Program Director, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Portsmouth, VA

2d • $150,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Program Director, Behavioral Health maintains overall responsibility for program operations, including staffing, nursing services, strategic planning, marketing, budgeting, regulatory compliance, accreditation, and quality patient care. The director oversees behavioral health program leadership and ensures that the programs’ mission, objectives, productivity, policies, procedures, and plans align with the hospital’s mission and applicable requirements.

The role works in coordination with hospital and medical staff, the board, finance personnel, and division leadership to address community healthcare needs, monitor medical activities, report on services and financial performance, and represent the programs and hospital externally. The director also supports a positive employee work environment, maintains safe physical properties, and participates in nursing care and the on-call schedule as needed.

Requirements

• Licensure in the state of practice.
• Five years of leadership experience.
• Seven years of experience in the discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, or Nursing preferred.
• For Nursing, a minimum bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain overall responsibility for all aspects of program operations.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate nursing staff.
• Participate in providing nursing care as needed and ensure services are appropriately carried out and documented.
• Participate in the on-call schedule.
• Ensure policies established by the Governing Body are appropriately implemented.
• Direct program strategic planning and marketing, with input from division leadership.
• Prepare and submit an annual program budget as directed by the VP, Finance Behavioral Health, showing expected revenue and expenditures as required by the board.
• Coordinate with the board, medical staff, and finance personnel to respond to community healthcare needs and monitor the adequacy of hospital medical activities.
• Oversee and guide leadership regarding program mission and objectives, productivity and efficiency expectations, policies and procedures, and compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Consult regularly with leaders, evaluate leadership competence, make changes as necessary, maintain open communication, and work with hospital leadership to foster high employee morale and a positive work environment.
• Ensure physical properties are maintained in a good and safe state of repair and operation.
• Present periodic reports on hospital services and financial activities, along with required special reports, to the hospital board and/or its committees.
• Attend all hospital board and committee meetings.
• Monitor program operations, services, and physical properties to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies, and make changes when required.
• Ensure programs maintain accreditation, licensing, and quality patient care through performance-improvement monitoring programs and standards.
• Review, evaluate, and update plans for achieving program objectives and goals, ensuring they reflect the hospital’s mission.
• Ensure the leadership team serves effectively as a liaison between the hospital and medical staff; communicate with program and hospital medical staff as needed; and represent the behavioral health programs and hospital at external functions.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage, with tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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