Outpatient Director- Behavioral Health

Outpatient Director- Behavioral Health | Peak Behavioral Health | Las Cruces, New MexicoAbout the Job:LCPC, LCSW, LMFT, or similar license requiredThe Director of Outpatient Services is responsible for the management and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the outpatient department, planning, implementation, and evaluation of outpatient clinical care systems and for client health outcomes attributable to outpatient clinical practice. Provides direct supervision to outpatient staff and indirect guidance to other staff regarding clinical programming and treatment expectations to ensure effective & safe therapeutic practices are being provided. Leads all aspects of the outpatient counseling/social work programs including Psychosocial Assessments, conducting groups, facilitating family therapies, and developing, implementing, and reviewing Treatment Plans. Oversees all outpatient programs, monitoring the multidisciplinary treatment team process, monitoring discharge planning and community resource referral. May serve as Chief Health Care Disparities Officer - Outpatient.Roles and Responsibilities:ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Plans, develops and implements quality programming including all outpatient schedules, as part of the therapeutic environment.  Reviews the progress, quality, and effectiveness of all outpatient clinical programs.Identifies and prioritizes issues of importance, including those priority issues as set by leadership.  Collaborates with department leaders and corporate leaders, as needed.Communicates instructions, expectations and timelines clearly and concisely.Provides support and instruction as needed to direct care staff to ensure they adequately understand the treatment program and service delivery expectations to clients based on the clients’ individual treatment plans and clinical needs.Ensures that all clinical programming, staffing, and documentation is in accordance with regulatory agencies and standards of care. Ensures that all programming is clinically relevant and appropriate to client needs.Establishes methods for evaluating clinical care practices, formulates plans for new programs and changes to existing programs, and initiates and/or utilizes studies and research applicable to the development of clinical services.As Chief Health Care Disparity Officer – Outpatient, is responsible for identifying and analyzing health care disparities for the outpatient populations served by the organization and leading activities to reduce those disparities, in coordination with the facility’s Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Committee (QAPI) and with the oversite by the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) and Governing Board. Leads a team of highly engaged members through hiring, orienting, performance assessment and management, motivating, training, scheduling, and coaching to meet department goals and ensure effective and efficient department operation.Maintains productivity levels that are aligned with c...