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Compensation Range: $115,000 - $130,000 commensurate with experienceOverview: The Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Behavioral Health Psychotherapy Services is responsible for the management and quality assurance of all clinic-based social work services provided within treatment programs located in the agency's Brooklyn clinics (Downtown Brooklyn Health Center and East New York Health Center) and hotel initiatives (MOCJ Transitional Housing and pending Drop-In Center Project), as well as for providing oversight to the agency's CORE (Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment) Program and future opportunities in behavioral health programming.
The AVP for Behavioral Health Psychotherapy is accountable for the following areas:
- Providing leadership and applying advanced clinical practice in support of high-quality care across programs.
- Managing the performance, implementation, and outcomes of clinical services, anticipating, planning, and preparing for integrated service delivery.
- Partnering with senior staff/senior executives, medical staff, and other mental health professionals to evolve an effective interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Ensuring compliance with licensing/credentialing.
- Chairing quality improvement and monitoring of clinical measures.
- Interviewing, selecting, on-boarding, and retaining a highly prepared clinical staff.
- Identifying staff development opportunities, providing in-service trainings and supervision of all clinical and supervisory staff within the programs.
- Acting as a representative for the larger Behavioral Health Department as needed, both internally and externally.
Responsibilities:
- Provides strategic leadership and oversight to the continuum of clinical services offered through the Brooklyn health centers, hotel projects, and CORE program.
- Aids VP for Behavioral Health Integration in exploring additional behavioral health opportunities for future program development, assisting in project planning, management, and implementation/oversight.
- Works closely with others in the Health Services leadership team on issues related to service delivery, compliance, quality initiatives, revenue generation and enhancement, and all other administrative matters.
- Coordinates resources to meet patient care demands.
- Ensures programs and services maintain compliance with HW policies as well as federal, state, and local agency regulations.
- Develops systems and structures to maximize workflow efficiency to meet compliance requirements and budget. Tracks and monitors patient treatment progress for enhanced coordination of health outcomes.
- Monitors and develops policies and procedures as per regulatory standards.
- Collaborates with Population Health Team to ensure program is actively engaged in the development and roll-out of quality improvement initiatives.
- In coordination with management, leads clinical meetings to ensure goals and interventions are truly comprehensive and integrative.
- Hiring, development, and management of staff within the Behavioral Health Psychotherapy Department as described above, performing evaluations and monitoring responsibilities of program staff.
- Maintains collaborative decision making with HW's physicians, psychiatrists, and/or other providers regarding patient treatment plan needs/approvals, staff development/training, and/or policy changes.
- Coordinates with HR and Credentialing Department to ensure clinicians are appropriately credentialed.
- Maintains the integrity of programming through monitoring of regulatory standards, codes of conduct, and HIPAA compliance policies.
- Assists the Vice President for Behavioral Health regarding strategic and long-range planning.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by appropriate authority.
Minimum Requirements
- LCSW licensure in New York State required with behavioral health service experience
- Minimum of 5 years of management/supervisory experience in a health care setting.
- Experience providing clinical supervision and ability to supervise clinical staff
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a demanding environment
- Knowledge of patient care and diagnoses within the field of psychiatry, as well as established best practices within the field; able to deal effectively with a variety of patients living with mental health concerns and engaging in active substance use
- Strong organizational, written, and public speaking skills required.
- Management experience in budgeting
