Director of Behavioral Health

Overview

POSITION TITLE Director of Behavioral Health Integration

DIRECT SUPERVISOR Managing Director of Social Services

Position Summary Responsible for oversight of integrated behavioral health care programs including MAT, projects and staff across the organization. Participates in the successful development and implementation of Health and Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) and Quality Improvement initiatives, both internally and with stakeholders and community partners. Facilitating a variety of direct care and administrative services in an outpatient setting. Implementation of best practices, trainings and workflow development.

Development and implementation of policies and procedures aligned with grantor, City, State and federal guidelines. This includes preparing reports, grant, tools, metrics and best practices that positions CCHC to access funding sources for health services in light of healthcare reform, especially as this pertains to BH and SUD including Medication Assisted Treatment services. Infrastructure & capacity development, systems strategy & implementation, and behavioral health business strategy are within the scope of this position.

• Master’s degree in Social Work or other healthcare-related field. Organized healthcare facility experience and group psychotherapy training/certification strongly preferred.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible related leadership experience that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities.
• PsyD, and or current LCSW or LCPC licensure, CADC or SUD care experience required with Program development, grant administration, policy development and implementation. Telehealth experience a plus.
• Understanding of the current behavioral health system and health payment structures. Experience with and understanding of primary care/behavioral health integration and nonprofit management.
• Knowledge of complex medical and mental health conditions and national standards of quality care.
• Capability to work collaboratively with people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and big-picture/conceptual skills
• Capacity to embrace and understand the change process and effectively support change management.
• Excellent oral and written communication, planning and decision-making skills.
• Experience managing or supporting cross organizational partnerships and collaborations
• Demonstrated strong verbal/interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and to make timely, value-based decisions
• Ability to excel in fast-paced, changing, and challenging environments
• Fluent in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, etc.

• Provide direct clinical care at least 10 hours per week using best practice standards and screening tools. Help participants set individualized goals and assess their skills and resources related to goal attainment. Goals are explored across living, learning, social, and working environments; services may be provided individually or in groups.
• Consistently share best practices across the agency and networks, and standardized information and resources.
• Collaborate with CCHC leadership and strategy leads to support enterprise goals in strategic planning and quality strategy.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to support business development and the design and implementation of BHI programs on behalf of CCHC.
• Support implementation of behavioral health integration programs across CCHC, including proposing standardized processes, and quality and performance measurement.
• Incorporate Population Health strategies with clinical directors, providers, care and case management teams and community health workers to ensure BH is integrated into care management and practice support functions.
• Develop training materials and implementation plans with the CMO for managing populations with BH and chronic medical needs, including BH conditions and resources.
• Provide technical support to maximize collaboration with health systems, primary and specialty care practices, payers and other sectors.
• Align the BHI program goals…