Additional Job Information

Title: Program Director

City, State: Hoffman Estates, IL

Location: AMITA Health - Behavioral Health Hospital

Department: Bev Hlth Part Hosp 001

Additional Job Details: Full-Time,Day, 40 hours,Weekly

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00PM

About Us

AMITA Health (www.AMITAhealth.org) is a joint operating company formed by the Adventist Health System in Altamonte Springs, FL and St. Louis, MO based Ascension.

With the addition of Presence Health, AMITA Health is now the largest health system in Illinois, comprising 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. The newly combined health system has 900 providers in its medical groups, more than 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners and now serves over 4.3 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Leads the development and implementation of policies, procedures and strategies for the assigned clinical program.

Responsibilities:

• Develops departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with the objectives of the organization. Evaluates program and initiatives.
• Directs all activities related to staffing including hiring, training, development and evaluation of staff. Assigns tasks. Prioritizes and coordinates work.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to assist with problem identification and resolution, cost containment issues, implementation of new services, and systems/performance measures.
• Monitors and adheres to budget. Approves and/or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to ensure compliance with budget guidelines.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master's Level Degree, Master's degree from one of the mental health disciplines required (psychiatric nursing, clinical social work, psychology, ext)
• Doctorate degree preferred
• Clinical Licensure preferred

Work Experience:

• Five years of experience in a direct clinical practice with experience in intensive treatment settings required.
• Three years of administrative, supervisory, budgeting, and management experience required.
• Projects and unique department or patient needs will require flexibility as needed around typical work schedule.
• Additional training or education in the area of business and business management is a plus.
• Experience managing budgets, leading teams toward achievement of quality indicators
• Strong at team and patient satisfaction and engagement
• A desire to create clinical programs which meet an ever changing patient landscape of needs and experience with presenting to diverse populations.

How To Apply

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Equal Employment Opportunity

AMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.