Unity Health Care Inc Hiring For Substance Use Disorder Program Manager at Washington, DC  Full Time

Job Title: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Program Director

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 13+

Reports To: Director of Behavioral Health (Corrections)

Introduction of Position:

Under the direction of the DOC Director of Behavioral Health, the SUD Program Director has the primary responsibility for fully implementing and monitoring all SUD services including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) throughout the DOC facilities known as the Central Detention Facility (CDF) and the Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF), jointly referred as the DC Jail. The SUD Program Director will be responsible for delivering high quality, evidence-based services including curriculum-driven individual and group counseling and psychoeducation and for the tracking and reporting of MAT services, Naloxone education and distribution. Close collaboration with community-based clinics is required in order to assure continuity of care upon release from custody. These include select Unity health centers delivering MAT in the community, especially those with onsite pharmacies, as well as other Methadone and MAT providers. Though the Unity medical providers at DOC will not report directly to the SUD Program Director, close collaboration for expanding, tracking and reporting on all SUD services is expected. The SUD Program Director will also be responsible for hiring, training and supervising addiction counselors such as Certified Addictions Counselors (CAC), LPCs or other behavioral health professionals with addictions experience. The SUD Program Director will also be responsible for the hiring, training and supervision of Peer Navigators such as certified Forensic Peer Specialists or others with “lived experience” who will play key roles in identifying and engaging program participants and working closely with individuals to assertively link them to appropriate community providers upon release from incarceration.

In addition to direct care of program participants, the SUD Program Director will be a resource for other staff members, including the Mental Health Coordinator, psychiatrists, mental health clinicians, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners (family and psychiatric), nurses, discharge planners, correctional staff and the administration.

MAJOR DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Schedules and coordinates work schedules for SUD counselors and peer navigators
• Supervises and completes performance evaluations for all SUD staff other than medical providers who are prescribing and monitoring MAT patients
• Assigns and monitors all work assignments for addictions counselors, peer navigators and other SUD staff including anyone responsible for grant reporting (federal GPRA data associated with SAMHSA State Opioid Response funding through Department of Behavioral Health)
• Develop, schedule and implement high quality, evidence-based psychological and psycho-educational group and individual counseling
• Oversee implementation of point-of-care drug testing as part of diagnosis, assessment, treatment and follow-up monitoring
• Develop policies and procedures for SUD services including eligibility and discharge criteria
• Establish and maintain close ties with community-based staff at Unity clinics as well as other FQHC’s, residential treatment center, intensive outpatient treatment providers and MAT providers to assure same-day or next-day access for patients leaving the jail to assure continuity of care
• Work closely with peer navigators, community providers, and funding partners such as DBH to maximize opportunities for tracking follow-up/treatment adherence and long-term outcomes

Qualifications:

• LICSW, LPC or Psychologist licensed to practice independently in the District of Columbia
• At least 5 years of professional experience including supervision of other professional
• Certified Master Addictions Counselor (MAC)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the field
• Knowledgeable about Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• Able and wiling to obtain NCCHC certification as Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) within one year of hire
• Extensive knowledge of DC behavioral health landscape
• Grant writing and grants management experience preferred

Supervisory Controls:

The SUD Program Director reports to the Director of Behavioral Health for Unity at DOC