Licensed Program Coordinator, Youth Recovery

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Preferred.

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

Jefferson Center's Youth Residential Recovery (YRR) has a mission to provide intensive substance use disorder treatment in the ASAM Level of Care 3.5 residential treatment setting for Colorado youth ages 13 years of age up to 18.5 years of age.

The Youth Residential Recovery Program Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Manager of Substance Use Services for the oversight and coordination of the Youth Residential Recovery program at Jefferson Center; to oversee day-to-day operations including hiring, training, clinical and administrative supervision of Youth Residential Recovery staff; to oversee programming, documentation, etc. related to Youth Residential Recovery program. This position will provide operational and clinical oversight of the Youth Residential Recovery program, including referral review, admissions, treatment planning, service delivery, interdisciplinary coordination, documentation, utilization management, discharge planning, and clinical supervision of staff to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care throughout the continuum of treatment.

• Master’s Degree (from an accredited university or college) related field plus two years of relevant experience and/or training.
• Clinical licensure (LPC, LMFT, LCSW) Preferred but not required.
• LAC required or can obtain within 18 months of hire.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Preferred.
• Skills or experience in integrated health approaches preferred.
• CPR/First Aid Certification preferred or obtain within two months of hire.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
• Valid Colorado Driver's License with a driving record that meets agency requirements.
• Must be able to pass a stringent background check that includes CBI, FBI, and TRAILS prior to hire.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in substance use residential services as well as integrated behavioral health and/or community mental health setting preferred. Bilingual preferred.

• Provides ongoing clinical oversight of client care from referral and admission through discharge and aftercare planning, ensuring services are individualized, clinically appropriate, and aligned with ASAM criteria.
• Oversees treatment planning processes, ensuring timely completion of assessments, development of individualized treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and discharge planning in accordance with regulatory and payer requirements.
• Conducts regular chart reviews and documentation audits to ensure clinical quality, medical necessity, treatment fidelity, and compliance with BHA, Medicaid, Signal, and accreditation standards.
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision to 10-15 staff of the program (UM, milieu staff) to ensure that the day-to-day operations comply with all regulatory requirements.
• Develops staff schedules and ensures the unit operates within the parameters of the staffing matrix, adjusting staffing as necessary for coverage.
• Ensures compliance with policies, procedures & regulations; maintains quality of records.
• Oversees completion of physical exams, psychiatric evaluations and medication monitoring in accordance to Center policy.
• Responds to and manages any crisis concerning clients and/or potential clients.
• Assists in the coordination of Involuntary Commitments and approvals for extended stays, if appropriate
• Ensure consumers referred to Residential/Inpatient program meet the identified ASAM level of care and that pre-authorizations are approved prior to admission or prior to transfer/discharge to other levels of care.
• Program Coordinator will work collaboratively with the BHA on Involuntarily Commitments and ensure monthly reports are submitted by the treatment team.
• Provides oversight of CAT/CAS/LAC training and supervision to ensure staff meet and maintain BHA and Medicaid billing requirements.
• Provides oversight of documentation, including co-signatures and billing requirements, in accordance with RAE, Signal and BHA regulations/guidelines.
• Ensures staff assess clients for the appropriate levels of care utilizing the ASAM…