Medical Director - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Hennepin County • South Minneapolis, MN

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Mental Health Center is seeking a Medical Director to lead the medical component of its Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). The position oversees staff, guides behavioral health clinical service delivery, and provides direct clinical services to a diverse population across Minneapolis and Hennepin County. The Medical Director ensures compliance with CCBHC guidelines and supports the integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary care. The role includes assessing and treating clients with mental illness, especially people with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders, including prescribing medication. It also involves psychiatric consultation and care coordination, supervising psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists, leading clinic-wide clinical quality initiatives, developing protocols and policies, evaluating services, and supporting high-quality care within the CCBHC model.

The position is based at the Mental Health Center in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center, with occasional work at the Behavioral Health Center. Typical hours are Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., with some early evening hours possible. Weekend, overnight, and holiday shifts are not required. Hybrid schedules may be offered after a successful probationary period. New Employee Orientation for benefit-earning employees is in person in downtown Minneapolis.

This is a full-time, benefit-earning position, internally classified as a Nurse Practitioner. The Mental Health Center is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area; providers serving underserved communities may be eligible for National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

Requirements

• Possess a valid Minnesota Registered Nurse license and national Nurse Practitioner certification (CNP); or possess a valid Minnesota Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
• Hold certification as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving as a medical director responsible for developing protocols aligned with recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis, CCBHC-required primary care screenings, and other clinically indicated health indicators across age groups.
• Experience working in a psychiatric or mental health setting within the last five years.
• Experience working in a community mental health clinic, with safety net populations, and/or in a CCBHC clinic.
• Experience supervising, developing, and directing staff who manage caseloads within a team.
• Experience supporting and developing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) services.
• Experience working with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Fluency in a language in addition to English, especially Hmong, Somali, or Spanish; bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality of the medical CCBHC component of care and guide integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary care.
• Manage the medical program to ensure compliance with CCBHC guidelines.
• Assess and treat clients with mental illness, particularly those with serious and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders, including prescribing medication.
• Provide psychiatric consultation and care coordination to other providers as needed.
• Supervise and support psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrists by setting performance expectations, overseeing service delivery, evaluating team and individual results, and providing feedback and coaching.
• Lead clinic-wide clinical quality and best-practice initiatives by setting goals, creating work plans and timelines, monitoring progress, evaluating results, and developing organizational protocols, including a Continuous Quality Improvement plan.
• Develop plans, policies, and procedures, and evaluate outcomes for programs and services.
• Manage provider transfer requests in a way that supports client needs and prioritizes clinical quality and urgent lab requests in collaboration with the nursing supervisor.
• Guide delivery of high-quality medical and behavioral health care, including substance use disorder treatment, within the CCBHC model.
• Provide leadership for department strategies aligned with county goals, mission, and diversity, equity, and inclusion values.

Benefits

• Benefit-earning position
• Competitive benefits
• Work-life balance
• Opportunities to grow
• Potential additional bilingual pay for candidates who pass a language assessment
• Potential eligibility for National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed