Director, Behavioral Health

Job Description

This position works within the existing governance, strategic, operational, and clinical structures of the hospital to provide direction and operational administration for the behavioral health service line. This position creates collaborative and effective relationships with senior leaders. This position provides direction and operational administration to the behavioral health service line and reports directly to the Vice President of Nursing. This role will have 24 / 7 accountability for clinical and administrative responsibilities including project management, strategic initiatives and executive nursing duties. The successful candidate will lead complex change initiatives and have a broad area of responsibility, with multiple departments reporting up to them. There will be a great deal of rapid cycle change and complexity of scope so the position requires someone with a demonstrated record of successful outcomes and the ability to manage finance and productivity.

Education : Masters In Nursing (MSN) required Doctorate preferred

Experience : Ten years experience in administrative, clinical or healthcare management with an emphasis on experience in the field of psychiatric or behavioral science modalities. Marketing experience helpful. Experience with process and systems design and driving quality improvement and positive culture required Current / relevant clinical experience required. Experience developing and implementing a continuous improvement culture with a strong familiarity of process improvement methodologies and systems that sustain an environment of quality and cost improvement.

Qualifications : Solid leadership, managerial, analytical and financial skills. Results-oriented with ability to properly evaluate opportunities / issues, identify solutions and alternative courses of action, and implement performance improvement plans. Highly self-motivated and resourceful. Excellent teamwork and communication skills, both oral and written, and strong project management skills. Displays innovative thinking with vision. Demonstrated ability to navigate within complex organizations with multiple stakeholders. Projects executive presence.

FLSA Classification : Exempt Grade : 315 Physical Demands : 3 A Administration

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include :

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U : An Incentive-Based Wellness Program

Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.