THIS POSITION ELIGLBE FOR SIGN ON BONUS
Large scale oversight for programs and staff within a large medical center or across a service area, with both administrative and client caseload responsibilities.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for budget planning/development/monitoring.
- Various managerial levels report into this position; responsible for all managerial functions for direct reports and ultimate responsibility for all personnel management within unit.
- Large scale oversight for programs and staff within a large medical center or across a service area.
- Responsible for multiple programs at multi-sites across department.
- Accountable for access outcomes; allocation of resources; handles member concerns and grievances.
- Represents the department at a Regional level; may have a regional role such as Chair of Chiefs Groups.
Secondary Functions:
- Large scale oversight for programs and staff within OAK General Adult services.
- Represents the Adult Services and department at Regional meetings.
- Leadership of a large, diverse psychotherapist staff in the Adult Services of the Oakland Department of Psychiatry, organizing and facilitating meetings; developing an annual report for the Department; managing information technology and data; developing and managing personnel and compensation policy; supervising the performance of psychotherapy staff and conducting progressive discipline where appropriate; coordinating services with other administrators; and completing other administrative work under the direction of the Department's Chief.
- The successful applicant will have primary responsibility for evaluating the performance of psychotherapy staff and behavior health managers within Adult Services and provide administrative support to other managers in the Department, including the Service Director.
Qualifications:
THIS POSITION ELGIBLE FOR SIGN ON BONUS
Basic Qualifications:
- Previous management experience.
- Bachelor's in nursing, social work or other health related field.
- Master's degree in nursing, social work, psychology, or Ph.D./Psy.D in psychology from an accredited university or professional school preferred.
- Current valid license as a Psychologist or Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California, or Advanced Practitioner RN.
- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
- Knowledge of social services agencies, state regulations and APA standards as they relate to client treatment, patient rights and client/patient confidentiality, and other ethical issues.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A minimum of two years tenure in a managerial role in Psychiatry or related field.
- Position entails clinical and administrative responsibilities.
- Strategic leadership and planning skills a must.
- High levels of clinical competence in evaluating, diagnosing, planning and carrying out treatment for Adult patients are required.
- In addition, position entails leadership of a large, diverse mental health program, including organizing and facilitating meetings, participating on Service and Departmental Administrative teams, developing an annual report for the Department, managing information technology and data, developing and managing personnel and operational policy, supervising the performance of psychotherapists and responsibility for conducting performance evaluations for therapists and behavior health managers on the Adult Service.
- Administrative support for the Sub-Chief of the service and the Service Director in the Department.
- Oversight of the hiring and orientation of new psychotherapists and liaison with hospital Credentials and Privileges committee.
- Representation of the Adult Service psychotherapy staff to medical center administration and medical staff.
- The successful applicant will work with the Chief of Psychiatry, Sub-Chief of OAK Adult Services, Service Director and Service Manager as lead Behavior Health Manager of the Adult Service to insure maintenance of high-quality mental health services and operations.
Schedule: Some evening and on-call work involved
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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