REGIONAL OLDER ADULT FACILITIES PROGRAM MANAGER (GRANT-FUNDED) - Arlington County

The Arlington Aging & Disabilities Services Division (ADSD) is hiring a Regional Older Adult Facilities (RAFT) Program Manager for a unique regional mobile mental health program, which provides intensive multidisciplinary mental health treatment to adults 65 and older discharged or diverted from state institutions to the community and long-term care facilities in Northern Virginia. The RAFT program also provides dementia outreach, education, coordination, and respite services for caregivers and individuals 55 and over with a diagnosis of dementia.
 
The RAFT Program Manager reports to the ADSD Division Director and manages operations for RAFT and implements a successful innovative program in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Regional Projects Office, and five regional partners in the Counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, Loudoun, and the City of Alexandria. In addition to clinical oversight of the program, responsibilities include developing and updating policies and procedures, overseeing contracts and memoranda of understanding with nursing homes and assisted living facilities, managing the RAFT budget, and adhering to County purchasing requirements, and processing invoices to verify the delivery of goods and services.  
 
 Specific duties include:

• Supervising 12 staff: four (4) mental health therapists, one (1) psychiatric nurse; (3) dementia outreach specialists; (1) dementia education and outreach specialist (1) data analyst; and (1) Administrative Specialist;
• Managing a $2+ million budget and monitoring the appropriate spending of grant funds; 
• Administering, evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of the clinical and dementia services offered, reviewing monthly outcome reports, and making recommendations for changes in service delivery;
• Collaborating with State psychiatric hospitals, local private psychiatric hospitals, administrators of nursing homes and assisted living residences including regional coordinators of older adult programs in Community Services Boards, program staff and other community agencies;
• Facilitating timely admission and discharge protocols for clients in collaboration with partners;
• Reviewing client treatment plans, assessments and progress notes, and assuring that the appropriate mental health care is being provided to clients; 
• Planning, developing, and implementing an array of behavioral health and dementia services, including evaluating the program and service delivery for changes or enhancements;
• Facilitating a regional approach to servicing individuals in long term care communities and their homes or the homes of family members/caregivers, including providing education, training and resource coordination to clients and their families with a goal of promoting the stability of these individuals in the least restrictive environment;
• Overseeing efforts of the regional dementia support services and initiatives with state mandated targeted deliverables, and facilitate outreach and education on dementia care; and
• Serving on county and regional task forces, advisory groups, and professional organizations to assess impact of new initiatives and provide input to proposed changes in state law and treatment/licensing standards, to advocate for new program changes and coordinate services to best serve regional populations.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.