Director of Clinical Services - Behavioral Health

Job Description

Director of Clinical Services Opportunity

Saint Simons By-the-Sea is a 101-bed psychiatric and addictive disease hospital for adults and adolescents. We strive to provide quality mental health treatment and addiction treatment services in the area. Located on Saint Simons Island, Ga., Saint Simons By-The-Sea's serene island setting ensures privacy and anonymity, enabling the patient to concentrate on recovery.

Our hospital is conveniently located within driving distance of Jacksonville, FL, Savannah, GA, and other surrounding cities in the South Georgia and Northern Florida region.

Visit the site virtually and much more online at : ssbythesea.com

The Director of Clinical Services is a key member of the St Simons By-the-Sea Leadership Team who is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and directing the programs and activities of patient care. The position has full responsibility for fiscal and staff management and program services for the acute, child and adolescent services, and residential treatment.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

• Manage staff and services hospital-wide for social, therapy, and recreation services
• Understand regulatory requirements of all agencies that review areas of responsibility; maintain areas of responsibility in survey-ready status at all times
• Plan, develop, and implement new programs or policies that promote the organization both internally and externally; develop and implement a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the clinical program and identify areas for improvement
• Ensure that all clinical program activities comply with all regulatory standards; ensure that the clinical program operates within the approved budget, including FTE and overtime management
• Review therapy documentation by Therapists and Recreation Therapists and report data to the Performance Improvement Committee on a regular basis
• Monitor effectiveness of treatment modalities and implement necessary changes as recommended by the Professional Staff; ensure that all appropriate clinical information is transmitted to referring Physicians and Therapists
• In collaboration with the Director of Human Resources, interview and hire clinical staff, including Therapists, Recreation Therapists, and Discharge Planner; ensure all clinical staff receives department orientation and other appropriate training
• Provide direct supervision and coaching of clinical staff, including Therapists, Recreation Therapists, and Discharge Planner assuring all assigned duties are performed properly

Benefit Highlights

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE : UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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