Clinical Program Development Specialist - UPMC Washington, BHU

The Clinical Program Development Specialist plays a key role in advancing high-quality, patient-centered care on our Behavioral Health Unit by supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical programs that enhance care delivery, outcomes, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, conducts and evaluates staff education and training in the area of therapeutic communications, interactions and consumer satisfaction.
• Provides role modeling and feedback to the direct care staff on behavioral management and cognitive techniques.
• Develops, implements, evaluates and revises the milieu management program in collaboration with the unit leadership and direct supervision.
• Coordinates behavior management training for parents and families.

• Assigns cases to the milieu therapists and monitor's progress.

• Develops and coordinates individual behavior and group therapies, provides supervision to milieu therapists.

• Provides individual patient assessments, develops special treatment plans and coordinates the implementation of the plan.

• Participates in specific program leadership meetings and coordinates the implementation of administrative, clinical, training and educational decisions in the daily functioning of the program.

• Demonstrates and has advanced knowledge of structured clinical assessment tools including specific measures of psychiatric symptomatology, functional behavior assessments, family functioning, and academic achievement within ability to communicate results of evaluations to families and referral agencies/professionals.

• Maintains relevant case records, departmental statistics, and direct clinical contact commensurate with caseload.

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the symptomatic display of behavioral dysfunction accompanying DSM-IV disorders.

• Demonstrates the ability to provide behavioral supervision for the direct care staff.

• Participates with the nursing management in evaluating patient satisfaction and assists in developing and implementing recommended actions.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, primarily 8AM-4PM but may vary based on treatment needs. Occasional on call for emergency situations.

• Masters Degree in Psychology, School Psychology, Education, Occupational Therapy or a related field with a minimum of 3 years experience or Bachelors and 5 years experience in a mental health setting.
• At least one year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting with knowledge of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, family, individual and group treatment.
• Proven leadership skills and an ability to work with patients and their families and to work collaboratively with other staff members specifically demonstrating communication, coordination and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of evidence-based therapies.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in basic behavioral principles, development of behavior support plans, and the application of behavioral principles to clinical situations.
  
  Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
• Crisis management education required within 1 year of hire/transfer.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
  UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran