Clinical Director - Salish Behavioral Health

Kitsap County•Port Orchard, WA

28d•Onsite

About The Position

Kitsap County Salish Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization (SBHASO) has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Director to join their team. This position is responsible for ensuring the delivery of effective behavioral health services (mental health and substance use disorder) across a three-county region. The Clinical Director leads clinical strategic planning efforts, provides day-to-day clinical leadership, and is responsible for operations in the absence of the Executive Director. The successful candidate will have experience in providing direction and oversight of behavioral health staff and programs, strategic planning, and developing successful relationships with State and local officials. They should understand leading employees, delivering effective and efficient services, coordinating a clinical intervention system, overseeing clinical reviews, and providing training to the provider community. The role requires managing services in a multi-county region spanning political jurisdictions.

Requirements

Licensed Mental Health Professional (Mental Health, Social Work, Marriage and Family)
Master's degree in a closely related field from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education in one of the social sciences.
Five years management experience in a managed care behavioral health setting.
Communication Skills: Lead multidisciplinary teams, collaborate with providers and government agencies, deliver training, supervise staff, and clearly communicate complex clinical, regulatory, and strategic information.
Relevant work experience demonstrating required knowledge, skills, and abilities may substitute for educational requirements.
Must submit a complete and fully detailed application.
Application must clearly demonstrate how applicant meets all minimum qualifications.
Submit official transcripts from an accredited college or university or business school, if education is being used to meet the minimum qualifications.
Pass all job-related examinations/tests necessary to demonstrate required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Authorize and complete a criminal background check.
Submit a copy of a current driving record/abstract (from state of residency) to review for eligibility to drive for Kitsap County prior to employment.
Obtain a valid Washington State Driver's License prior to hire and maintain a satisfactory driving record.

Responsibilities

Coordinate entire clinical intervention system for Behavior Health serving the three county area.
Oversee clinical reviews, supervise staff, provide and coordinate clinical training to provider community.
Provide community support and technical assistance on the public behavioral health system.
Intervene and direct staff in the coordination of complex cases.
Select, supervise and evaluate assigned staff.
Establish work rules and performance standards, conduct performance evaluations and initiate and implement disciplinary actions as warranted.
Resolve grievances and other sensitive personnel matters.
Provide for the training and motivation of subordinates in order to make full use of individual capabilities and to meet changing system demands.
Manage services in a multi-county region spanning political jurisdictions, supervises implementation of a multi-county behavioral health crisis system.
Responsible for assuring that contracted providers comply with Federal and state regulations implementing PHPs in Washington state, and that administrative structure is adequate to meet State and Federal requirements.
Act as advocate to state, federal and local officials and community-based organizations to expand their support of the special populations serviced by assigned program area.
Initiate, implement, and direct strategic planning activities to assure support, development and coordination of a continuum of comprehensive services responsive to the needs of special populations within the area of assignment.
Provide planning leadership and direction and develop short and long-range plans, goals, and objectives for assigned program; identify service design and delivery options; develop specific plans for under-served groups; reviews and updates plans to reflect changing conditions and regulations.
Establish, implement, and update policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards for the efficient and effective operation and maintenance of assigned program, assuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and County policies and goals.
Coordinate as part of the leadership team in development of annual budget and spending plan, implements agency budgets.
Represent the Salish BH-ASO region in state-wide forums and community-based meetings.