Director, Behavioral Health (Based in NM)

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary

Leads and directs team providing integrated behavioral health / chemical dependency services, and collaborates with multidisciplinary care team working across the continuum. Participates with senior leadership to establish strategic plans and objectives. Strives to ensure member progress toward desired outcomes and contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care.

Essential Job Duties

• Serves as behavioral health subject matter expert (SME) and leader for enterprise and / or individual health plan(s) - advising, implementing and managing enterprise and health plan behavioral health (BH) programs, services, initiatives and projects.
• Performs analyses related to quality of member care and develops behavioral health programs to support continuous quality improvement.
• Identifies and reviews new products to enhance behavioral health care service delivery, safety net planning, development of alternative levels of care (with anticipated improved outcomes with cost offsets), predictive modeling, integration of medical care management and other behavioral health approaches that support the patient-centered medical home.
• Communicates state and federal regulatory changes related to behavioral health service benefits to enterprise / plan leadership.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of state plan requirements / cross-functional aspects of operational and health care service departments and reporting / financial impacts as they relate to management of behavioral health services.
• Represents Molina in behavioral health meetings with state regulators, provider groups, community service agencies, advocacy groups or other stakeholders.
• Local travel may be required (based upon state / contractual requirements).

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

To all current Molina employees : If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M / F / D / V

Pay Range : $88,453 - $172,484 / ANNUAL