropriate clinical interventions based on the consumer's presenting problems using Diagnosis Models DSM V and ICD-10;
Train staff to assess imminent or potential lethal harm and intervene appropriately;
Submit assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and other required clinical documentation accurately, on a timely basis, and track updates and due dates;
Work with clients who have dual diagnoses or are seriously mentally ill (SMI);
Work effectively with a multidisciplinary team of providers within and outside of the Department;
Plan, analyze, and evaluate programs, services, operational needs and fiscal constraints;
Analyze and develop policies and procedures;
Interpret and apply applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals;
Prepare and give presentations;
Operate a variety of office equipment, including a computer and related software applications;
Good communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, management, Council members, and the public. Have ability to sufficiently exchange or convey information and receive verbal and written work instructions.

Licensed Clinician (LPC, LCSW, CMFT, LISAC) with a Master's Degree, plus six (6) years of experience as a Licensed Clinician, include two (2) years of supervisory or senior clinician experience.

Master's Degree of Science in Nursing, four (4) years of experience in a clinical setting, to include, two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Special Requirements

Must possess and…


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