Program Manager (WTRS) at Highland Rivers Health in Marietta, Georgia

Job Description:

When you work at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, you make a difference!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities. We serve a complex and vulnerable population: individuals and families who may have a limited income, who are uninsured or underinsured - people who often have nowhere else to turn. If you have a passion for helping others, Highland Rivers may be the place for you!

Are you ready to be the Difference?

Job Summary: The Clinical Program Manager is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and supervising all clinical services in a Women's Treatment and Recovery Services (WTRS) treatment center under the direction of the Director of Addictive Diseases. Duties include managing day to day operation of clinical services in WTRS program. Assist and ensure all documentation and authorizations required for admission, service provision and discharge are completed accurately and in a timely manner per Agency and DBHDD guidelines (i.e. BHA Assessments, Treatment Pans, Safety Plans, Discharge Summaries etc.) Responsible for meeting all regulatory guidelines and performance measures for clinical services per DBHDD and CARF standards. Oversee the recruitment, orientation, and training of clinical and non-clinical department staff.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Performs various administrative, clerical and documentation to support activities.


• Participate in required in-service training and departmental meetings.


• Acts as the Program Manager for WTRS: Mother's Making A Change program.


• Provides oversight to vehicle operations.


• Provides oversight to Therapeutic Childcare operations.


• Provides oversight to nutrition and kitchen functions.


• Responsible for maintaining fidelity and compliance with all aspects of SUD services provided.


• Seek ways to increase fidelity and participation in services.


• Continue to seek additional grants and program development to increase awareness of recovery, inclusion of family in the recovery process, prevention education and reducing stigma in each community.


• Schedules and facilitates weekly staff meetings.


• Recruit and clinically supervise staff.


• Collects program specific data and completes weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.


• Ensure that the program operates within state and federal guidelines.


• Perform monthly and quarterly audits on all staff under direct supervision.


• Clinically monitors and signs recovery plans as designated by the clinical director.