Assistant Program Director, Brockton Behavioral Health

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Program Director – Clinical Stabilization Services (CSS) provides clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for the CSS program and serves as the principal support to the Clinical Program Director in the day‑to‑day management of the program. The Assistant Program Director provides direct clinical oversight and supervision of CSS clinical, counseling, and care coordination staff; supports admissions, treatment planning, discharge planning, utilization management, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, staff development, and program operations;

and assists the Clinical Program Director in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, trauma‑informed, and recovery‑oriented substance use disorder services. Working collaboratively with the Clinical Program Director, medical and nursing leadership, and other members of the interdisciplinary team, the Assistant Program Director helps ensure that CSS services are delivered in accordance with Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) requirements, ASAM criteria, applicable Department of Public Health requirements, accreditation standards, BMC/BBHC policies, and other applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

The Assistant Program Director serves as a key member of CSS leadership and is expected to maintain comprehensive knowledge of program operations, staffing, clinical activity, regulatory requirements, and performance expectations. In the absence or unavailability of the Clinical Program Director, the Assistant Program Director assumes responsibility for the day‑to‑day leadership and operation of the CSS program and acts on behalf of the Program Director within the scope of delegated authority.

Position:
Assistant Program Director Department:
Brockton Behavioral Health

Schedule:

Full Time

• Provide clinical oversight and supervision to CSS clinical, counseling, care coordination, intern, and trainee staff, including coaching, performance management, competency development, and clinical consultation.
• Oversee admissions, assessments, case assignments, treatment planning, continued‑stay reviews, discharge planning, and transitions of care to ensure services meet ASAM Level 3.5, medical necessity, and evidence‑based treatment standards.
• Lead multidisciplinary case reviews, clinical supervision, and team meetings; provide guidance for complex cases, crisis intervention, co‑occurring disorders, and barriers to treatment or discharge.
• Provide direct clinical services, including individual or group interventions, as needed to support patient care and program operations.

• Serve as the principal clinical and operational support to the Clinical Program Director and assist with the day‑to‑day management of CSS, including patient flow, census, utilization, length of stay, staffing, admissions, and discharges.
• Assist with staff scheduling, deployment, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and performance management to maintain appropriate coverage and program stability.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, intake, utilization management, quality, operations, and other disciplines to ensure coordinated, efficient service delivery.
• Support implementation of program goals, policies, procedures, workflows, strategic initiatives, and performance expectations.
• Assume day‑to‑day leadership and operational responsibility for CSS in the absence or unavailability of the Clinical Program Director, exercising delegated authority to maintain safe, effective, compliant, and uninterrupted program operations.
• Serve as the primary CSS leadership contact during such periods, addressing clinical, staffing,…