Behavioral Health Clinic Director (Licensed Clinical Psychologist)

San Ysidro Health•San Diego, CA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Oversee the clinical management and functions of the clinic’s behavioral health providers, consistent with corporate administrative and clinical policies and procedures. This role involves ensuring adequate staffing, fostering positive provider relations, developing clinic improvement goals, onboarding new providers, and resolving staff misunderstandings. The Director will also be responsible for performance reviews, policy interpretation, participating in hiring interviews, and addressing quality improvement, patient flow, satisfaction, and productivity issues. A significant portion of the role includes providing direct patient care (at least 0.8 FTE) and performing other duties as assigned by the Chief Behavioral Health Officer. The position also requires compliance with departmental and health center policies, enhancing professional growth, and potentially supervising interns.

Requirements

Successful completion of graduate training program in a psychotherapy-related field: Ph.D./Psy.D. in Psychology at an accredited University or College.
Combination of education and 5 years of experience in a mental health setting.
Sensitivity to multi-cultural concerns and the psychotherapeutic process.
Completion of clinical training.
PhD/PsyD issued by the state of California.
A valid driver’s license.
Excellent oral, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work well with a team, and lead others by example and direction.
Demonstrates commitment to organizational Core Values.
Knowledge of rehabilitation and recovery treatment modalities.
Knowledge of using computers, phones, vehicles, copy machines and fax machines etc.
Ability to work cooperatively with other departments within a large community health center and satellite clinics.
Works well in multi-disciplinary setting.
Must possess excellent customer service, communication and documentation skills.
Must write clearly and legibly.
Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre-employment PPDs.
Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual (English /Spanish speaking) and bi-cultural in therapeutic approach strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure adequate staff with appropriate training and exceptional customer service for quality healthcare.
Provide active leadership in building positive provider staff relations with all clinic personnel.
Develop annual goals and objectives for clinic improvement.
Onboard new providers at the clinic.
Resolve provider/staff misunderstandings and disagreements.
Complete Annual Provider Staff Performance Reviews and PICAs.
Maintain active involvement in policy interpretations for provider staff.
Participate in BH provider and staff interviews for hiring behavioral health staff.
Address quality improvement, patient flow, patient satisfaction, and productivity issues and develop improvement plans.
Meet with the Behavioral Health leadership team to discuss standards of operations and patient care.
Take ownership in the clinic's peer review results by meeting with the Director of Behavioral Health and provider staff to look for opportunities for improving patient care.
Provide at minimum 0.8 FTE of direct patient care.
Perform other duties as required or assigned by Chief Behavioral Health Officer.
Comply with established departmental and health center wide policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, compliance required courses, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
Attend meetings as required and participate in committees as requested.
Assist in providing supervision of interns under specification of license held.