Director, Inpatient Services

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Director of Inpatient Services for the Child and Acute Services Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the Director of Inpatient Services is to provide administrative direction and oversight to assigned programs on both the Newark and Piscataway campuses, to ensure program integrity and fiscal viability for all assigned programs. Responsible for ongoing program development and compliance with regulatory requirements. Ensures that services provided are consistent with the Vision, Values and Mission Statements of University Behavioral Health Care. Effectively manages coordination with other University Behavioral Health Care departments and community and state agencies. Acts as a positive role model for staff and works effectively to grow services. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Directs the administrative and clinical organization of the program.
• Establishes clear, measurable objectives for service.
• Ensures that program meets or exceeds objectives.
• Ensures staff meets quality and quantity of work standards.
• Operates within the established budget.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.
• Meets deadlines effectively and appropriately delegates responsibility and authority to others.
• Directs oversight and coordination of all research initiatives.
• Assures accuracy of all program records and logs.
• Directs course of action in emergency situations.
• Demonstrates the ability to intervene and make clinically sound decisions in crisis situations.
• Monitors medical case record compliance to adhere to all regulatory requirements.
• Recruits staff, trains and supervises the work of others engaged in program supervision. Ensures that supervisory level staff members and the assigned programs comply with all state and RBHS standards. 
• Recruits staff, trains and supervises the work of others engaged in program supervision. Ensures that supervisory level staff members and the assigned programs comply with all state and RBHS standards. 
• Writes grant proposals to expand services and to develop new programs.
• Ensures that grant-funded programs meet their respective contracted levels of service and outcome goals.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Minimum of Master's Degree in a related mental health field and seven (7) years of progressively responsible postgraduate experience in related community mental health work, with two (2) years of supervisory experience.  
• Experience with treatment, supervision, and program development within a behavioral healthcare organization. 

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : Extensive reading required, lifting of up to 10 pounds and extended periods of sitting. Ability to walk throughout the day, stand for extended periods of time, and focus on assigned tasks in a hectic noisy environment. Frequent time spent driving to various locations throughout New Jersey for meetings, trainings, etc. WORK ENVIRONMENT : Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric. Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. May be exposed to blood borne pathogens which require use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures.

Posting Number: 24ST1370

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.