Mental Health Program Manager 2 Nycfo - New York, United States - NYS Office of Mental Health

NYS Office of Mental Health
NYS Office of Mental Health
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Looking to be a part of delivering improved mental health services to State of New York? The Office of Mental Health is hiring to fill several Mental Health Program Manager 2 positions within the New York City Field Office.

Become part of a team of passionate service coordinators and begin a rewarding, life-long career in public service. The State of New York offers unmatched benefits, individual support, and career mobility for motivated individuals.


Who We Are:

New York State has a large, multi-faceted mental health system that serves more than 700,000 individuals each year. The Office of Mental Health (OMH) operates psychiatric centers across the State. OMH also regulates, certifies, and oversees more than 4,500 programs, operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies.


What We Stand For:


The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.

Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.

To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations.

A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency.

OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.


What We Offer:


  • NYS pension and retirement programs
  • Annual cost of living and performance advance increases
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
  • Paid time off, including thirteen paid holidays per year, and paid personal leave, vacation leave, and sick leave

Responsibilities:


Under the general direction of the Field Office Director, the incumbent will direct a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to design, implement and monitor adult and children's mental health services and initiatives within the New York City field office region.

The Mental Health Program Manager 2 will engage with executive level management in planning and decision-making to lead and guide the local operations which comprise the community operated mental health system with the large infusion of additional licensed and contracted program requirements, the size and responsibilities placed on the field offices have grown tremendously, and due to the multitude of programs offered in a variety of different operating venues; the number of consumers served and the complexity of the mental health service system.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Direct the implementation and monitoring of new and existing OMH programs and initiatives for adults and children in the New York City field office region. Programs and initiatives include Licensing, Clinic Restructuring, Personalized Recovery Oriented Services, Assisted Out-Patient Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, Adult Case Management, Residential Programs, Housing Initiatives and Single Point of Access.
  • Oversee field office staff and program activities, and the delivery of services to ensure compliance with the New York State Mental Hygiene Law, federal standards for Medicaid reimbursement, and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Direct program planning, implementation and evaluation, ensuring programs and providers are prepared for the transition to Medicaid Managed Care. Provides recommendations to Field Office Director concerning program development, improvement, viability and potential impacts to access as it pertains to service delivery for adults and children.
  • Participate in executivelevel management planning, policy and decision making regarding new programs/services, and changes to existing programs/services that comprise the mental health system. Develops and implements policy recommendations based on operational needs.
  • Formulate and recommend policies and procedures to the Field Office Director and OMH Executive level staff regarding Housing, Case Management, Assertive Community Treatment and local system of care implementation.
  • Develop strategies to improve the operation of mental health services in the local service delivery system.
  • Communicate and address OMH policy and initiatives to local government, clinical providers, hospitals, and provider Coalitions related to adult and children's services in the New York City field office region.
  • Reviews staffing configurations and provides recommendations to the Field Office Director to develop and establish resource allocation plans; and targets resources to ensure funding to support OMH and field office priorities.
  • Work in partnership with other ag
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