Behavioral Health Manager
Job Description
Job Description
EOE STATEMENT: FREDERIKSTED HEALTH CARE, INC. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Frederiksted Health Care, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center. FHC has served has served the community of St. Croix since 2000 with the mission “To provide non-discriminatory, evidence-based, affordable, and accessible health care to the community of St. Croix”.
Emergency Response Declaration:
FHC is a public health response entity. FHC and its staff maintains an ethical responsibility to remain ready and available to serve in the event of a Natural Disaster or during a declaration for a State of Emergency. FHC and its staff must be prepared to support the local government and/or the Virgin Islands community with access to health care. Therefore, all employees must be aware that they may be required to report to work, as proscribed by the Chief Executive Officer.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: (<5%)
Description Summary: The Manager, Behavioral Health position will be responsible for providing administrative and clinical leadership to Behavioral Health Department staff, excluding MDs. The position will also conduct clinical evaluations and ensure role optimization of clinicians. The position will oversee the development, implementation, performance, and management of an integrated care model. The position will collaborate with key stakeholders to include physicians, nurses, social workers and administrative staff to provide comprehensive care and improve population health in a cost-effective manner. The position will oversee the clinic’s behavioral health, mental health and/or substance abuse programs effectiveness to ensure patients and families receive comprehensive high-quality care that meet the needs of our community.
Essential Functions: The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list, but rather to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate behavioral health programs
- Participate in diagnosis and treatment planning for patients and families
- Facilitate communication with the psychiatric providers regarding treatment changes and provide proactive follow-up of treatment response
- Provide support for medication management including monitoring medication side effects and interactions
- Conduct behavioral health counseling using evidence-based techniques and coordinate treatment
- Provide patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and available treatment options.
- Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Participate in community outreach, advocacy and education initiatives to promote the behavioral health program
- Monitor and evaluate compliance with state, federal, and local regulations.
- Provide supervision, guidance, and training to behavioral health staff. This excludes MDs.
- Manage relative grants and program budgets to ensure efficient use of resources.
- Maintain patient records in accordance with HIPPA and applicable privacy regulations.
Non-essential Functions: Assist with any other duties as assigned. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Position requirements / Job qualifications:
Education and Training:
Minimum education- Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field required. Minimum three (3) years’ experience as a behavioral health clinician in an outpatient clinical setting.
Other Training, skills and experience requirements:
Excellent leadership and communication skills. Experience in behavioral health and substance abuse program development and management; Knowledge of integrated care practice models and willingness to learn and adapt to new models and modalities. Ability to create strong teams and effective cross-organizational partnerships. Strong problem-solving abilities. Ability to work with a diverse population. Solid understanding of federal and state regulations related to behavioral health
Physical/mental demands:
Physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, balance on two feet, stoop, kneel, crouch, or reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Mental demands include the ability to learn, adapt to changes, and become proficient quickly, pay close attention to details, courteous and professional demeanor, ability to deal with stress of meeting deadlines and adhere to company policies and procedures.
Licensure and Credentials:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or similar license is required.
Work environment:
Controlled office setting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure Classification:
☐Category I: Job classification includes ALL employees who have occupational exposure* to blood borne pathogens* (blood or body fluids) while performing their job duties.
☐Category II: Job classification includes employees who are likely to have SOME occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens because Category I tasks may occasionally be required.
☒Category III: Job Classification includes those employees who perform jobs and tasks where NO CONTACT with blood borne pathogens occurs and Category I and Category II tasks ARE NOT a condition of employment.