Clinical Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health

Description

Salary: $137,681.04 - $155,770.80 annually

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

Shift: Office Day

Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

Applicants must submit a cover letter describing their interest in and motivation for this role at DESC

About DESC:

DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

As the region's leading provider of services to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 2,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally and regionally as an innovator in developing solutions to homelessness.

About the Job:

The Outpatient Behavioral Health Director is a leadership position in DESC’s Clinical department, reporting to the Senior Director of Clinical Programs and collaborating with the Director of Mobile Response on overall department leadership.

The Outpatient Behavioral Health division includes about 200 staff across multiple programs serving about 1,900 people at a given time. All programs serve people living with serious and complicated behavioral health conditions while also currently or previously experiencing homelessness. Outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment services are funded through Medicaid and other state and local resources as part of the King County Integrated Care Network. Specialty programs include outreach and engagement to people with substance use disorder, intensive support for people with histories in the criminal legal and psychiatric hospital systems, supported employment, a daytime drop-in center, and a short-term residential program.

Clinicians include licensed mental health professionals, certified peer providers, substance use disorder professionals, and other staff such as mental health care providers. Psychiatric medical services are provided by DESC nurses, nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists from DESC’s Medical department. Most clinicians have offices in one of DESC’s two main behavioral health clinic sites, while many work significant hours at other locations such as DESC supportive housing and emergency shelter sites.

Scope of work includes culture setting at all program sites, promoting integration between clinical, medical, and housing/shelter programs related to behavioral health care provided at these sites, implementing DEI practices throughout operations of the department, leading or assisting in the implementation of new programs or projects, facilitating hiring and onboarding plans, participating in department or agency wide initiatives, and promoting adherence to quality standards across the department.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide oversight of DESC’s outpatient behavioral health activities and all assigned programs.
• Supervise Senior Managers in the division as well as relevant clinic managers and division support staff.
• Collaborate with other DESC departments to operate the clinic sites; collaborate with Harborview Medical Center on joint operational issues at clinic sites; provide oversight of clinic safety/security and equity strategies implemented throughout operations.
• In conjunction with the Sr. Director of Clinical Programs, develop implementation strategies and execute launch of agency initiatives in the Clinical department.
• Collaboratively coach and advise Senior Clinical Program Manager team and coordinators, focusing on the day-to-day operations of each program and escalating issues to Sr. Director for awareness and action.
• Assist in overseeing operating procedures and duties for clinical programs in concert with relevant staff in the Medical, Housing, Quality and Information Management, Facilities, HR, Organizational Equity and Inclusion, and Finance to ensure all programs are being implemented and maintained at the highest level of performance.
• Closely collaborate with Quality and Information Management, Medical, and other departments to advance agency wide healthcare integration priorities across the clinical programs.
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