Pediatric Overstay Coordinator

State of Maryland•Baltimore County, MD

About The Position

The Pediatric Overstay Coordinator serves as a program manager within the Behavioral Health Administration's Division of Primary Behavioral Health & Early Intervention. This position is responsible for leading the Department's efforts related to emergency department and inpatient Pediatric Overstays across the state. The Pediatric Overstay Coordinator will supervise a team of approximately three that will collectively focus on improving access to services across the behavioral health continuum of care for youth and their families. The Pediatric Overstay Coordinator will track, monitor, review and analyze data, develop or edit and implement policies and procedures, create materials for education, training and technical assistance, and coordinate extensively with stakeholders including but not limited to other state agencies, providers, and local behavioral health authorities. This position also serves as the Contract Monitor for several large-scale projects with providers to increase inpatient and bridge-care beds, including the direct facilitation of referrals and the oversight of discharges to other levels of care and the community. This role also serves as the lead subject matter expert in the development and monitoring of a statewide Bed Registry and Referral and Care Traffic Control System. This position will be required to lead and co-facilitate workgroups and meetings with the vendor as well as with internal and external stakeholders. The development of workflows, communications, and policies and procedures regarding the Bed Registry System will also be a core responsibility and inform the Pediatric Overstay work.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Six years of administrative staff or professional work.
Candidates may substitute 30 college credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree plus relevant experience, including in public health, health policy, and/or social work
Demonstrated clinical experience
Demonstrated experience in health care policy and program implementation

Responsibilities

Lead the Department's efforts related to emergency department and inpatient Pediatric Overstays across the state.
Supervise a team of approximately three that will collectively focus on improving access to services across the behavioral health continuum of care for youth and their families.
Track, monitor, review and analyze data.
Develop or edit and implement policies and procedures.
Create materials for education, training and technical assistance.
Coordinate extensively with stakeholders including but not limited to other state agencies, providers, and local behavioral health authorities.
Serve as the Contract Monitor for several large-scale projects with providers to increase inpatient and bridge-care beds, including the direct facilitation of referrals and the oversight of discharges to other levels of care and the community.
Serve as the lead subject matter expert in the development and monitoring of a statewide Bed Registry and Referral and Care Traffic Control System.
Lead and co-facilitate workgroups and meetings with the vendor as well as with internal and external stakeholders.
Develop workflows, communications, and policies and procedures regarding the Bed Registry System.