Clinical Mgr Behavioral Health

PeaceHealth; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

403b plan with employer match

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Education reimbursement

Wellness benefits

Job summary

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, WA, seeks a Clinical Manager of Behavioral Health to lead a multidisciplinary team in a trauma-informed, evidence-based care program. The role includes clinical governance, program strategy, and quality improvements within the clinic.

Responsibilities cover staff supervision, operational controls, and collaboration with community partners. A Master’s in Social Work or related field is required, with extensive leadership and EMS/EHR proficiency

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required in Social Work or related field.
• Minimum 4 years leadership in behavioral health administration.
• Experience with personnel management and clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clinical supervision to a multidisciplinary behavioral health team.
• Coordinate day-to-day clinic operations to meet goals and ensure service excellence.
• Supervise staff, schedule, train, evaluate, and provide performance feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Trauma-informed care

DSM-5 knowledge

Budget management

Staff supervision

Communication

EPIC / EHR

Community resources

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work or related field

Tools

EPIC EHR

Excel

Job description

Description

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, WA is seeking a Clinical Mgr Behavioral Health for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $61.56 – $92.34. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

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Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Director Service Lines -Behavioral Health, the Clinical Manager of Behavioral Health provides leadership, coordination, and clinical supervision to a multidisciplinary mental health team. Responsible for the provision of exceptional, trauma-informed, and evidence-based care. Coordinates the day-to-day functions of the clinic/program ensuring that departmental goals are achieved, timelines are met and service excellence is provided in all aspects of work. Scope of work includes program implementation, quality improvement, quality assurance, and program strategy.

What you will do:

• Demonstrates PeaceHealth’s mission, purpose, and core values in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders.
• In alignment with the Behavioral Health Service Line’s Strategic Plan, acts as the clinical authority of the program and establishes clinical systems and standards of care from a culturally accountable and trauma informed clinical lens.
• Maintains proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures and systems to meet and exceed the clinical and financial goals of the clinic/program.
• Manages all clinic staff, assigns tasks, schedules, approves time off, and provides training, direction, performance evaluations, and performance-related counseling as appropriate.
• Continually communicates with community partners and key stakeholders to ensure the continuity of care for persons served.
• Ensures program functions smoothly within the larger behavioral health system by building and maintaining relationships across all related programs in the network.
• Oversees documentation by clinical staff and is responsible for the adherence to State and County documentation requirements. Provides regular clinical supervision and evaluation of assigned staff. Conducts and facilitates regular meetings and huddles with staff to ensure efficient flow of information and to recognize and resolve organization or procedural problems in a timely manner.
• Maintains current knowledge of all matters related to clinic operations, including (but not limited to) managed care, patient billing, confidentiality protocols, and disseminates information to staff on a regular and timely basis, providing training in these areas to newly hired staff and serving as a resource and facilitator for ongoing training to existing staff.
• Provides regular reports to the Director Services Lines - Behavioral Health in order to ensure efficient and effective operations of the clinic/program. Compiles statistical information, as necessary, or as requested.
• Maintains a small caseload. Diagnoses, assesses and addresses mental health conditions. Performs risk assessments for suicidality, homicidality and grave disability.

What you bring:

Education

• Master's Degree Required: Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years Required: increasing responsible leadership experience in the development and/or administration of behavioral health services, including at least one year of significant responsibility for personnel and clinical services and
• Minimum of 5 years Preferred: clinical experience with designated population in a hospital, emergency room, chemical dependency, or community agency setting and
• Required: Experience in the implementation of evidence-based care models

Credentials

• Required: Clinical Manager Behavior Health WA Multi

Skills

• Experience and alignment with a culture of collaborative leadership (Required)
• Expert understanding of culturally appropriate, trauma-informed care (Required)
• Expert understanding of DSM-5 (Required)
• Ability to balance reflective and directive leadership styles (Required)
• Knowledge of community resources, knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and insurance requirements relative to continuity of care (Required)
• Knowledge of Excel and ability to oversee many aspctes of budget utilization (Required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Required)
• Excellent organizational and computer skills (Required)
• Experience with EPIC or other electronic health record system (Required)

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

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