Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is a multifaceted behavioral healthcare system comprised of three programs to serve children and adolescents with a broad spectrum of psychiatric service needs. Programs of service include an 87-bed, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed, Joint Commission accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility, a Partial Hospitalization Program, and a 16-bed acute psychiatric hospital - which due to high demand - is in the process of expanding to 40 beds. Our strategic plan for the past two years has been centered on improving fidelity to our evidence-based clinical methodology. North Spring is part of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the Nation's largest and most respected healthcare management companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 83,000 employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence and compassion.

We are currently recruiting for a Director of Residential Services to join our growing team!

Location: Beautiful Leesburg, Virginia, 40 miles Northwest of Washington DC. Named one of the best places to live by Money magazine. 45-acre campus in a rural area on the northern edge of Leesburg with a gymnasium, beautiful outdoor campus and high ropes course. Excellent public school system.

Compensation package: Competitive salary. Employee benefits available including exemplary health and related insurance after 30 days, 21 days per year Paid Time Off available after 90 days in addition to an Extended Leave Bank for use when sick, opportunity to purchase stock at discounted prices , and a 401(k) Plan with a generous company match. Three meals a day provided at no cost to employees.

Key Responsibilities:

* The Director of Residential Services provides overall leadership of the daily operations of the residential program.
* Oversees staffing, scheduling, and FTE management.
* Develops, coordinates, and manages the program schedule and additionally conducts performance improvement activities to achieve benchmarks for clinical indicators.
* Facilitates training and staff development, with an emphasis on high quality residential care delivered in a cost- effective manner.

Qualifications

Qualifications: Must possess demonstrated leadership ability, the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groupsand individuals, strong oral and written communication skills. Must possess knowledge of therapeuticrelationships as relates to child and adolescents' therapeutic processes, child and adolescent growth and development, limit setting and behavior management, crisis management of aggressive behaviors andCPR. An individual must be able to perform each essential function of the job satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

Education: A minimum degree at the Master Level in Counseling, Psychology or Social work. Licensure preferred. substituted for experience.

Licensure/ Certification: Must maintain valid CPR and HWC certification. LPC, LCSW, LP, LMFT license preferred.