Senior Director of Crisis Operations

• Location 180 Wateroak Drive,Cedartown, GA, 30125,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Travel 50%
• Manage Others Yes

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There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of every facet of the Crisis Stabilization Units and the Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) programs and facilities. Plan, organize and direct diversified, multidisciplinary behavioral health and substance use programs. Provide guidance concerning the day-to-day delivery of established program processes to ensure smooth operation.

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• Supervises Nursing Managers for each of the Crisis Stabilization Units and the Program Director of the BHCC, working with each to address issues, staffing, and compliance, CAPs, providing clinical
• Supervises management staff and other assigned clinical support staff within Crisis Services.
• Works with the DBHDD Regional Office to ensure that individuals are placed quickly and moved from the ER’s as quickly as possible
• Monitors and works with team to maintain KPI’s and expectations of DBHDD
• Works to continuously improve quality of care on the units
• Serves as liaison to internal programs of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health to establish good working relationships and communication for the benefit of individuals served.
• Participates as a member of the Leadership Team and Quality Improvement team
• Serves as an expert regarding the provision of related services.
• Maintains programs budgets and actively monitors to reduce overtime and improve financial outcomes
• Other duties as assigned.
• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

• Education –Associates Degree in Nursing or Master’s degree
• Licensure/Certification – Georgia License as Registered Nurse, LPC, LCSW or LMFT.
• Experience– 3 – 5 years of management experience
• Other –Criminalbackgroundcheckclearance, official academic transcripts, valid driver’slicense/ screen, TB test, current CPRO certification.

• Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Master’s degree
• Licensure/Certification – Georgia License as Registered Nurse Professional
• Experience–Greater than 5 years of management experience

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.