Southern Illinois Regional Director of Mental Health Services (79775)

Centurion Health•Springfield, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Centurion Health is seeking a full-time Regional Director of Mental Health Services to oversee Southern Illinois facilities within the Illinois Department of Corrections. This role provides administrative guidance, consultation, and mental health leadership to coordinate clinical needs, and assess and treat mental and emotional disorders of patients in a correctional setting. The position involves ensuring compliance with correctional mental health standards, supervising non-psychiatric staff, and collaborating with the Psychiatric Medical Director to integrate services. The Regional Director will also assist in monitoring behavioral/mental health programs, represent the company at meetings, and aid in recruitment and orientation of staff. This role requires proactive involvement in performance improvement activities and ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and regulations, including HIPAA, while maintaining ethical commitments and professional boundaries within a correctional environment.

Requirements

Ph.D., Psy.D,from an accredited institution required.
Active professional license to practice in applicable state required
Must receive approval of the Credentialing Review Committee if review requested
Must maintain current tuberculosis documentation and active CPR certification
Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years supervisory experience preferred
Five years behavioral/mental health experience in a correctional and/or mental health services environment preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the development, implementation, coordination, promotion and evaluation of clinical services to include providing direct clinical services
Ensure that behavioral/mental health services delivered are in compliance with correctional mental health standards
Supervise non-psychiatric staff including psychologists, social workers, counselors, and clerical support as assigned
Ensure that non-psychiatric staff are providing services within their scope of practice and under necessary supervision, when applicable
Assist in completing duties of staff psychologists when required
Identify and develop clinical resources for use by staff in service delivery and enhancement of clinical skills of staff
Collaborate with Psychiatric Medical Director in facilitating the integration of psychiatric services into overall mental health program
Assist and inform the Program Manager/Vice President of Operations in monitoring all Company related behavioral/mental health programs and outpatient services, ensuring appropriate staff assignments and performance, identifying backlogs or other operational problems, and results of issues and/or actions taken
Represent the Company at meetings as requested by the Program Manager/Vice President of Operations
Assist Program Manager/Vice President of Operations with recruitment/hiring of behavioral/mental health staff and new hire orientation, and provide feedback on staff performance management
Monitor, assess, and coach staff on clinically-related procedures, recommending training or education as needed
Interpret and consult on all Administrative Regulations or Standard Operating Procedures related to behavioral/mental health services
Conduct/oversee in-service training on behavioral/mental health related topics for the Company and facility staff
Provide on-site and on-call services as required to ensure continuity of behavioral/mental health services
Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship
Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program (peer review; medical record reviews; membership on the CQI committee) and modifying clinical practices based on CQI recommendations.
Provide input that directs CQI activity
Ensure compliance with all facility and Company policies, Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines including HIPAA
Coordinate care closely with security staff while maintaining a positive, collaborative relationship
Maintain an ethical commitment to ensure confidentiality within the limits of a correctional environment
Understand and comply with safety and security rules and regulations of the institution