Review Vacancy
AgencyAddiction Services and Supports, Office of
TitleDirector Addiction Treatment Center 1, M-3 (Bronx ATC)
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $99415 to $125629 Annually
"Other" Explanation 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. 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.
Duties Description DUTIES
Bronx is a 38-bed inpatient addiction treatment center. The Director is responsible for providing clinical and operational leadership of the program to insure quality substance use treatment services. The incumbent 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.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• 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 strategic plan which reflects appropriate goals and objectives which are inclusive of maintaining highest quality care, adherence to the OASAS 818 regulations and enhanced program development addressing the specific needs of the substance use population. Continuous Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation must be maintained.
• The Director is responsible for monitoring and reporting quality of care issues with OASAS and the Justice Center including deaths and allegations of abuse and neglect and ensuring the adherence to 836 regulations such as incident reports and investigations and incident review.
• 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 to develop and augment community services which complement and supplement those offered by the ATC, such as outpatient clinics, detoxification services, counseling services, information and referral services and residential services. 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 develops and submits annual and monthly 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 is responsible for overseeing the billing of treatment services of the program to the insurance companies including submitting the required documents, obtaining authorizations, timely concurrent reviews to maximize revenue.
• The Director has overall responsibility for operating the ATC within the authorized fiscal resources including procurement of goods and services to run the facility and contract management within the established ATC budget, monitoring of expenditures for both personal and non-personal services, and working with all support services including the OMH business office; ensuring building maintenance; maintaining the therapeutic environment and physical plant; ensuring that all potential sources of revenue for services delivered are maximized.
• The Director is responsible for monitoring and evaluating front door operations including admissions, waiting lists, refused admissions and program dropout rates and modifies procedures and policies to assure efficiency and appropriateness.
• 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 Bronx ATC is a tobacco/vapor free facility.
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.
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