Project Director

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Project Director to provide high-level oversight of CCBHC grant compliance, implementation and monitoring of evidence-based practices, and other required grant activities. Using a shared governance model, the Project Director convenes and provides leadership for Centers for Family Development, Inc.’s integrated holistic services inclusive of behavioral health (mental health and substance use) and physical health screening and monitoring.

This role focuses on the operational success and sustainability of the CCBHC initiative.

Join us as we transform lives through compassionate leadership in behavioral health! We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every team member can thrive while making a meaningful difference in the communities we serve. If you have a passion for advancing mental health awareness and reducing stigma through education and community engagement, this may be the role for you!

Leadership and Oversight

• Bi-Weekly meetings will engage the Continuous Quality Improvement Manager, Project Evalutator, Vice President of Behavioral Health, Medical Director, COO and others as deemed appropriate to assign task to sustain federal certification and obtain state demonstration.
• Ensures fulfillment of contractual, accreditation and regulatory requirements in the areas of personnel, operations, claims submission, credentialing, implementation time frames, documentation, and all other governing requirements for the CCBHC certification.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director to ensure that integrated care services are provided holistically for behavioral health recipients that reflect the inclusion of their physical health needs into their full array of agency services.
• The Project Director will receive reports and environmental scans from the Medical Director on behavioral health and physical health and the impacts on integration trends and patterns for the purpose of ensuring CCBHC service array expansion meets consumers’ holistic needs.
• Collaborates with the Vice President of Behavioral Health to align project activities with the broader organizational behavioral health strategy while remaining responsible for CCBHC-specific performance, compliance, and sustainability.
• Coordinates with the Vice President of Behavioral Health and Continuous Quality Improvement Manager to align data-driven improvements with organizational benchmarks.
• Participate in evaluation meetings with the Project Evaluator, Vice President of Behavioral Health, and Continuous Quality Improvement Manager, and others as deemed appropriate to review progress, outcomes, and data trends related to CCBHC performance.
• The Project Director shall supervise the Practice Manager to ensure that clinic operations for both children and adults are conducted efficiently according to integrated needs as a result of primary care screening and monitoring.
• This position requires some travel to and from CFDI clinical offices to manage CCBHC administrative and consumer relations. Additional travel to trainings maybe necessary.

• Align and monitor fidelity of the nine core CCBHC services, as described in the updated Certification Criteria, Program Area 4, Scope of Services with CFDI’s operations:
• Crisis mental health services, including 24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis intervention services, and crisis stabilization.
• Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessment.
• Patient-centered treatment planning or similar processes, including risk assessment and crisis planning.
• Outpatient mental health and substance use services.
• Outpatient clinic primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks (e.g., BMI, blood pressure, tobacco use, HIV/Viral Hepatitis).
• Targeted case management.
• Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
• Peer support, counselor services, and family supports.
• Intensive, community-based mental health for members of the armed forces and veterans.
• Identify and implement any operational and infrastructure changes needed to sustain the certification criteria and improve the quality…