Director of Behavioral Health - Washington, United States - Unity Health Care

Description

REPORTS TO:
Vice President of Population Health

– Unity Health Care

INTRODUCTION
Under the supervision of the

Vice President of Population Health

,

the

Director of

Behavioral Health

is responsible for

further developing

and

monitoring

the success of a behavioral health program that is fully integrated with Unity's medical practice

.

The Director of Behavioral health

sets the overall strategic direction and alignment for behavioral health and substance use

disorder services at

Unity

and

is responsible for

the management and

oversight for Behavioral Health

and

P

sychiatry

services at all Unity Health Care community health center

s

and homeless sites

.

They collaborate

closely with the

B

ehavioral

H

ealth team at

the

Department of Corrections

to ensure strategic alignment

.

Additionally,

they serve

as

Unity Health Care's

primary liaison with key

external stakeholders

.

As a clinical leader, the Director of Behavioral Health

maintains

an active clinical practice in Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) at Unity

Health Care

.
MAJOR DUTIES/


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Supports the organization in contributing to the quadruple aim: improving health outcomes, improving patient experience, supporting care team well-being and the financial sustainability of the organization
Health Outcomes
Develops and implements

an


IBH
model throughout Unity

including engaging and educating members of the medical practice
Supervises Behavioral/ Mental Health providers to assure accuracy and quality in their work.
Serves as subject matter expert and organizational champion for integrated behavioral health
Serves as a subject matter expert on behavioral-health related workflows in the medical practice including screening for depression and drug and alcohol use
Collaborates with Medical Director for Addiction Treatment to ensure that substance use disorder treatment is well-integrated in behavioral health services
Identifies

, implements, and supervises the clinical delivery of best-practice behavioral health care.
Periodically

monitors

psychiatric and mental health records, provides

appropriate feedback

, and, when necessary, takes corrective action; and oversees peer review of Behavioral/ Mental Health providers

.

This includes reviewing provider charts at around 45 and 90 days upon hire and re-evaluating those charts that do

not meet the

minimum

standard

.
Participates fully in all aspects of Unity's continuing quality improvement efforts

,

and in the process of outside agency evaluation and accreditation review.
Responsible for creating and updating policies related to

b

ehavioral

h

ealth
Develops a patient

centered and integrated approach to behavioral health
Ensures each patient has

a treatment or care plan and encourages providers to develop strong, trusting therapeutic relationships

, models the same
Reviews patient experience data and

provides

feedback to team members
Investigates patient complaints, particularly those with

quality-of-care

concern

s

or

those that relate

to providers

.

P

rovides

feedback,

counseling,

or

other

action

s including documentation and remediation

when

appropriate

.
Participates effectively with the Medical Directors and health center leadership to

provide

leadership and ensure coverage for all Unity sites and services.
Actively recruits and hires appropriately trained and competent (including culturally competent), mission driven providers
Coordinates patient schedules to ensure access to patients in the centers and coverages for absences.
Researches

and suggests novel care models as needed to improve access and

meet the needs of patients and staff.
Care team well being
Assures that Behavioral/ Mental Health providers are fully trained in all aspects of their work and especially in

the
IBHmodel,

crisis intervention and suicide prevention
A

ssures that all Behavioral/ Mental Health providers function collaboratively with the other health and human services offered at Unity Health Care.

Assures that all personnel of the Department are fully compliant with the administrative policies and procedures of Unity Health Care.

Assures that all Behavioral/ Mental Health providers carefully

observe

HIPAA and other local and Federal compliance regulations.
Assists

in assessing opportunities, via grants and billing reviews, to increase reimbursement for mental health services.
Monitors the productivity

of providers and

identifies

opportunities to improve access and

utilization
Creates and implements strategy in conjunction with VP of Population

Health

to ensure behavioral health visits meet productivity, financial and quality standards
Collaborates with the behavioral health program manager to

identify

grant opportunities and implement

funded grants
Monitors grant deliverables and

work

s

with program managers to ensure budgets are managed responsibly
Other

duties
Collaborates with Fellowship Director of behavioral health fellowship to ensure training and curriculum are designed to train clinicians adept at providing
IBHservices
Participates effectively as a representative of Unity with D.C. Departments of Behavioral al Health

,

other officers of the District of Columbia, and with local and national community/advocacy groups.

Establishes collaborations and partnerships with mental health providers and agencies within the District of Columbia and with national networks of Community Health Centers.

Assists

in preparing testimony on mental health policy, and, when

requested

, testifies on behalf of Unity Health Care.
Communicates with providers and staff regularly about broader organizational initiatives, site initiatives and processes, procedures, and policies.

Collaborates with other members of the leadership team, including participating in monthly Medical Directors' meeting and the Unity wide QI meeting.

Serves on committee(s) as assigned by the CMO.
Performs or has performed clinical duties of a Mental Health Clinician.
Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
L

icensed mental health professional P

h

.D.

Psychologist

,

Psychiatrist

, or Psychiatry NP preferred

; LIC

S

W-Licensed to practice indepen

dently in DC will also be considered.
10

• years of senior management experience

required

.
3 years of related experience with chronically mentally ill.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field

, including integrated behavioral health models
General knowledge of

psycho-pharmacology
Expert knowledge of

team work

, team intervention models and the ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings
Ability to

provide

supervision, performance evaluations, and the ability to work in multi-

disciplinary settings.
Ability to

determine

appropriateness to transferring inmates to and from the mental health units to general

population as clinically

indicated

.
Ability

to

provide

comprehensive

clinical

psychological

services

to

inmates

and

those

inmates who

have

severe

mental

illness.
Ability

to

conduct

psychological

assessments,

if

needed

and

the

incumbent

is

a

psychologist.
Skill

in

conducting

individual

and

group

psychotherapy,

and

ability

to

provide

supervision

to

the

behavioral

health

team.
Ability

to

make

sound

decisions

and

act

quickly

in

critical

circumstances.

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS
The

Senior

Director

of

Behavioral Health has Behavioral/ Mental Health Providers reporting to them.

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