Associate Director Of Outpatient & Prevention Program Operations

Associate Director of Outpatient & Prevention Program Operations

Horizon Services, Inc. (HSI) is a nonprofit established in 1974 that offers addiction treatment with the goal of reducing substance use and mental health related challenges for people from all walks of life, including those from some of the most disenfranchised and marginalized communities. We practice our values of Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Compassion to provide youth prevention, youth and adult outpatient, sobering programs, withdrawal management, and co-occurring capable residential programs to support the well-being of women, men, youth, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC clients to live healthy, fulfilling and constructive lives. HSI is an inclusive workplace and a learning community where our collective experiences enrich each other's growth.

The Associate Director of Outpatient & Prevention Programs (ADOPPO) position is instrumental in taking assigned service lines to new heights by improving quality of service delivery, integrating other HSI subject matter experts such as Clinical & Medical specialists, and expanding services to serve new market segments and/or regions in accordance with the agency's strategic plan. Associate Director positions exemplify outstanding leadership skills with high emotional IQ in such a way that they serve as cross-functional bridges throughout the Horizon family of programs. The ADOPPO leverages lead staff members as 'extenders' in order to run a quality series of service lines which operate in alignment with agency policy, state regulation and licensing requirements; but is the ultimate directly responsible individual when it comes to the overall successful sustainability of the operation and has an ultimate end-goal of delivering a quality product to Horizon's valued client-base.

As a key member of the executive leadership team (ELT), the ADOPPO focuses on the following key performance areas:

• Ensures performance monitoring of all direct service staff by engaging in weekly auditing workload to ensure full staff caseload to meet productivity requirements per fee-for-service program structure
• Ensures contract deliverables are fulfilled by designing and supporting the implementation of program curriculum in all Project Eden centers (i.e., Lambda, group counseling, school and community-based classroom prevention).
• Monitors quality of curriculum implementation by engaging in weekly site visits
• Fluent in school based contractual language and deliverables
• Fluent in Quality Assurance oversight principles including billing codes, fee-for-service reimbursement within Medi-Cal system of care
• Works in collaboration with CPO in contract negotiation with key stakeholders such as County Officials, School Based program leads and Community based programs
• Embodying exceptional communication: This role requires that the ADOPPO models the ability to develop, implement and manage growing programs in collaboration with multiple counties and with discussion and accountability to the CPO, along with the broader executive leadership team (ELT).
• Proactive improvement of program structure, including curriculum and staff training through the leveraging of subject matter experts such as the Associate Director of Clinical Services (ADCS) and the Director of Outreach & Development
• Embodying high-level leadership acumen throughout the agency & with stakeholders, serving as a mentor for all program managers throughout the Horizon family of programs.

In this role, you'll make a difference in the lives of people with substance abuse challenges, and often with co-occurring conditions. You'll use and grow your skills in compassionate care, crisis intervention and de-escalation, in a supportive and inclusive work environment. You'll have the opportunity to provide our community with substance abuse treatment to help people who are just discovering possibilities in their journey, going from a place of hopelessness to a place where they are valued and have the potential for a better life.

Responsibilities

Creates and facilitates shared material across programs to support cross-functional alignment and collaboration of teams.

Ensures clinical staff requiring clinical oversight receive consistent and adequate supervision in alignment with State regulatory expectations

Responsible for coordinating the management and directing the work of front-line support and milieu staff to ensure full census and efficient utilization management at assigned program(s). Engages in marketing, client retention, client engagement, or other efforts needed to meet and maintain census objectives.

Provide oversight, supervision and monitoring of program staff to ensure a safe environment of care. Follows recommendations from Compliance and Outcomes Department to address environmental care and other safety concerns, including facility maintenance.

Works with the CCO to design, develop, and implement policies, procedures, tools, and protocols to enhance client safety and environment of care safety. Communicates policy changes and provides training and education to direct care staff to ensure consistent safety practices for assigned program(s). Responds to complaints regarding client safety and environment of care as they are received and reports those findings to the CCO.

Leverages the service line's Compliance Manager as the Safety Representative for assigned program location(s) and ensure attendance in monthly Safety Committee meetings. Communicates best practices to assigned program staff and ensures adherence to those standards, including fire drills and other emergency preparedness activities. The ADOPPO may delegate Safety Representative duties and/or leverage the Compliance Manager as an intentionally removed support, however the ADOPPO maintains ultimate responsibility for the safe operation of assigned program(s).

Design, develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures related to program operations, including client intake and orientation procedures, medication storage and management, de-escalation, care coordination, program schedules, and all other elements of program operations for assigned program(s).

Subject Matter Expert Integration: Through an open leadership style and flexible sharing of program-related operational information, actively integrates other clinical subject matter experts including the 'Associate Director of Clinical Services' and his/her Clinical Supervisor designees on program curriculum to ensure alignment across programs/lines of service. Collaborates with Compliance and Outcomes Department to ensure operational policies and procedures are consistent with compliance standards.

Maintains expert industry knowledge on SUD program best practices and utilizes knowledge to enhance program operations and remain current with evolving industry standards and trends.

Responsible for the oversight and management of all aspects of day-to-day administrative operations for assigned program(s) or lines of service

Accountabilities

Programmatic Operations & Safety

Fiscal Oversight, including successful leveraging of grant funding

Personnel Recruitment & Management

Training & Professional Development

Program Compliance & Service Quality

Communications & Community Relations

Successful execution of strategic expansion in accordance with agency goals

Service Line Growth & Development

Actively works with stakeholders to ensure adequate service volumes are achieved at all sites

Strategically works to expand and/or contract programs based on regional demand fluctuations

Works to expand programs which serve as key product differentiators for HSI such as Prevention programs into new Bay Area regions

Establishes new partnerships in surrounding Bay Area county regions in order to mobilize expansion efforts

Fiscal Oversight & Growth

Responsible for overall fiscal integrity of assigned programs, including monitoring budget expenditures, program cash flow, and identifying additional funding and revenue sources as they become available. Makes corrective actions and recommendations to improve financial stability of assigned programs.

Implements & successfully executes upon spending plans with clear action steps to be taken in order to successfully mobilize / draw-down unique sources of funding throughout any given fiscal year.

Coordinates and manages collection and reporting of financial information to Finance Department for assigned program(s). Ensures information is timely and accurate.

Implement and monitor procedures to manage and approve payroll, petty cash expenditures, receipts, receivables, and payables information for assigned program(s). Ensures information is timely, accurate, and reported to Finance Department consistently each month.

Responsible for oversight and management of purchasing and inventory management for assigned program(s) or lines of service. Ensures inventory controls to maintain adequate levels of food, office supplies, and other program supply needs.

Responsible for the oversight and management of client entitlements eligibility activities and reporting, including but not limited to SDI, SSI, AGAP, Medi-Cal, and any other participation in entitlement programs clients may receive benefits from while enrolled in programming. Oversees program staff in partnership with Lead roles in the preparation of required reports and eligibility documentation required in client charts.

Responsible for the oversight and management of client fees and other revenue within assigned program(s) when applicable, including management of relevant documentation. Medi-Cal beneficiaries are not responsible for out-of-pocket fees, but third-party insurers and other funding programs may require client out-of-pocket fees. Responsible for coordinating with Finance Department for submission of third-party insurance claims.

Personnel Recruitment & Management

Coordinates with Compliance and Outcomes Officer & related Compliance Managers to ensure staff credentialing documentation is maintained consistently in accordance with DHCS, DMC-ODS, BBS, SUD Counselor certification bodies, and other regulatory oversight agency compliance. Holds direct report