Health Services Manager

The Health Services Manager is responsible for overseeing legislatively mandated programs and may be called upon to provide courtroom testimony while collaborating with various County State and justice system stakeholders. This role manages multiple Department of State Hospitals (DSH) contracts and budgets provides feedback to justice partners supervises the preparation of court reports and contributes to the development and implementation of new programs. Additionally the Health Services Manager provides oversight of CONREP SB317 and EASS which are administered under the jurisdiction of the Countys HCA and DSH. CONREP is a statewide system that delivers structured treatment and community-based supervision for forensic patients including individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity those deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) mentally disordered sex offenders and civilly committed individuals with mental disorders. EASS provides early access and stabilization services for individuals charged with felony offenses who have been found IST under Penal Code Section 1370 and are housed in the Orange County Jail. This position also oversees placement evaluations for both misdemeanor and felony IST individuals awaiting a forensic inpatient psychiatric bed at a DSH facility or placement in a jail-based competency treatment program.

Additional duties include:

• Manage day to day operations of CONREP SB317 and EASS programs
• Interface and consult on a regular basis with DSH Operations
• Review court reports and liaison visit reports for both the superior courts as well as for DSH
• Use clinical and forensic acumen to revoke individuals that pose a public safety threat back to the state hospital system pursuant to PC 1610
• Manage the DSH budget
• Report appropriate data to the state as required by DSH
• Conduct or acquire appropriate forensic training for staff as needed
• Collaborate in treatment team meetings with placements for CONREP clients including board and care IMDs state hospital and STRPs
• Collaborate with forensic psychologists and psychiatrists on staff regarding risk assessment evaluations and integrate into treatment plan
• Maintain supervision for staff on an ongoing basis

DESIRABLEQUALIFICATIONSANDCORECOMPETENCIES
Two (2) years of cumulative experience in mental health related forensics programs is desirable but not required.

• Interpreting and implementing laws regulations policies and procedures concerning health care regulations
• Knowledge of principles and practices of advanced legal reasoning to formulate policy recommendations
• Utilizing appropriate judgment data and risk management skills in making business decisions and formulating policy recommendations
• Understanding and adapting to behavioral health related challenges trends and current issues
• Identifying department needs and the development design and implementation of program objectives policies and procedures compliance and audits
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office including Word Excel and Outlook

• Utilizing appropriate judgment data and risk management skills in making business decisions and proposing solutions while dealing with changing priorities
• Managing programs within regulatory and budgetary guidelines in collaboration with program support and/or budget.

• Developing mentoring motivating supervising and evaluating the performance of staff
• Clarifying performance expectations (e.g. roles responsibilities standards and goals) collaboratively with staff and recognizing staff contributions
• Ensuring staff have the needed resources and the workforce has the capacity and the diversity to meet current and long-term objectives
• Aligning individual performance action plans with BHS business strategies
• Partnering with Human Resource Services in handling personnel issues
• Building effective working relationships inside and outside the organization and dealing effectively with various levels of the organization demonstrating a collaborative and inclusive approach to leadership

• Communicating effectively on sensitive issues and demonstrating excellent judgment and diplomacy
• Producing and presenting clear informative and concise written documents emails project status reports and briefs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

RECRUITMENTPROCESS

Human Resource Services (HRS) Human Resource Services (HRS) will screen all application materials to identify qualified screening qualified applicants will be referred to the next step in the recruitment process. All applicants will be notified via email of their status in the process.

ApplicationScreening(Refer/Non-Refer)

Applications and supplemental responses will be screened for qualificationsthat are highly desirable and most needed to successfullyperform the dutiesofthisjob. Only thoseapplicants that meet the qualifications as listedin thejobbulletin will be referred to the next step.

Structured Oral Interview SOI (Weighted 100%)

Applicants will be interviewed and rated by a panel of job knowledge experts. Each applicants rating will be based on responses to a series of structured questions designed to elicit the applicants qualifications for the job

Based on the Departments needs the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedure.

Eligible List

Once the assessment has been completed HRS will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to a selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

Veterans Employment Preference Policy (VEPP)