Manager, Integrated Ambulatory Behavioral Health Services

Alameda Health System • Oakland, CA

3d

About The Position

Plans, administers, manages, and evaluates the activities and staff of the Integrated Ambulatory Behavioral Health Services Program. The manager provides supervision and performance management, coordinates staffing and clinical coverage, and delivers direct clinical services. The role also includes clinical supervision and consultation, quality-of-care oversight, administrative management, strategic planning, outreach and inter-agency work, and reporting to support clinical improvements and program needs. Employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level; not all listed duties are necessarily performed by every individual in the classification.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work.
• Three years of experience as a manager or supervisor in a psychiatric setting or another clinical setting emphasizing the mental health needs of clients with psychiatric problems.
• Licensed in the State of California as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Education and experience in any combination that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, along with any required licenses or certifications, is qualifying.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and manage employee performance, including providing ongoing feedback, addressing problems, orienting and training employees, verifying competency, identifying skill-development opportunities, and monitoring workflow.
• Coordinate case assignments, conduct staff meetings, and schedule staff to provide clinic coverage.
• Provide direct clinical services to patients regularly and cover clinical services during staff absences.
• Hold regular case conferences with clinicians for supervision and consultation.
• Confer regularly with staff about techniques, case progress, professional development, quality of care, and work in progress.
• Perform administrative and managerial duties, including developing staffing models and expense requests to meet program needs.
• Provide short- and long-term strategic planning for program design and development, community outreach, patient education, public information, inter-agency liaison activities, and research projects.
• Provide statistical data, operational program reports, and chart audits to support clinical improvements and administrative needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager