What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Clinical Services (Sacramento) position at Northern California Behavioral Health System?
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POSITION TITLE: Director of Clinical Services
REPORTS TO: Chief Operations Officer
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The purpose of the Director of Clinical Services position is to provide leadership and manage hospital-wide social services program designed to meet patient needs through individual and group social services programming. The person in this position is responsible for development and communication of program priorities aligned with organizational goals. This position also promotes patients' potential during their stay and collaborates with physician and patient in preparation for discharge.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Builds, directs, manages, and ensures implementation and effectiveness of hospital’s social services programs. The programs include quality case management services to patients and their families. Examples of services include group therapy, discharge planning, treatment planning, appropriate communication with treatment team members, psychosocial/social assessments, and family sessions.
- Directs activities of social services staff. This includes ensuring compliance with all treatment plan requirements including weekly review and updates with the patient (indicated by patient signatures, initials and dates that each review is completed). Oversees maintenance of patient clinical records and reports to ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws.
- Assists CNO in managing social services teams and planning patient care services. Provides help in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Collaborates with CEO, CNO, and Director of Performance Improvement and Quality in evaluation of performance improvement program, productivity, and annual reviews.
- Collaborate with Director of Business Development and Director of Outpatient Services by participating in activities designed to increase knowledge of hospitals programs and services to members of the local medical and government communities.
- Maintains effective working and professional relationships and communications with internal and external customers and colleagues.
- Convenes regular staff meetings, sets agendas, develops and analyzes department performance. Design and implement related processes and systems. Serves as the department’s fiscal manager.
- Carries out personnel management activities associated with direct staff supervision, including screening and selection, orientation training and development, performance management, and employee relations functions.
- Develop and maintain a good working rapport with intra-department personnel, other departments within the facility and outside community health, welfare and social agencies to ensure that social service programs can be properly maintained to meet the needs of patients.
- Keep abreast of current federal and state regulations as well as professional standards for social service programs in acute psychiatric care environments.
- Performs related duties as requested.
- Upholds the Organization’s ethics and customer service standards.