Behavioral Program Social Work Director - MissionCare at Holyoke

As part of iCare Health Network -- MissionCare at Holyoke is a long-term care facility with a unique range of residents from long term needs, to memory support and behavioral health care. Our facility seeks a Behavioral Program Director to over see the opertions of the Behavioral Health Unit. 

This position is a Monday-Friday role and will work directly under the building Administrator. 

Major Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                                 

•     Coordination and oversight of operations and schedules of a highly structured Behavioral Health Program,
•   Monitoring and ensuring the consistency of a therapeutic and safe program environment,
•   Periodic and as needed assessment of the behavioral and psychosocial needs of,  and benefits from program participation  achieved by program-engaged residents
•   Ensuring that staff who provide care and services to residents participating in the Behavioral Health Program have had access to sufficient orientation and training to effectively manage behavioral symptoms,
•   Designing and implementation of program functions,
•         Developing behavioral program schedules,
•   Scheduling, conducting  and/or coordinating multiple weekly psychoeducational groups for program participants,
•   Ensuring that significant behaviorally related assessment and intervention information regarding program participants is forwarded to the interdisciplinary treatment team, the participant’s treatment plan and clinical record,
•    Coordinating and oversight of a weekly interdisciplinary behavioral rounds forum.
•    Liaison with contracted mental health practitioners
•     Collaborating with the facility administration and appropriate department managers re: resources, activities and schedules essential to the operations of the behavioral health program,
•        Revising  program schedules in order to best meet the collective needs of the behavioral health program participants. 
•   Responding  to clinical emergencies, to assist with regulatory agency visits, surveys and issues
• outside of normal work hours as needed
• Collaborating  with BHP participating residents and the interdisciplinary treatment team in developing a Recovery-based plan of care and services for those residents.
• Collaborating  with the facility Staff Development Coordinator and Administrator to provide required and as necessary staff training in Behavioral Management.
•  Participating in the clinical evaluation and screening of potential admissions to the Behavioral Health Program.
• Collaborating  with the facility interdisciplinary treatment team in accessing information regarding, and as appropriate making referral to, community based services for residents who wish to access such services.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in a Human Services field and professional licensure  is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in having provided direct professional services to persons with mental health or behavioral conditions in an interdisciplinary treatment setting
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a similar human services field is preferred. A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a related Human Services field is required.
• State Licensure for MA, as applicable, is preferred.
• Must have working knowledge (experience preferred) with various software programs such as WORD, EXCEL.  Must be able to manage multiple projects and work with all disciplines in a challenging multi-cultural environment.  Must be knowledgeable of Quality Assurance/Improvement process as well as state/federal regulations and surveys.  Must be able to speak and write the English language.

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