Director-Behavioral Health

Preferra Insurance; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferra Insurance seeks a Director of Behavioral Health, a Registered Nurse who holds 24-hour administrative responsibility for behavioral health programs. You will supervise, assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care, and develop programmatic plans including performance improvement and regulatory compliance.

You will oversee staff across behavioral health services, manage resources, and communicate with clinical and administrative teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a current and valid RN licensure.
• Master's degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing preferred.
• Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric nursing or equivalent.
• Minimum of two years of management experience with Behavioral Health programs.
• BCLS (AHA) certification on hire and maintained.
• Behavioral Violence Prevention within 6 months of hire and annually maintained.
• Working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
• Knowledge of continuum of care for behavioral health treatment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for Behavioral Health program(s).
• Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patient care delivery.
• Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and regulatory compliance.
• Supervises and evaluates all Behavioral Health personnel and manages resources.
• Communicates with staff, physicians and administration in writing and verbally.
• Provides leadership and clinical supervision consistent with organizational goals.
• Integrates Behavioral Health Services into the continuum of care as needed by the facility.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing (preferred)

Job description

The Director of Behavioral Health is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24 hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions. Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations. Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO/Administrator/CEO. Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally. Develops and administers comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the patient demographic needs and support the organization’s overall mission, philosophy, and goals. Integrates the Behavioral Health Services’ into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and objectives.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• 1. Must have a current and valid Registered Nurse Licensure.
• 2. Director of psychiatric services has a master's degree (preferred) in psychiatric or mental health nursing
• 3. Must have a minimum of have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric nursing providing care to the mentally ill, or be qualified by education and experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.
• 4. Must have minimum of two (2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs.
• 5. Must have BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• 6. Behavioral Violence Prevention within 6 months of hire and maintain current annually.
• 7. Must have working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.
• 8. Must have knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment.
• 9. Must have excellent verbal, written, and management skills.