Behavioral Health Services Director
Behavioral Health Services Director
Job Description:
The Behavioral Health Services Director provides program leadership for integrated primary care and behavioral health services and serves as a clinician on the behavioral health team. S/he plans, organizes, implements, delivers and evaluates behavioral health wellness and treatment programs; monitors and revises applicable policies and budgets; adheres to local, state and federal regulations and supervises behavioral health clinicians’ performance.
The Director works with ORGANIZATION’s executive leadership team and other health professionals to promote the highest quality of integrated health care for patients.
The Director is responsible for the development of strategic and tactical plans to maximize the effectiveness of Behavioral Health Services at the ORGANIZATION. These activities include budget planning, grant applications, partnerships with local agencies and representation at meetings of local stakeholders and professionals.
Essential Job Skills, Duties and Abilities:
• Provide behavioral health services to patients
• Supervise Behavioral Health staff; including hiring, providing guidance and direction, training, evaluating performance, initiating corrective action or disciplinary action and other personnel actions
• In depth knowledge of behavioral health standards of care and regulatory issues
• In depth and up-to-date knowledge of the financial environment of health care, in particular of behavioral health care and Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Experience in the fiscal, organizational and clinical integration of behavioral with primary health care
• Knowledge of adult learning practices, and effective teaching, supervising and mentoring skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including knowledge of statistics
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to plan, implement and follow-up
• Solid communication skills, including listening and validation, written and spoken skills, tact and diplomacy, presentation skills and effective conflict management skills
• Ability to work as a team member and to promote teamwork
• The ability to establish and maintain strong relationships through outstanding personal skills, including objectivity, flexibility, patience, trustworthiness and sincerity
• Complete professionalism, including the qualities of confidence, motivation, accountability, integrity and humility
• Supports and promotes cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity
• Is knowledgeable of new technology and champions its implementation and use
Qualifications:
• Minimum of 5 (prefer 10) years in behavioral health services, with at least half of those years in behavioral health leadership positions
• Masters degree (prefer doctorate degree) in psychology, social work or advanced practice nursing
• Licensed in California to practice as a psychologist, social worker or nurse practitioner
The above description reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job. It shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job, and it may be revised at any time.
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