Arundel Lodge

Nonprofit behavioral health care in Maryland

Assistant Senior Program Manager

Residential & Direct SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeEdgewater, MD, USA$21 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Maintain proficient computer skills.
Use professional language in written and verbal communication.
Communicate essential information with the work team.
Maintain a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
Maintain agency-acceptable drug testing, tuberculosis testing, and criminal background requirements.
Work with little direct supervision and complete tasks with numerous interruptions.
Interact respectfully with people of diverse cultures.
Maintain awareness of environmental stimuli.
Complete medication-monitoring credentialing and re-credentialing requirements.

Responsibilities

Maintain familiarity with diagnosis, psychiatric and somatic history, treatment plans, medications, and needs for individuals on the assigned caseload.
Assist Persons Served in pursuing individual goals.
Complete Person-Centered Planning Functional Self-Assessments thoroughly, timely, and professionally.
Participate in developing an individual treatment plan for each person on the assigned caseload.
Assess each person's stage of change on an ongoing basis and apply appropriate interventions.
Provide transportation, money-management assistance, diet coaching, shopping, cleaning, assistance with activities of daily living, and life-skills instruction.
Support individuals in recovery from mental illness, physical illness, and substance abuse using the Recovery Model.
Ensure all work shifts are covered during the Program Manager's absence.
Maintain 24-hour emergency phone coverage during the Program Manager's absence.
Direct team activities, conduct scheduled team meetings, distribute meeting minutes, and provide staff support.
Review timesheets for accurate hours, time off, overtime approval, and calculations.
Oversee general staff functions and the condition of residences.
Coordinate operational requests and report unsafe or unfit residential conditions.
Coordinate Persons Served somatic and psychiatric needs with rehabilitation specialists, day-program counselors, the clinical nurse specialist, primary-care providers, the pharmacy, and the person served.
Follow established medication-monitoring protocols and communicate pertinent issues to the nurse and Program Manager.
Inspect residential medication supplies as agreed upon by the team.
Assist with move-ins, including attending referral, discharge, and admission meetings; preparing residences; and coordinating receipt of move-in kits.
Identify early warning signs of psychiatric or physical decompensation and take appropriate action.
Diffuse and address behavioral or psychiatric crises to ensure safety.
Distinguish between stressors and exacerbation of mental illness.
Identify and promote the use of coping mechanisms.
Perform other assigned duties, responsibilities, and special projects.
Practice Recovery Model interventions in daily interactions and contribute positively to the work team.

Salary Range: 21 to 21 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

The Assistant Senior Manager is an integral position of Arundel Lodge that creates the culture and quality of life that is experienced by the Senior Persons Served of Arundel Lodge. The day-to day job responsibilities of an Senior Assistant Manager includes tasks like transportation, assisting with money management, diet coaching, shopping, cleaning, assistance with ADL’s, and teaching life skills, But the most critical thing that an Assistant Manager does at Arundel Lodge is to assist people in their journey of recovery from mental illness, physical illness, and substance abuse.

Recovery Model Duties

Assistant Manager’s are expected to practice the Recovery Model in all interactions with Persons Served. Interactions and interventions with members should be so coached within the Recovery Model that an outside observer to Arundel Lodge should be able to recognize the core elements of the Recovery Model. These elements are non-linear and holistic, and emphasize hope, Persons Served responsibility, peer support, respect, empathy, non-stigmatizing language, empowerment, using individual’s strengths, and self-determination. Arundel Lodge provides initial and on-going training and support to Assistant Managers I concerning the Recovery Model and Assistant Managers I are evaluated on their use of the Recovery Model to perform their assigned job responsibilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

A. Maintain familiarity with pertinent information for all individuals on assigned caseload, including but not limited to: Diagnosis, Psychiatric and Somatic history, Treatment Plans, Medications, needs
B. Identify and assist Persons Served in the pursuit of individual goals:
1. Complete Person Centered Planning Functional Self Assessment in a thorough, timely, and professional manner
2. Participate in the development of a treatment plan (IRP) for each individual on assigned caseload.
C. Assess persons served stage of change on an on-going basis and apply interventions appropriate to the stage.
D. All responsibilities contained in the Rehabilitation Specialist job description for assigned caseloads and /or shifts. (See Rehabilitation Specialist job description)

During the Program Manager’s absence:

A.Ensure that all work shifts are covered
B.Maintain 24 hour emergency phone coverage
C.Direct the activities of the team
D.Review time sheets
1.Ensure accurate representation of hours worked and time off
2.Ensure approval for any overtime
3.Ensure correct math
E.Conduct scheduled team meetings
F.Take and distribute team meeting minutes
G.Oversee the general functions of the staff
H.Provide staff support as necessary
III.Oversee condition of residences
A.Coordinate operation’s requests
B.Report unsafe or unfit conditions

Duties continued

IV.Coordinate Persons Served somatic and psychiatric needs with Rehab Specialists, Day Program Counselors, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Primary Care Providers, pharmacy and when appropriate, the person served.
V.Medication Monitoring
A. Assistant Manger I consistently follow established protocol and procedure as defined and taught in medication monitoring credentialing.
B. Assistant Manager I complete initial and re-credentialing process.
C. Attention to detail in following the medication monitoring procedure and proactively communicating pertinent issues to the nurse and program manager cannot be over-emphasized.
VI.Inspect Persons Served residential medication supply as agreed upon by the team
VII.Assist with new Persons Served move-ins
A.Attend referral, discharge and admission meetings
B.Ensure preparation of residence
C.Coordinate receipt of move-in kit

VIII.Crisis Intervention:

A. Assistant Managers I identify early warning signs of psychiatric and physical decompensation and take appropriate action
B. Assistant Manager I diffuse and address behavioral and/or psychiatric crisis to ensure the safety.
C. Assistant Managers I are able to distinguish between stressors and exacerbation of mental illness.
D. Assistant Managers I are able to identify and promote the use of several different kinds of coping mechanisms.
IX.Assume other duties, responsibilities and special projects as assigned

Work with little direct supervision

•Complete tasks with numerous interruptions

•Maintain proficient computer skills

•Use professional language in written and verbal communication

•Communicate essential information with the work team

•Contribute positively to the work team

•Practice recovery model interventions in daily interactions

•Maintain valid driver’s license

•Maintain acceptable driving record

•Be fully aware of environmental stimuli

•Interact with people of diverse cultures and communicate respectfully

•Maintain agency acceptable drug testing

•Maintain agency acceptable TB testing

•Maintain agency acceptable criminal background

About the Company

Arundel Lodge

Nonprofit behavioral health care in Maryland

Arundel Lodge treats mental health and substance use disorders among children, adults and families in Anne Arundel County and nearby Maryland communities. Its care combines outpatient therapy and medication management with residential rehabilitation and support for independent living. The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center accepts walk-ins without an appointment or referral, while community programs help adults find and keep jobs. Insurance payments fund covered care, and grants and donations help pay for services and treatment insurance does not cover. Founded in 1975 by families seeking community care for their adult children, Arundel Lodge is headquartered in Edgewater, Maryland.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Edgewater, MD
Founded: 1975

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