Director of Behavioral Health

UHS•Lewisville, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Health is seeking a Director of Behavioral Health to join our team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA. This is a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating ages 18+. The Program Director is responsible for the maintenance of the Horizon Health/Client hospital contractual relationship(s) and in coordination with the client, the overall administration of patient care for the Program. He/she plans, implements and evaluates delivery of overall nursing care to patients. He/she provides managerial support by providing supervision and evaluation of all nursing personnel for the Program. Will provide direct supervision to Program Horizon employed clinical and administrative staff; and perform in an advisory capacity to client staff supporting the behavioral health program.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing or master's degree in social work/ counseling required
Clinical licensed required
Crisis Prevention
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings and workshops. Keeps up to date on professional literature
Maintain effectiveness and certification in required patient management protocols.
Completes and maintains all required state/regulatory, Hospital and Horizon competencies and training/education expectations on a timely basis.
Is knowledgeable of hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
Develops basic knowledge of Hospital and Horizon senior staff and organizational structure

Responsibilities

Performs as liaison between Program, Hospital and Horizon; communicating information and needs appropriately
Provides leadership and direction in accordance with Hospital guidelines and consistent with nursing and Program philosophies
Develops, in coordination with assigned VP, Clinical Practice, implements and updates all policies and procedures for the Program
In coordination with the Hospital, ensures the Program meets and maintains all federal, state, local and accrediting bodies’ regulations and standards
Defines the philosophy, goals and objectives of the treatment program under the direction of hospital administration, Horizon’s clinical and operations staff and in conjunction with the Medical Director
Directs departmental staff involved in multidisciplinary teams to address process improvements involving patients, employees, other customers or teams appropriately
Promotes and develops positive, professional interaction with client hospital, senior management, peers and staff through effective written and verbal communication, listening and providing feedback in times of organizational change
Supervises all patient care and sets guidelines for accurately reporting and recording of patient symptoms, reactions, and progress
Interprets the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to nonclinical staff assigned to the patient
Develops processes to audit and coordinate ongoing education to ensure all staff are trained on proper documentation of all aspects of the patient’s care
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients, families and friends
Displays good working knowledge of contractual relationship, understands the goals of the client hospital administration and works to meet these goals
Prepares and disseminates written reports and completes required follow up on activities as defined by Horizon guidelines.
Prepares and submits all operational tasks/documentation (census report, PIORS) as required by Horizon
Leads an aggressive referral development program that produces an appropriate census for the Program; adheres to productivity targets
Manages Program budget development and monitoring as required by the hospital and Horizon
Implements quality improvement goals and objectives on the Program in a timely fashion
Provides feedback to Director of Nursing and/or client hospital leadership on an ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
Together with Horizon divisional and support center staff, conducts formal marketing research, develops program design, and creates proposals for needed specialty programs
Collects data to provide input and/or feedback to customers (i.e., teams, supervisors, co-workers, nursing agencies, hospital administration) to improve work quality and/or productivity
Other duties as assigned