Associate Director of Mental Health

Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes. Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough. In 2002 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art, 261-bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

9 : 00 A.M - 5 : 00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position :

Under direction of the Director of Mental Health, develops, plans, directs, coordinates, monitors and evaluates health care services in areas such as mental health, substance use, forensic mental health, quality assurance and utilization review to ensure delivery of quality care and medical services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

1. Formulates, develops methods and procedures for monitoring, evaluating, and operating mental health programs and services in assigned areas of responsibility.

2. Monitors and coordinates review processes of assigned mental health services to determine if programs are meeting health care needs, objectives, and goals established by the Mental Health Services Department.

3. Participates in the development of policies, standards, rules and regulations pertaining to mental health services.

4. Provides advisory, consultative services to System, health care settings and their staff. Maintains liaison with community agencies and professional organizations on matters affecting mental health programs.

5. Reviews city, state, and federal regulations in connection with compliance. Reviews and advises pertinent personnel on improving programs for full compliance.

6. Prepares special reports, studies, and budgetary estimates.

7. Advises Director on policy and procedural changes, community problems, utilization, development of staff, implementation of productivity goals; makes recommendations for improvement in mental health services.

8. Supervises staff assigned to departmental activities and provides professional direction.

9. Participates in staff meetings and conferences; attends meetings with key leadership officials and external representatives.

10. Provides advisory, consultative services in connection with development of grant proposals. Implements administrative policies and procedures based on standards of professional review organizations.

11. Performs related duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Possession of a valid license and current registration to practice in a mental health discipline issued by the

New York State Education Department (NYSED); and

2. Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in a health care setting or regulatory agency

administration, with an emphasis on development and evaluation of mental health delivery services; one (1)

year of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or supervisory capacity.

Department Preferences

PREFERRED SKILLS :

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate good working relationships with colleagues, supervisors, support staff, interdisciplinary professionals, patients, patients' families, and external agencies
• Proficiency in evidence-based psychology practices; sophisticated therapeutic and evaluation skills; familiarity with child development and a range of complex psychopathology; comfort working with families experiencing compound stressors; sensitivity to multicultural issues; and the capacity to juggle multiple, sometimes competing responsibilities
• Current license and registration as a New York State Psychologist
• Doctoral degree from an APA- accredited clinical, school, health or counseling psychology program
• Completion of an APA-accredited internship

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :

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