Mental Health America · 3 weeks ago
Assistant Program Manager Licensed Clinician LCSW, LPCC, MFT
Vista, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$46/hr - $50/hr
1+ years expMental Health Systems, Inc. is dedicated to improving lives through client-centered care. The Assistant Program Manager Licensed Clinician will act as Team Lead, providing oversight to clinicians and supporting program goals through various mental health services and operations management.
Health CareMedicalMental HealthWellness
Responsibilities
Provide assessments, mental health evaluations, family-individual-group therapy, plan development, case consultation, crisis intervention, discharge placement, and assist clients in meeting basic needs and symptom management
Complete accurate and timely documentation, meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services
Facilitate placement including pre-placement visits, and transportation as needed
Provide field-based services as required by program and client need
Maintain confidentiality of client’s care
Participate in scheduled program meetings
Assist the Program Manager in the onboarding of newly hired clinical staff & interns; provide consultation on high-risk client cases, program eligibility requirements, documentation & billing requirements, crisis situations, & program policies. Assist staff & interns as needed
Assign monthly peer reviews & maintain internal peer review tracker. Train staff on findings of monthly peer review to ensure program accountability to compliance standards
Attend monthly Quality Improvement Partners meetings & send notes to PM & staff
Review monthly Quality Assurance memos from the County & distribute information to PM & staff
Oversee the quarterly Utilization Review Committee & ensure at least 5 client charts are reviewed for UM/UR per quarter. Ensure all clients with an mhoms score of 6 or higher are reviewed quarterly
Submit tracking data to PM as requested
Daily, review and assign clients who missed a psychiatric appointment to a clinician to conduct follow-up and engagement efforts. Assign clients who missed an assessment to the intake specialist for follow-up
Provides input towards program policy and procedure design, revision, and deletion
Complete all assigned duties within the time frame and according to the standards as established by the Program Manager
Other relevant duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree and licensed (MFT, LCSW, LPCC) required
A passion for patient-centered care and a commitment to excellence
Valid CA driver's license and current auto insurance per contract requirements required
Cultural competency understanding required
At least 1 year of leadership or project management experience required
Preferred
Experience providing mental health and/or substance use disorder services to high-risk/high-acuity clientele preferred
Bilingual preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred
Benefits
Sign On Bonus - $5,000
Student loan forgiveness programs available for graduates
Annual vacation packages and annual sick time11 paid company holidays
Medical, dental and vision benefits available for employees and their families
Company-paid Life insurance, AD&D, Long-Term Disability insurance
Pretax Flexible Spending for medical/dental/childcare expenses
Employee Assistance Plan for you and your family
Employee discount programs through LifeMart
Voluntary benefits-Pet insurance, IDShield, LegalShield
Company sponsored Wellness Program
Opportunities for advancement and growth
Company
Mental Health America
Mental Health America is a non-profit treatment and advocacy agency for people who have mental disorders and diseases.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$3.5MKey Investors
Elevance Health FoundationFoellinger Foundation
2022-10-20Grant· $3.5M
2019-12-17Grant
Leadership Team
Theresa Nguyen
Chief Program Officer ; VP of Reseach and Innovation
Recent News
2025-10-23
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