EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director

The Executive Director provides clinical leadership and consulting on all patient care units, including program development and clinical issues, and ensures all clinical programs are developed and implemented with evidence-based best practices. This position acts as the leader of social service activities, clinical programs, clinical therapists, activity therapists, utilization of review specialists and discharge planners in the acute setting and exercises management and administrative skills used to determine and meet the goals of the hospital.

Duties include creating and facilitating clinical programming, educating staff on policies and procedures, conducting clinical care outcome studies, and serving as the primary liaison to outside agencies for discharge planning, abuse reporting and continuum of care functions while operating as a supervisor and consultant in all other facilities, providing education and process improvement suggestions.

Responsibilities include providing clinical leadership and consultation, ensuring high-quality patient care based on evidence-based best practices; researching, developing, and implementing evidence-based best practices for clinical services, including therapeutic programming; designing and coordinating training programs for staff, including psychoeducational and psychotherapy groups; identifying areas for improvement, implementing changes to meet client needs, and reducing risks; building productive relationships with key organizations and stakeholders; supervising staff, providing training, and managing performance and employee relations; understanding financial operations and contributing to meeting performance goals; effectively communicating policies, procedures, and findings to staff, and reporting to Quality Control; and staying updated on current mental health laws and their application to organizational programs.