Mental Health Program Manager Saint Paul

Partners Behavioral Healthcare finds and restores individuals struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. We provide behavioral health services for justice-involved individuals that need to break free from addiction and criminal thinking, manage mental health, and take control of their lives amidst the complexities of the justice system.

Partners Behavioral Healthcare provides compassionate, individualized programs and a community invested in helping clients achieve long-term, lasting recovery giving them the opportunity for reconciliation with self and others, hope in a better life, and a purpose to explore and achieve.

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Position(s) Supervised: Mental Health Professionals, Clinical Therapist Trainees & Master's Level Interns

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Work Location: Hybrid:
Remote/On-Site in Saint Paul

Hours: Monday - Friday, Daytime Hours

Pay Range: $75,000 - $90,000 annually

The Mental Health Program Manager serves as the clinical manager and designated clinical supervisor for the mental health program. This role provides people leadership, clinical and administrative supervision, coaching, and operational oversight while maintaining a direct client caseload. The Program Manager is accountable for clinical quality, staff performance and development, onboarding, workflow coordination, documentation compliance, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day program operations within the scope permitted by applicable licensure and regulatory requirements.

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision, people leadership, coaching, and day-to-day support to Mental Health Professionals, Clinical Therapist Trainees, and master’s-level interns.
• Conduct regular individual supervision and check-ins with assigned staff to review clinical practice, workload, documentation timeliness and quality, productivity expectations, training needs, and performance.
• Facilitate group supervision as required and provide clinical consultation, including support for staff working toward licensure and guidance on escalated client-care concerns, within the scope permitted by applicable licensure and board requirements.
• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and corrective action in collaboration with leadership and HR when necessary.
• Participate in interviewing, hiring, training, and onboarding new clinical staff in partnership with HR and leadership.
• Ensure clinical staff meet documentation, ethical, practice, attendance, productivity, and organizational standards.

• Ensure all mental health client charts are “audit ready” and compliant with PIR policies and DHS and State Board regulations.
• Audit and review clinical records, including Diagnostic Assessments, Treatment Plans, Progress Notes, and other required documentation; provide and document feedback to support quality, timeliness, and compliance.
• Oversee and coordinate client assignments, transitions, and reassignments based on clinical and program needs.
• Maintain compliance with DHS, licensing boards, PIR standards, 245G requirements, and all applicable state statutes and rules.
• Attend required clinical meetings.

• Maintain a direct client caseload at the level established by leadership based on program needs, staffing levels, supervisory responsibilities, and operational priorities.
• Provide direct clinical services consistent with assigned caseload expectations and program needs.
• Complete timely, accurate, and up-to‑date documentation for assigned clients.
• Lead weekly team meetings with mental health staff to address clinical operations, caseload coordination,…