Head of Programme Management Job at Horizon Health Corporation in Lewisville

Interim Program Director of Behavioral Health (PRN) - Nationwide Travel (75% or more) Horizon Health is seeking an Interim Program Director of Behavioral Health (PRN) to travel nationwide. This is an Interim (PRN) position until a full-time Program Director is hired, and hours of work and days are subject to the needs of the Program which operates on a 24 hour; Clinical Program Directors work in close contact with patients who have moderate to severe psychiatric concerns and/or behavioral issues. Performs as liaison between Program, Hospital and Horizon; Supports Hospital and Horizon missions, goals and objectives Provides leadership and direction in accordance with Hospital guidelines Provides clinical supervision for Program nursing, counseling, patient support and administrative staff Develops, in coordination with assigned VP, Clinical Practice, implements and updates all policies and procedures for the Program In coordination with the Hospital, ensures the Program meets and maintains all federal, state, local and accrediting bodies’ regulations and standards Defines the philosophy, goals and objectives of the treatment program under the direction of hospital administration, Horizon’s clinical and operations staff, and in conjunction with the Medical Director Works with divisional and national support staff to ensure that the client hospital realizes maximum value from Horizon services Understands client hospital’s expectations of Horizon and works to meet these expectations Directs departmental staff involved in multidisciplinary teams to address process improvements involving patients, employees, other customers or teams appropriately Promotes and develops positive, professional interaction with client hospital, senior management, peers and staff through effective written and verbal communication, listening and providing feedback in times of organizational change Collaborates with medical and clinical staff in coordinating and managing the medical and psychosocial treatment plans and protects operations by keeping patient and program information confidential Provides recommendations to the Hospital to ensure sufficient staff to provide for patient care needs in keeping with appropriate regulatory requirements and staffing plan Communicates and reviews Horizon and Hospital policies with staff Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and regulatory standards Note: This does not apply if the Program Director is the Community Education Director. Maintains continuity by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs to the Hospital, VPO and VP, Clinical Practice Ensures operations of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; and evaluating new equipment and techniques Ensures employee folders are complete and in compliance with Hospital, Horizon, state and Federal requirements Serves on assigned committees and attends all Program, Hospital, Horizon, provider and staff meetings as required Provides for professional growth and development of staff through identification of needs, development of individual training plans and participation in training programs Monitors personnel performance on a continuous basis Conducts regular performance evaluations for staff Develops and submits annual Quality Improvement Plan; this plan is based on the identified clinical performance issues, internal clinical audit findings, recommendations from the VPCE and needs of the hospital Counsels employees, and, as necessary, takes appropriate disciplinary action for infractions of standards and policies Collaborates with the Medical Director in the maintenance of the program milieu Manages Program budget development and monitoring as required by the hospital and Horizon Displays good working knowledge of contractual relationship, understands the goals of the client hospital administration and works to meet these goals Implements quality improvement goals and objectives on the Program in a timely fashion Provides feedback to client hospital on an ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc. Collects data to provide input and/or feedback to customers (i.e., teams, supervisors, co-workers, nursing agencies, hospital administration) to improve work quality and/or productivity Graduate Degree Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan ~401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan ~ Long and Short-term Disability ~ Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account ~ Life Insurance ~ One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.