DIRECTOR- OUTPATIENT COUNSELING PROGRAM

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' \"True North\" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

Department: Outpatient Counseling Work Shift: Job Description: The Director of Outpatient Counseling Program at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for managing and overseeing various aspects of the program, including clinical, supervisory, budgetary, and operational functions. This role involves ensuring a therapeutic environment for clients, evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic activities, and implementing multidisciplinary treatment planning. As a director, this role provides strategic leadership, goal-setting, and operational management for a department or function, contributing to the overall organizational success.

Clinical

• Assures a therapeutic environment for clients, including client comfort, rights, education and participation.


• Assures implementation of program standards in regard to client hygiene and iatrogenic problem prevention.


• Maintains client’s daily schedule to provide consistency, stability and appropriate activities.


• Evaluates appropriateness and effectiveness of therapeutic activities.


• Implements clinic admission criteria in conjunction with Medical Director.


• Manages clients LOS to meet multiple goals.


• Implements multidisciplinary treatment planning process.


• Documents according to clinic and accreditation standards.

Supervisory

• Monitors and evaluates staff performance on an ongoing basis.


• Maintains appropriate employee records.


• Recruits and screens potential staff.


• Coaches staff to address behavioral standards, performance and excel process.


• Provides regular and ongoing staff education.


• Creates an environment conducive to staff growth.


• Assures compliance with TJC, Medicare, state licensure and hospital standards.

Budget

• Develops and implements budget in cooperation with administrator.


• Maintains staffing according to budgeted FTE’s.


• Reviews/performs audits related to clinical documentation, charging, coding and daily analysis of revenue.

Operations

• Conducts monthly staff meetings.


• Coordinates and implements process improvement initiatives.


• Participates in hospital committees.


• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with Medical Director.


• Maintain complaints/grievances according to policy.


• Maintains policy and procedures.


• Coordinates and develops growth/marketing for program.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Role model in regard to displaying a professional manner, as well as promoting and developing cooperative working relationships in program, hospital and system.


• Responsible for developing and implementing department policies and procedures, coordinating and supervising staff.


• Must interact frequently with physicians with clinical updates as well as resolve any conflict


• Supervises community outreach activities


• Assures referral source follow-up


• Represents program at public events


• Communicates effectively with individuals and groups regarding program and hospital

Physical Demands

• Standing. Occasionally


• Walking. Occasionally


• Sitting. Frequently


• Lifting/Carrying. Occasionally 20 lbs


• Pushing/Pulling. Rarely


• Climbing. N/A


• Balancing. N/A


• Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. Rarely


• Reaching/Over Head Work. Occasionally


• Grasping. Frequently


• Speaking. Frequently


• Hearing. Constantly


• Repetitive Motions. Frequently


• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Occasionally

Salary Range: $87,339.20 - $131,019.20

Education: Associate’s Degree | Nursing, Social Work, Counseling | Required Master’s Degree | Nursing, Social Work, Counseling | Not Required

North Mississippi Health Services is a large rural health care system with state-of-the-art facilities in Mississippi and Alabama. We have career opportunities ranging from inpatient hospital care to 70+ rural health and specialty clinics, a variety of outpatient, women’s and behavioral health services and many additional support services. Our team of over 7,000 works together every day toward our shared mission – to continuously improve the health of the people of our region.