Behavioral Health Director - Pine Ridge, United States - Department Of Health And Human Services

Description

Summary

This position is located in the Pine Ridge Indian Health Center in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The Supervisory Social Worker serves as the subject matter expert for the Division of Behavioral Health at Pine Ridge Service Unit.

Duties

1. Behavioral Health Director assists the CEO, Clinical Director, as well as the Area Division of Behavioral Health with ongoing assessment of community behavioral health needs, the planning and implementing of a community oriented behavioral health program; ensuring integration of best practice behavioral health concepts with Behavioral Health program and within service unit wide clinical services of Pine Ridge Service Unit.
2. Supervises Behavioral Health staff and Behavioral Health supervisors; provides for the overall training, development and supervision of Behavioral Health Department staff. Plans and assigns work to Behavioral Health staff based on PRSU priorities and capabilities of employees. Evaluates Behavioral health staff work performance.
3. Provides individual, couples, family and group evidenced-based psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults, provides referral, intake, diagnosis, evidence-based treatment, crisis intervention and case management services for mental health patients and utilizes telehealth technology, but may be required to travel to provide care.
4. Facilitate and/or participate in community awareness, prevention and intervention activities, provides immediate assessment, referrals/ transfers when appropriate and follow-up as needed with patients in crisis and provides behavioral health verbal and written communications to IHS providers as well as tribal, state, federal and private agencies as appropriate