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high plains community health center

Director of Behavioral Health ($106,256 – $136,024 annually)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Behavioral Health Services position is responsible for the administrative and clinical management of behavioral health services provided by High Plains Community Health Center. This position participates in the development of integrated health care and assuring services are available for patients.

High Plains Community Health Center (HPCHC) is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create an environment for career advancement and professional growth at all levels.  HPCHC complies with organization-wide policies and Federally Qualified Health Center and OSHA requirements, related to the performance of HPCHC operations and requirements of the compliance program.

PRODUCTIVITY AND EXPECTATIONS:

The Director of Behavioral Health Services is an essential component to the success of HPCHC. This position is expected to prioritize time and responsibilities in the following manner:

60%:  Clinical

  • Provide direct care to patients from diverse backgrounds.
  • Establish clinical goals utilizing a team approach for input and discussion.
  • Supervise, coach, and develop behavioral health providers, staff, and students, and conduct performance reviews.
  • Provide ongoing clinical staff development.

30%:  Leadership

  • Provide oversight for the creation, implementation, and management of integrated clinical programs within the BH service line
  • Collaborate with leadership on strategic planning and implementation of integrated services.
  • Seek and respond to opportunities for new revenue streams (e.g., grants, contracts, managed care contracts, governmental relations, etc.)
  • Work collaboratively with the CMO to monitor revenue and fiscal expenditures.

5%: Quality

  • Lead clinical quality strategies meeting clinical benchmarks for quality and productivity, and ensuring high quality, culturally responsive patient care in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations and grant requirements.
  • Responsible for audit and compliance activities to ensuring services and standards follow all state, federal, and HPCHC regulations.
  • Coordinate quarterly peer review processes to ensure accurate record documentation.
  • Serve on the Continuous Quality Improvement committee ensuring program staff are knowledgeable of required quality assurance activities and participate in improvement monitoring specific to clinical performance.

5%: Community

  • Participate in community outreach, increasing access to care, reducing barriers to treatment, and advancing the mission and vision of HPCHC.
  • Establish and maintain community partnerships.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master’s degree in Social Work required.
  • Active Colorado license as a Licensed Clinical Social Work or Licensed Professional Counselor required.
  • 7 years of experience in behavioral healthcare managing operations with at least 3 years in a leadership role required.
  • Expertise in clinical assessment and therapeutic interventions with individuals, couples, families, and groups and knowledgeable of requirements for providing clinical program oversight.
  • Willingness and ability to work on a virtual platform to provide telehealth services.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of integrated primary care.
  • Demonstrated ability to practice and lead from a social justice lens, with a commitment to cultural responsiveness and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Ability to navigate program compliance and audits, and to manage billing and reporting.
  • Medical literacy, as demonstrated by familiarity with common medical terms, first-line psychiatric medications, understanding of medical culture, and with interdisciplinary treatment teams.
  • Experience working with a diverse population and/or underserved populations preferred.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs and Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems preferred.
  • Spanish language skills preferred.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Demonstrates commitment to the organizational mission, vision, and values.
  • Maintains knowledge of federal and state regulations related to FQHC’s and relative practice area.
  • Exhibits the ability to make sound decisions for delivery of care/services.
  • Demonstrates effective relationships with clinic staff, patients, public, outside vendors/agencies, and providers.
  • Communicates effectively; demonstrates ability to speak, read, and write professionally, as well as compile, analyze and present information in English.
  • Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
  • Exercises professional judgment, courtesy, and professionalism in daily interactions with others.
  • Works both independently and as part of a team; establishes and maintains effective working relationships with health care team members and diverse patient populations.
  • Displays time management and organizational skills to consistently meet deadlines.
  • Performs other duties as required.

There will be opportunities for other duties as this position may evolve and policies and training may change. Reasonable accommodations will be reviewed, and modifications may be made according to ADA guidelines.  This position utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques, and appropriate equipment to minimize fall risk to patients and/or injury to self.

Additional Information
Position Type : Full Time Exempt
Yearly Salary: $106,256 – $136,024

Contact Information
Human Resources
201 Kendall Drive
Lamar, Co 81052
Email: people@highplainschc.net

If you are interested in a position please complete our online application below and attach your resume.

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* I certify that the information in this application is true and complete for all practical purposes. It may be verified by the facility or any affiliate. Should a position be offered and later it is found that the information is significantly untrue, incomplete, or misrepresented, I understand and agree that the facility or its affiliates are relieved of all commitments, financial or otherwise pertinent to employment,and that I am subject to immediate discharge without recourse.

*I understand that an investigative report may be made by a consumer reporting agency to include information as to my character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living, whichever may be applicable. If such an investigative report is made, I understand that I will receive notice that such a report has been requested, and that I will have the right to make a written request for a complete and accurate disclosure of additional information concerning the nature and scope of the investigation.

* I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHICH I MAY RECEIVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, BUT WILL BE MERELY A GRATUITOUS STATEMENT OF FACILITY POLICIES.

* I understand that the facility reserves the right to require its employees to submit to blood tests or urinalyses for alcohol or drug screens, or to allow inspection of bags (including purses or briefcases) or parcels brought into or taken out of the facility. I understand that refusal to submit to a urinalysis or blood test, when requested to do so, may result in termination of my employment.

*Compliance with this facility’s Substance Abuse Policy is a condition of employment. This health center requires that every newly hired employee be free of alcohol or drug abuse. Each offer of employment is contingent upon successfully completing a urinalysis test/screen for alcohol and drugs in accordance with facility policy.Continued employment is also contingent upon compliance with the health center’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy.

*I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IF I AM OFFERED EMPLOYMENT BY THE FACILITY, MY EMPLOYMENT WILL BE FOR NO DEFINITE TERM AND THAT EITHER I, OR THE FACILITY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS STATUS CAN ONLY BE ALTERED BY A WRITTEN CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS SPECIFIC AS TO ALL MATERIAL TERMS AND IS SIGNED BY ME AND THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FACILITY.

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