Review Vacancy
AgencyAddiction Services and Supports, Office of
TitleDirector, Addiction Treatment Center 1, M-3 (Stutzman ATC)
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $94609 to $119555 Annually
"Other" Explanation 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday- Friday, although some weekend, evening and night work may be required occasionally.
Workday
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree and six (6) years of professional, clinical experience in an addiction, health, or mental health setting including two (2) years as a supervisor of professional and/or clinical staff in an addiction program or one (1) year as a director of an addiction program. A Master’s Degree in a health, health administration or human service discipline may be substituted for one year of the professional experience. Additionally, candidates must be a Qualified Health Professional (QHP) as defined in NYCRR, Chapter XXI, Part 800.3(l).
Requires eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs which must be maintained for continued employment. Failure to do so will result in the termination of your employment.
Stutzman ATC is a Tobacco-Free Facility.
Duties Description The Director is responsible for the planning, organization and administration of a comprehensive, state-operated program of addiction treatment services including admissions, treatment planning, patient services, referral and discharge. Specifically;
• The Director is responsible for the development and maintenance of all evaluation and monitoring systems, including staff committees, to ensure the effective delivery of clinical services. This includes an annual management plan which reflects appropriate goals and objectives which are inclusive of the extensive community needs existing in the catchment area. Continuous Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation must be maintained.
• The Director is responsible for the achievement of OASAS service level goals for overall occupancy, patient days and length of stay. Works with local providers of addiction services to minimize or eliminate refused admissions and waiting lists.
• The Director participates with local providers and county government in the planning process for the overall delivery of addiction services in the catchment areas in order to develop and augment community services which complement and supplement those offered by the ATC, such as outpatient clinics, sobering-up services, detoxification services, counseling services, information and referral services and community residence. These activities insure the integration of the ATC into a total service system.
• The Director manages the ATC as a component of the Bureau of Addiction Treatment Centers. The Director participates in statewide committees, contributing to further policy development on a statewide basis.
• The Director has overall responsibility for the development, implementation and review of treatment plans for individual patients.
• The Director is responsible for directing the investigation of actions related to incidents of death, injury accident or mistreatment of patients or employees.
• The Director develops and submits periodic narrative and statistical reports on facility activities and patient progress for program audit and evaluation, third party reimbursement and program reporting units.
• The Director is responsible for protecting patient privacy and ensuring that all releases of information satisfy federal regulations on confidentiality as defined in Article 42 of the Public Health Code.
• The Director works closely with the ATC’s billing and revenue generation staff in order to allow the facility to become as self-supporting as possible.
• The Director has overall responsibility for the preparation of the ATC budget and for the monitoring of expenditures for both personal and non-personal services.
• The Director oversees the selection, assignment and evaluation of ATC staff; determines the training needs of staff; assigns staff to provide the necessary programs; plans for regularly scheduled training activities; provides training in his/her care area of expertise and assigns subordinate staff to provide other programs; arranges to provide additional training needs; and evaluates the effectiveness of training programs.
Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC) that includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.