Director of Behavioral Services
Required skills
- behavioral health
- inpatient
- clinical
- administrative
- performance improvement
- regulatory compliance
- staffing
- financial management
- BSN
- LMSW
Nice to have
- applicable behavioral-health field
Role summary
The Director of Behavioral Services will oversee all aspects of inpatient behavioral health unit operations, including treatment services, patient safety, regulatory compliance, staffing, financial management, and performance improvement. This leadership role requires strong clinical and administrative capabilities, with a focus on developing and implementing policies, managing budgets, ensuring appropriate staffing, and driving continuous quality improvement initiatives. The position requires a BSN or LMSW, with preferred qualifications including a Master's degree in a leadership-focused field and certification in a behavioral-health specialty. A minimum of five years of leadership experience in an acute mental health setting is essential.
Director of Behavioral Services
(Excellent Full Benefits Package, Relocation Assistance, Competitive Compensation/Bonus Package and much more!)
The Director will oversee treatment services, patient safety, regulatory compliance, staffing, financial management, performance improvement, and day-to-day departmental operations.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide overall direction, supervision, and evaluation of treatment services within the inpatient behavioral health unit.
- Lead the clinical and administrative operations of the department.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate departmental policies, procedures, and programs.
- Ensure staff and providers understand and comply with departmental policies and procedures.
- Develop and manage the departmental budget.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings while maintaining high-quality patient care.
- Identify opportunities for revenue enhancement.
- Ensure appropriate and efficient staffing levels.
- Provide administrative and clinical supervision to assigned staff.
- Conduct performance evaluations and establish employee goals and objectives.
- Monitor and evaluate patient-care outcomes.
- Develop and implement strategies for continuous quality improvement.
- Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.
- Implement performance-improvement initiatives using data-driven analysis.
- BSN or New York State LMSW.
- Strong clinical and administrative leadership capabilities.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing mental health conditions.
- Certification in psychiatry or another applicable behavioral-health field.
- Five or more years of leadership experience in an acute mental health setting.
- Master's degree, such as MSN, MBA, MHA, or another leadership-focused graduate degree.
- Experience leading inpatient behavioral health programs.
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
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