Manager, Clinical Services

Acadia Healthcare - Tucson, AZ

Full-time - Manager

Tucson, AZ

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Sonora Behavioral Health is Arizona's largest inpatient psychiatric hospital, providing stabilization treatment for mental health and chemical dependency issues affecting children, adolescents, adults, and active duty military personnel. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and committed to providing superior quality care. We have an immediate need for a Full-Time Manager, Clinical Services to provide clinical leadership, direct inpatient services, and support. The successful candidate will have at least two years of leadership experience and an independent license through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee program operations, including budget management, developing marketing plans and independent decision making for programs requiring clinical expertise.
• Provide clinical consultation, oversight of case planning, care coordination and supervision to the staff.
• Responsible for a limited caseload as needed.
• Develop, plan and implement program goals, objectives, personnel, resources and equipment.
• Ensure that services are focused on the patients presenting problem and request for service.
• Monitor meetings, as well as admission, continued stay and discharge criteria.
• Provide clinical direction and leadership.
• Direct crisis intervention efforts and intervene as required.
• Provide health education to patients, staff and practitioners within area of specialty.
• Develop, implement and promote specified health education to the general campus community as appropriate.
• Responsible for hiring staff.
• Review caseloads regularly to ensure appropriate utilization of services.
• Provide onsite coverage for other programs when needed, develop and execute marketing plan for program as needed, and may provide training, case consultation and on call coverage during and after program hours as needed.
• Develop and implement operating policies and procedures for the facility.
• Ensure that procedures and workflow are consistent with organizational objectives, treatment protocols, regulations and standards of care.
• Ensure that operations conform to established environmental, safety and infection control requirements.

Requirements

• At least two years of leadership experience.
• Independent license through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.