First Episode Psychosis - Olympia, United States - State of Washington

Description

First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Program Administrator (MAPS3/DBHR)

Join our team and help shape the future of behavioral health services We're seeking a dedicated FEP Program Administrator to support the implementation of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) programs for transition-aged youth and young adults experiencing psychosis.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with the FEP Program Director to develop and manage strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices.

Your responsibilities will include managing the mental health block grant, managing contracts, monitoring budgets, fostering partnerships, and advocating for early intervention services statewide.

With telework flexibility, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you're contract savvy and passionate about promoting equity in behavioral health, we encourage you to apply today.

All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes.

Division philosophy statement:

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) values and seeks diversity, equity, and inclusion as integral to the behavioral health field.

We support, embrace, and celebrate everyone's uniqueness, promote inclusion, and commit to remove systemic barriers that affect our workforce, our providers, and the people that receive prevention, treatment, and/or recovery support services.

About the Prenatal-25 Strategic Plan

The goal of the strategic plan is to develop longer term, system-wide strategies to ensure access to high-quality, equitable care and supports in behavioral health education and promotion, prevention, intervention, recovery, and ongoing well-being for families in the perinatal stage (pregnancy through the first year of life), children, youth, young people transitioning to adulthood, and their caregivers.

The strategic plan will cover the entire spectrum of mental health and substance use preventive care, treatment, and support, including individuals without insurance, those enrolled in Medicaid, and those covered by commercial insurance.

It is also intended to address behavioral health needs, services, and capacity in all settings and systems.


About the position:

The position supports the Health Care Authority's (HCA) Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery's (DBHR) mission and strategic goals including increasing access to community-based services and increasing evidence-based practices.

This position, FEP Program Administrator, is responsible to support and work in concert with the FEP Program Director to develop and manage the strategic implementation of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) programs that provide early identification and intervention for transition- aged youth (TAY) and young adults when they are first diagnosed with psychosis.

This position supports the development, administration, and formulation of policy and ensures implementation of evidence-based and promising practices for TAY in line with the values of the P-25, DBHR, and HCA.

The FEP Initiative is a statewide rollout of specialized services requiring continued work with multiple systems and tribal partners to create contracted partnerships across the state serving this specialized population.

Work includes developing partnerships with multiple partners that are not traditional behavioral health partnership to identify and refer youth and young adults appropriately and early.

This position is eligible to telework and is typically not required to report on-site, but will require some in-person meetings.

The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions - both on-site and telework eligible positions - is within the State of Washington.

Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. HCA may choose, but is not required, to support out-of-state telework on a case-by-case basis.

Some of what you will do:

• Manage new contracts related to the maintenance and continued expansion of existing FEP contracts with community providers. Identify, track, and report the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) priorities, goals, and objectives.
• Ensuring 10% expenditure of the mental health block grant for FEP is spent on the evidence-based practices.
• Support and partner with the FEP Director in the ongoing development of Washington's very own Coordinated Specialty Care treatment program for FEP called New Journeys.
• Meet all federally required expectations of the FEP Initiative including grant reports to SAMSHA on implementation progress and delivery of services.
• Fiscal mapping and monitoring of the annual FEP budget Coordinate with HCA accounting and contractors to process and track payments and invoices with contractors in a timely manner. Compile and organize monthly program reports and data.
• Review and analyze utilization patterns to help inform statewide delivery system design. Write and execute competitive procurements to develop new FEP Programs across the state in concert with the statewide expansion and objectives.
• Collaborate with FEP Director in developing a benefit package for coordinated specialty care. Collaborate with FEP Director to conduct preparation of effective and clear materials and communications regarding FEP services and education including, but not limited to, writing of fact sheets, briefing papers, trainings, and providing presentations regarding system changes and potential impacts on the FEP initiative.
• Ensure effective distribution of informational and educational materials. Attend monthly meetings with the New Journeys Network.
• Lead and working closely with the FEP Director and contractor on the planning and implementation of the annual virtual/in-person gathering related to First Episode Psychosis.
• Expands and enhances comprehensive community responses, services, and age-appropriate lists of recovery support community-based services for TAY and their natural support.
• Work with FEP Director and HCA Communications on FEP marketing materials, updates, development, and distribution.
• Ensure that TAY services for FEP statewide rollout are coordinated with other TAY policies and programming.
• Cross-team coordination where populations intersect to coordinate services, maximize resources, and ensure that all transition age youth and families have access to developmentally and culturally appropriate services.

This position is eligible to telework and is typically not required to report on-site, but will require some in-person meetings.

The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions - both on-site and telework eligible positions - is within the State of Washington.

Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. HCA may choose, but is not required, to support out-of-state telework on a case-by-case basis


Required qualifications:
Option 1

• Master's degree in behavioral health/social services field, and
• 3 years of contract management experience, especially in behavioral health.

Option 2

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral health/social services, and
• 5 years of contract management experience, especially in behavioral health.

Experience must include:

• Experience with federal or state grants such as grant writing and development, implementation, and monitoring.
• Budget development and oversite (i.e., allocating resources for programs and services and monitoring expenditures, ensuring funds are used efficiently).
• Behavioral health experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders including youth serving system partners, providers, state, and local government officials and/or legislators and legislative staff in the analysis/development of policies and procedures, WAC, and statute for management of publicly funded behavioral health services.

Note:
Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for the required education.


Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of New Journeys/First Episode Psychosis.
• Five or more years of experience in the administration of behavioral health programs and service with additional direct service clinical experience highly desirable.
• Knowledge of federal and state behavioral health and social service laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of behavioral health programs, System of Care principles and evidence-based interventions.
• Knowledge of continuous quality improvement principles and application of performance measures, outcome measures and service standards to monitor service results.
• Knowledge and work in the child, youth, and family serving behavioral health system.
• Ability to work collaboratively to plan, analyze, and problem solve, identify policy needs, develop goals and objectives, and use data for decision making.

How to apply:
Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their NEOGOV profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may lead to disqualification.

To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach:

• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• Current resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in

About


HCA:

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery.

Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

What we have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, Vision & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• Tuition reimbursement
• And free parking

Notes:
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment.

HCA is an equal opportunity employer.

We value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees can feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency.

HCA has five employee resource groups (ERGs). ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with HCA's mission.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

Studies have shown women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, as well as people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification as described in a job description.

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