Assistant Director for Adult Services

Warsaw, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=460+North+Main+Street+Warsaw+NY+USA+14569) • Wyoming County Mental Health Department

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Assistant Director for Adult Services

Wyoming County Mental Health Department, Adult/Community Services

Warsaw, NY: On-Site

FULL-TIME Nonexempt : 35 hours per week

Coordinated Care Services Inc (CCSI) (https://positions.paylocity.com/PositionManagement/wizard/2033530) seeks a talentedAssistant Director for Adult Servicesto contribute their expertise in providing essential business services to our provider organizations and customers. The Assistant Director for Adult Services is assigned to work on behalf of CCSI’s customer and will work closely with the Wyoming County Director of Community Services to develop, plan, oversee, and coordinate local adult mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual/developmental disability services provided through contract and other agencies, especially those for high/risk, high/need and seriously mental ill adults 18 years and over. Advocates for and promotes services that enhance recovery and rehabilitation; leads Single Point of Access (SPOA) services for adults; manages all Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) services in Wyoming County; coordinates the Suicide Prevention Coalition and community education efforts.

CCSI is partnering withWyoming County Mental Health Departmentto hireanAssistant Director for Adult Services.This position is employed by CCSI and working on behalf ofWyoming County Mental Health Department.

In this role, you will

1) Serve as SPOA coordinator. Assist with and oversees care coordination and development of care plans for adult high-risk high-priority individuals with mental illness, especially those individuals who are hospitalized, homeless, dually diagnosed (mental illness along with substance use disorder or developmentally disabled), in the criminal justice system, or otherwise at risk.

a. Chair or co-chair weekly SPOA meetings.

b. Monitor access to various case management, including care coordination, housing, peer, self-help, and other needed services.

c. Maintain the county priority that persons of acute risk are given rapid access to services, with those whose situations have begun to stabilize moving on to lower levels of care if necessary.

d. Advocate for appropriate level of care and service utilization and reports gaps in service to the Director of Community Services (DCS).

e. Maintain tracking system to monitor client status and progress.

f. Monitor roster, referrals, client status, provider agreements, develop referral documentation and process, and develop agendas for meetings

g. Assure that New York State Office of Mental Health reporting requirements are met.

h. Assist with establishing training programs which will benefit individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual/developmental disabilities

i. Represent the Mental Health Dept. in various county meetings.

j. Serve as DCS designee for 9.45 police transports when necessary

2) Lead and maintain all AOT-related (Assisted Outpatient Treatment) services in Wyoming County, including referral and eligibility, assuring that client rights are protected, setting up court involvement and treatment plans, documentation, monitoring progress, coordinating 9.60 orders if needed, and full reporting to the Office of Mental Health and other parties.

3) Chair of the Wyoming County Suicide Prevention Coalition

4) Coordinate/provide community education related to mental wellness, treatment/recovery in Wyoming County.

5) Serve as liaison between the Mental Health Department and Wyoming County peer support recovery programs.

6) Participate in, track, and coordinate Wyoming County forensic activities including, Crisis Intervention Team and coordinate outreach to high-risk individuals in the criminal justice system and report to sheriff and other local departments as needed.

7) Serve in an advisory role for the Wyoming County First Responder Support Team once trained in critical incident/disaster response trainings

8) Coordinate or assist with special projects as assigned by the DCS (i.e. May is Mental Health Awareness Month activities).

9) Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (such as Registered Professional Nurse, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Physician’s assistant; Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) with a minimum of 5 years progressive experience in community-based mental health services or equivalent education and work experience (see CCSI's equivalency chart (https://www.ccsi.org/CCSI/media/pdfs/Equivalency-chart.pdf) ).

Additional Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of all required background screenings.

• Familiarity with New York State Office of Mental Health and Wyoming County public mental health system preferred.

• Must have initiative, ability to work independently and as part of a leadership team, strong leadership abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Recognize and value diversity within the work environment. Participate as a member of the team in valuing individual differences and supporting one another’s opportunity to achieve their greatest potential. Culturally responsive to the population being served in the development, design, monitoring, evaluation and/or implementation of programs and services.

• Respect the confidential nature of all CCSI and CCSI customer information you are exposed to in the course of your work performance. Staff working directly with protected health information /electronically stored protected health information, personally identifiable information, and other patient/consumer/customer data, will abide by the specific procedures and policies outlined by CCSI’s Code of Conduct and CCSI’s Privacy and Security Policies, New York State regulations and Federal regulations.

We AreCCSI! (https://www.ccsi.org/)

CCSI employs more than 500 talented, dedicated professionals who provide program management services, consulting, and operational support needed by local departments of mental health and social services, state agencies, community-based organizations, and school districts across New York State and beyond! Our mission, simply put, we help people and communities.

CCSI’s vision is to be an exceptional place for individuals to grow and build a career, while expanding our capacity to invest in communities. We do this by prioritizing employee voice and equity to ensure we protect employees from harm; provide connection and community; enable work-life harmony; foster mattering at work; and creating opportunities for growth and development.

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• Market competitive compensation.

• An award-winningWellness@Work (https://www.ccsi.org/employment/wellness-initiatives/) and employee benefits program.

• An organization that is committed toracial equity and anti-racist practices (https://www.ccsi.org/employment/racial-equity-and-justice-initiative-reji/) .

• Continuousprofessional development (https://www.ccsi.org/employment/professional-development/) opportunities.

• A voice (https://www.ccsi.org/employment/employee-engagement/) in shaping CCSI’s ever-evolving diverse company culture.

CCSI does not accept inquiries from third-party recruiters or search agencies.

Coordinated Care Services, Inc (CCSI) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Salary Description

56,000 - 58,000