Associate Director of Behavioral Health
About The Position
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (Integrated Teams) Are you willing to assist with health center initiatives, program development, quality improvement activities, and onboarding of staff? Are you willing to support the vision of the health center to provide high quality integrated care? Are you able to take a team-oriented approach to patient care and fully participate in integrating behavioral health care with primary care? Do you want to use quality improvement methodology to help implement team based integrated care? Do you have training and experience working in an Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health setting? Do you want to provide comprehensive health care of the highest quality to everyone in our community, regardless of ability to pay? Yes? Please click here to apply for the position of Associate Director of Behavioral Health at the Lynn Community Health Center.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in psychology, social work, or counseling required.
- Clinical license as a LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, PsyD, or PHD,
- Master’s degree in field of study, with commensurate practicum and internship which focused clinical mental health practice.
- Practicum and Internship experience in the diagnosis and treatment of those problems specific to mentally ill patients manifesting a wide spectrum of illnesses and symptoms.
- Practicum and Internship experience consulting and/or collaborating with the various agencies that provide care for mentally ill patients.
- Quality training in psychotherapeutic techniques. BH Therapist (LCSW) must be trained and experienced in treating patients with a range of mental illness and different levels of functioning.
Responsibilities
- Have the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities.
- Conduct Performance reviews of behavioral health staff core competencies and ensure high quality clinical care, including review of Patient Satisfaction Survey results, Outcome Measures, Productivity reports, etc. and submit to HR department for record-keeping.
- Coordinate training and mentoring of Behavioral Health clinical staff and students, if applicable.
- Identify problems and takes appropriate corrective action.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements including Joint Commission, HRSA, HPAA, DPH, and OSHA.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision coverage effective on the first day of employment.
- Ability to enroll in retirement plan, also with employer match options.
- Day one of employment, you will automatically accrue (41) days of earned time.
- Qualify for the National Health Loan Forgiveness Repayment program.
- Flexible shifts available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
