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\$7,500 SIGN ON BONUS for NEW HIRES *Restrictions Apply General Statement of Duties: Coordinates services and supports of the DDS/DMH Intensive Community Wrap-Around Supports program. Supervises staff and provides Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) training and supports. Responsibilities: Program Management 1. Utilize recovery principals in partnership with Persons and members of the team to improve Persons health and wellness; achieve symptom stabilization and self-management; develop and/or restore skills impacted by their development/intellectual disability, Autism, and/or mental illness; live a self-directed life; and strive to reach their full potential. 2. Ensure that a culture of quality is maintained by using evidence-based and other best practices within the services being provided. 3. Increase the level of involvement and decision-making by persons served in their treatment planning and in service delivery. Oversee and supervise the daily management and operation of the DDS/DMH Intensive Community Wrap-Around Supports program. 4. Facilitate all referrals, enrollments and discharges per regulations. 5. Oversee development, implementation and coordination of comprehensive assessments, treatment plans, and discharge plans. 6. Ensure the quality of Persons care throughout the program with an emphasis on issues of health and safety. Collaborate on the development and implementation of person served Risk and Safety Plans as needed. 7. Oversee the quality of clinical record systems related to program licensing requirements. 8. Work cooperatively with referral and collateral sources to evaluate and coordinate the appropriate admission and treatment of all Persons referred to the program. 9. Oversee the Department of Public Healths (DPH) Medication Administration Program (MAP) policies for assigned sites, which include, but are not limited to training requirements, medication administration, medication security, and corresponding documentation. 10. Collaborate and network with community and support teams to enhance treatment plans. 11. Recruit, interview and select program employees and complete and process required personnel documentation in an accurate and timely manner. 12. Provide ongoing supervision, feedback and guidance to employees, complete orientation, and annual reviews. 13. Ensure ongoing program compliance with regulatory standards. 14. Oversee and coordinate all aspects of service delivery matters at the program. 15. Assume on-call responsibilities as assigned. 16. Execute duties to reflect reasonable safety standards. Standard precautions must be utilized, and training obtained in areas that constitute risk. 17. Follow funder and agency protocol for reporting significant incidents and alleged abuse and/or neglect. 18. Transport persons served as needed. 19. Monitor program expenditures in accordance with contract allocations. Clinical Positive Behavior Supports 20. Develop, train, implement, monitor, and update behavioral support plans and guidelines according to BAMSI standards for Positive Behavior Supports. 21. Provide assessment of person served behavioral health needs annually at the time of the ISP meeting and as needed. 22. Anticipate issues of clinical risk and attend to crisis or emergency situations with appropriate clinical treatment, supervision, and in accordance with Positive Behavior Support procedures. Provide clinical supervision and model intervention techniques for staff during crisis situations. 23. Develop, train, monitor, and evaluate Targeted and Intensive support plans as needed. 24. Coordinate psychiatric inpatient admissions as needed. 25. Attend and participate in Universal Supports, Targeted Supports, and Intensive Supports meetings as assigned. 26. Attend and participate in Human Rights and Risk meetings as assigned and needed. 27. Participate in the vetting of referrals to BAMSI residential homes and within BAMSI residential s rvices. 28. Ensure a Trauma-Informe