Behavioral Health Director

Alaska Horizon; Alaska; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunshine Community Health Center (SCHC) seeks an experienced Behavioral Health Director to lead our behavioral health programs within an integrated primary care model. You will provide strategic, clinical, and operational oversight, supervise staff, and collaborate with leadership to promote evidence-based practices.

Active clinical involvement is expected, including consultations, assessments, care coordination, and referrals, while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Current Alaska license or eligibility for licensure.
• Minimum 10 years in community mental health.
• At least 3 years in a program director role.
• Experience with grant writing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for behavioral health.
• Oversee staff supervision and program development.
• Promote evidence-based and integrated care practices.
• Collaborate with leadership and community partners.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and clinical documentation.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Program development

Grant writing

Collaborative work

Grant writing

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or another Human Service field

Job description

Community-driven healthcare rooted in the strength and resilience of rural Alaska.

Position Summary

Sunshine Community Health Center (SCHC) is seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Director to provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for our Behavioral Health programs and services. This position is responsible for the overall management, planning, implementation, and evaluation of behavioral health services while also providing direct clinical care within SCHC's integrated primary care model.

The Behavioral Health Director leads and supports Behavioral Health staff, oversees clinical supervision and program development, promotes evidence-based and integrated care practices, and works closely with organizational leadership, Quality, Compliance, and community partners to support accessible, coordinated, and high-quality behavioral health services.

This role also maintains an active clinical presence by providing behavioral health consultation, assessment, brief intervention, care coordination, referrals, and other services appropriate to the individual's professional license and scope of practice.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or another Human Service field.
• Current Alaska professional license, or eligibility for Alaska licensure, in an applicable behavioral health discipline.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive experience in community mental health programs.
• At least three years of experience in a program director or program management position.
• Experience providing mental health and substance use treatment services.
• Experience with program development.
• Experience with grant writing and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of behavioral health treatment, integrated care, crisis intervention, and evidence-based clinical practices.
• Ability to provide clinical leadership, supervision, and guidance to Behavioral Health staff.
• Ability to work effectively with patients, primary care providers, behavioral health professionals, community partners, and organizational leadership.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable professional licensure, HIPAA, clinical documentation, and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a community mental health or psychosocial rehabilitation setting.
• Experience directing an outcome-based clinical practice environment in which programs and clinicians are evaluated using patient or program outcomes.
• Experience coordinating integrated primary care and behavioral health services.
• Advanced credentials or certification in substance use treatment.
• Experience working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Experience developing clinical pathways, treatment protocols, or behavioral health programming.
• Experience collaborating with community organizations, coalitions, government agencies, or other external partners.

Work Environment & Travel

This position works in a healthcare clinic and office environment and regularly interacts with patients, employees, providers, community partners, government representatives, and other stakeholders. The role includes both administrative and direct clinical responsibilities. Travel between SCHC worksites may be required, and occasional out-of-area travel may also be necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SCHC is an Equal Opportunity institution and does not discriminate against any person in employment or in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs and benefits based on race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected class.