Emerg. Psychiatry Programs Director

The Director Mental Health

• Leads CONNECT (Psychiatry and Addictions/ Chem. Dep.) which includes developing and implementing policies and procedures establishing and complying with standards of care.
• Communicates effectively with staff patients families physicians and referral sources.
• Develops and administers department finances. Implements corrective action on budget variances.
• CONNECT staff optimizes integrated IT EPIC Teletracking and Telecomm platforms to enhance data driven clinical and quality performance outcomes.
• Leads recruitment retention and all aspects of supervision of the CONNECT staff.
• Leads staff professional growth and clinical development program.
• Provides program planning and outcome data.
• Leads benchmarked performance and data driven quality programs for areas of oversight. Champions exceeding benchmark performance continuous quality improvement compliance engagement and satisfaction. Provides trending data analysis and corrective action planning.
• Monitors the quality of assessments and treatment provided by CONNECT and the Ambulatory Intensive Care Continuum staff through direct observation documentation auditing as well as monitoring recorded telephonic communications. Areas of consideration include direct patient contact consultation with referral sources physicians and transfer center colleagues.
• Maintains excellent relationships with Community Service Boards (CSB) Hospital EDs Catawba State Hospital and other community based services which are recipients of CONNECT and the Ambulatory Intensive Care Continuum services.
• Provides routine direct clinical care within the CONNECT as needed.

Education: Masters Degree required.

Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in Acute and intensive outpatient psychiatric nursing Psychologist Social work clinical services and minimum of 5 years management experience in a community hospital setting required.

Licensure Certification and/or Registration: Virginia Registered Nurses License Clinical Nurse Specialist LCSW LPC or -escalation training must be successfully completed within 4 months of hire and then maintained going forward. Life Support: Must obtain and maintain AHA BLS-HCP.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Behavioral Health Call Center experience highly desirable.

This job description is intended to be a representative summary of the major responsibilities and accountabilities performed by incumbents in this role. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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Employee pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications credentials education and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.

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