Health Services Assistant Deputy Director

BHS is looking for experienced dynamic leaders who bring a strategic mindset and a strong commitment to collaborating with County and community partners and ensuring BHS programs deliver consistent high-quality appropriate levels of care and access to services. The immediate vacancy is within the Crisis and Acute Care function area. However future vacancies may be in other Divisions; thus qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

The responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Directing all crisis services delivered by BHS to individuals of all ages experiencing behavioral health crises on a 24/7 basis including oversight of the Crisis Intervention Team Steering Committee implementation of SB 43 in Orange County and coordination of suicide prevention and wellness activities
• Providing direction for short- and long-term strategies demonstrating systems thinking and adaptive program leadership and development while ensuring compliance with behavioral health standards quality measures and policy requirements within fiscal constraints

• Managing a combination of County and contracted programs and responding appropriately to Human Resources issues

• Developing and implementing qualitative and quantitative measures to monitor and evaluate business outcomes and drive continuous improvement
• Overseeing and managing large budgets and the allocation of program resources to ensure that mandated services are provided in a cost effective fiscal accountable and client focused manner
• Maintaining awareness of changes in the political climate and demonstrate the political acumen and collaborative leadership when engaging with government officials business partners and public stakeholders while responding to new challenges

• Interpreting and implementing laws regulations policies and procedures concerning health care regulations
• Understanding and application of behavioral health knowledge including current issues challenges and trends
• Maneuvering through complex political situations and functions within the organization
• Anticipating obstacles and issues before they arise and providing appropriate solutions
• Managing programs within regulatory and budgetary guidelines in collaboration with program support/budget
• Demonstrating resilience and solution-oriented thinking in the face of organizational challenges

Thinking & Acting Systematically Leading Cross-Divisional Collaboration

• Using strategic foresight appropriate judgment data and risk management skills in making business decisions and formulating policy recommendations for achieving positive business outcomes and meeting deadlines
• Making evaluating and revising long-range plans and goals for the department
• Analyzingproblemsandproposingsolutionswhiledealingwithchangingpriorities
• Identifying department needs and the development design and implementation of program objectives policies and procedures compliance and audits
• Setting clear challenging and attainable goals for participating groups and ensuring goals are aligned with the goals of the BHS
• Identifying opportunities and solutions that will result in mutual gain for all parties while building coalitions across the agency aligning goals and fostering shared accountability
• Understanding the importance and benefits of working in and/or with different divisions and teams

Visionary Leadership

• Creating a positive work environment in which all staff are motivated to do their best
• Taking a long-term view and building a shared vision with others
• Valuing differing backgrounds and points of view in the workplace and leveraging those differences in group process and decision making
• Convincingly explaining the benefits of a course of action or advantages over alternatives
• Removing barriers to equal opportunity and participation
• Sharing knowledge and expertise willingly and supporting others career and development plans
• Determining objectives prioritizing tasks and delegating work
• Building a shared vision and motivates teams through inspirational communication and authentic engagement

Decision Making

• Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Evaluating the chosen course of action after it has been implemented in order to determine its efficacy
• Demonstrating decisiveness and learning from previous outcomes decisions and experiences
• Makes timely data-informed decisions and evaluates outcomes to refine future strategies

Building and Maintaining Relationships Handling & Resolving Conflicts

• Building effective working relationships across all levels of the organization and outside communities by dealing effectively with empathy and diplomacy with various levels of stakeholders
• Dealing with interpersonally or politically challenging situations calmly and diplomatically while diffusing tension

Communication Presentation

• Presenting and tailoring information and materials to various types of audiences including but not limited to public official meetings commission hearings and stakeholder public meetings
• Communicating effectively and tactfully with County leadership and management departmental staff outside agencies and the general public both verbally and in writing