Associate Director, Behavioral Health Clinical & Operational Excellence - Open Rank

University of Colorado; South Dakota; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental plan options

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement 401(a)

Job summary

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Colorado is seeking an Associate Director for Behavioral Health Clinical & Operational Excellence. The role focuses on developing and implementing clinical practice strategies to improve efficiency, standardize scope of practice, optimize revenue cycles, and support faculty well-being across behavioral health services.

The position includes 0.20 to 0.30 FTE administrative time and primarily clinical activity in pediatric behavioral health.

Qualifications

• PhD or PsyD degree from an APA-accredited program.
• Three years of clinical practice experience in a behavioral health field.
• Currently licensed as a clinical psychologist; eligible for Colorado licensure.
• Eligibility for School of Medicine faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher.

Responsibilities

• Supports department-wide initiatives focused on clinical practice optimization using QI/PI methods.
• Leads change management and communication strategies for practice improvements.
• Identifies opportunities to improve behavioral health clinical models, including scope, scheduling, and revenue optimization.
• Acts as content expert on behavioral health clinical issues in department and hospital strategic conversations.
• Supports workforce planning and development of behavioral health position requests (STAR).
• Participates in leadership committees and collaborates with CHCO, CU Medicine and School of Medicine.

Skills

Clinical psychology

Leadership in clinical programs

QI/PI methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Education

PhD or PsyD in Psychology

Job description

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Pediatrics

Job Title: Associate Director, Behavioral Health Clinical & Operational Excellence

Position #:00680704 - Requisition #:41517

Job Summary

The Department of Pediatrics seeks an accomplished and experienced professional to serve as Associate Director, Behavioral Health Clinical & Operational Excellence. The Associate Director will support department-wide leadership in the development and implementation of clinical practice strategies designed to improve practice efficiency, scope of practice standardization, revenue cycle optimization, and faculty well-being across amongst behavioral health clinicians.

This role would receive 0.20 to 0.30 FTE (8-15 hours/week) of protected administrative time. Balance of FTE would be expected to comprise clinical/patient care activity in support of the Department's clinical psychology services.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports department-wide initiatives across the outpatient and inpatient clinical enterprise focused on behavioral health faculty practice optimization using QI/PI methodologies.
• Acts as change agent for the successful implementation of practice optimization efforts including but not limited to influencing key stakeholders to ensure buy-in and engagement, removing significant project barriers and leading communication strategy impacting behavioral health faculty.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve behavioral health clinical practice models, including scope-of-practice alignment, scheduling and template design, access, productivity, clinical effort expectations, and revenue optimization.
• Serve as an advocate and content expert for behavioral health clinical issues influencing department and hospital strategic conversations focused on practice scope, clinical time expectations, efficiencies, and well-being.
• Serve as a key resource to the DOP clinical excellence team on project action plans and help define and implement project recommendations.
• Participate in Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO), CU Medicine, and School of Medicine leadership committees as appropriate.
• Support the development of behavioral health position requests (STAR) and workforce planning.
• Provide support to the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs when appropriate in performance or disciplinary matters pertaining to behavioral health faculty.
• Serve as Departmental liaison to the School of Medicine Behavioral Health Executive Committee.
• Support the development and sustainability of postdoctoral psychology training programs within the Department of Pediatrics.

Work Location

Hybrid - this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $762 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu .

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
• There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage .

Qualifications

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. This is an open rank position and could be categorized as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below:

Assistant Professor

• PhD or PsyD degree from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association.
• Three (3) years of experience practicing clinically in a Behavior Health related field in the Department of Pediatrics.
• Currently licensed as a clinical psychologist and eligible for licensure in the State of Colorado.
• Eligibility for School of Medicine faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor o