Director of Clinical Services

Director Of Clinical Services

Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake, a member of the NeuroPsychiatric Hospital family, is looking for a Director of Clinical Services (MSW) to serve our patients and hospital leadership team in Houston, TX. The Director of Clinical Services will have oversight of Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake’s clinical service program and day-to-day oversight of program policies, procedures, and guidelines. The priority of our NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals staff is clinical excellence with exceptional compliance performance.

Benefits of joining NPH

• An opportunity to make an impact in our patient's lives daily
• Competitive compensation structure
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• NPH 401(k) plan with up to 4% Company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Programs
• Generous PTO and Time Off Policy
• Special tuition offers through Capella University
• Work/life balance with great professional growth opportunities
• Employee Discounts through LifeMart

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains social services program, drafting supporting policies, procedures, and guidelines for the program.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members. Communicates with physicians to report patient progress, needs, concerns, and potential and actual problems.
• Provides short-term individual counseling, community resource planning, and crisis intervention.
• Develops and coordinates an individualized discharge plan for the patient by utilizing treatment team and chart information to determine the patient's aftercare needs.
• Maintains accurate and timely records, including clinical and progress notes, according to department policy.
• Participates in planning and implementing quality improvement activities.
• Provides positive customer relations in dealing with patients, families, physicians, fellow department employees, other hospital departments, referral resources, service agencies, and others.
• Provides backup services for incoming assessment and referral calls.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or other social services degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in healthcare or mental health services preferred.
• Prior leadership experience is a plus.
• Active licensure preferred (MSW, LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCC, CMHC, or equivalent based on state requirements)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle With Care (HWC) certification required and obtained during orientation.