Inpatient Behavioral Services Director — Lead Care

Top Echelon Software, LLC.; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits Package

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC., Ithaca, NY, seeks a Director of Behavioral Services to provide clinical and administrative leadership for an inpatient behavioral health program. The role guides treatment services, safety, compliance, staffing, and financial management.

The successful candidate will collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other professionals to advance a patient-centered, high-quality care environment within a growing health system.

Qualifications

• Must hold a NY BSN or LMSW certification and be licensed/eligible.
• Demonstrated clinical and administrative leadership in behavioral health.
• Experience overseeing inpatient mental health operations, staff, and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for an inpatient behavioral health unit.
• Oversee treatment services, patient safety, regulatory compliance and performance improvement.
• Develop and manage department policies, procedures, and budgets.
• Ensure staffing efficiency and ongoing staff supervision and evaluations.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists and other clinicians to ensure quality care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Administrative leadership

Budget management

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSN or New York State LMSW

Master's degree (MSN, MBA, MHA, or similar)

Job description

Top Echelon Software, LLC., Ithaca, NY, seeks a Director of Behavioral Services to provide clinical and administrative leadership for an inpatient behavioral health program. The role guides treatment services, safety, compliance, staffing, and financial management.

The successful candidate will collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, and other professionals to advance a patient-centered, high-quality care environment within a growing health system.