Quality Management Clinical Services Manager

County of San Mateo; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Mateo is seeking an experienced Quality Management Clinical Services Manager I/II for its Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Division. Located in California, the incumbent will oversee the quality management functions and ensure compliance with behavioral health regulations.

The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and leadership skills, be adept at compliance monitoring, and have experience in supervising teams. This role requires a clinical license and offers opportunities for impactful community health management.

Qualifications

• Requires possession of a clinical license.
• 2+ years of experience in mental health services.
• Demonstrated leadership in quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of quality management functions.
• Direct credentialing processes and monitoring.
• Supervise Quality Management staff and ensure compliance.

Skills

Knowledge of state and federal behavioral health regulations

Quality assurance experience

Audit preparation

Analytical skills using data tools

Team leadership experience

Education

Clinical license in psychology, social work, nursing, marriage and family therapy

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

Job description

Job Summary

San Mateo County Health’s Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (BHRS) Division is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as the Quality Management Clinical Services Manager I/II within the Quality Management (QM) Unit. The position is based in San Mateo, CA and requires travel throughout the County. The incumbent reports directly to a member of the Executive Team and serves as the highest-level leader within the QM Unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of BHRS Quality Management functions, including compliance monitoring, documentation standards, credentialing, site certification, audit coordination, grievance and appeal tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Interpret and translate state and federal behavioral health regulations (e.g., CalAIM, DMC‑ODS, timely access standards) into organizational guidance and monitoring frameworks.
• Lead audit readiness and response efforts, including preparation for DHCS compliance reviews, External Quality Review, and corrective action plan development and tracking.
• Oversee credentialing and re‑credentialing processes and coordinate Credentialing Committee functions.
• Provide oversight of grievance, appeal, NOABD, and State Hearing tracking and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory timelines and member rights protections.
• Oversee incident reporting and state breach processes, ensuring appropriate system‑level review, follow‑up, and mitigation.
• Direct site certification and re‑certification activities for County‑operated and contracted providers.
• Provide consultation, training, and technical assistance to managers and providers to support sustainable regulatory compliance.
• Partner with IT and MIS to align clinical documentation and regulatory requirements with electronic health record workflows.
• Monitor and analyze compliance data using electronic health records and data tools to inform decision‑making and performance improvement.
• Supervise and develop Quality Management staff and ensure timely completion of reporting and regulatory deliverables.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong knowledge of state and federal behavioral health regulations and experience translating regulatory requirements into operational guidance.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality assurance, compliance monitoring, audit preparation, clinical documentation review, and corrective action planning within behavioral health settings.
• Experience preparing reports, analyzing compliance data, and advising senior leadership on regulatory and quality trends.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, including experience utilizing electronic health records and data tools (e.g., Excel, Smartsheet) to monitor performance, assess trends, and support decision‑making.
• Experience in designing and delivering training and technical assistance aligned with regulatory requirements and system improvement goals.
• Experience supervising or leading teams and fostering accountability, performance improvement, and professional development.
• Ability to collaborate across clinical, fiscal, IT, contracting, and medical staff functions to ensure policy and workflow alignment.
• Experience advancing culturally responsive and equitable behavioral health practices within policy, supervision, and program design.

Qualifications

Licensure/Certification

• Requires possession of a clinical license in psychology, social work, nursing, marriage and family therapy or the equivalent.

Education and Experience

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is:

• Clinical Services Manager I – Mental Health: Two years of experience in a mental health or related health services program that included responsibility for program planning, client services, program evaluation, budget administration, or community resource coordination, of which at least one year included responsible supervisory experience.
• Clinical Services Manager II – Mental Health: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in a mental health or related health services program, including at least two years of significant responsibility for one or more of the following: program and budget development, funding, utilization, coordination of community resources or program evaluation.

Knowledge of

• Principles and practices of public administration, and program management, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting.
• Principles and methods of community behavioral health services, including current trends in education, research, treatment, prevention and related issues.
• Laws, codes and regulations governing community behavioral health care and knowledge of County, state and federal legislative developments applicable to contemporary behavioral health issues.
• Organizational, personnel and fiscal management within a multi‑faceted, community‑based program setting.
• Community resources and public/private services and funding sources.

Skills and Abilities

• Identify and analyze complex community behavioral health issues and problems.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate programs and services on a comprehensive, county‑wide level to meet community needs.
• Integrate a variety of activities and services to achieve program goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Apply principles and techniques of community organization.
• Speak effectively to diverse audiences, including clinical, professional, civic and citizen groups.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with other program managers and staff, other agencies and the community; enlist and mobilize community support for programs.
• Prepare complex and detailed written reports, program policies, procedures and contracts.
• Train staff and coordinate activities of contractors, volunteer groups and staff.