UNIV - Program Manager I - Psychiatry : Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health (WRBH) Division

Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health Division Program Manager

The incumbent directs, plans, organizes, and performs complex instructional and administrative activities with faculty and staff of the Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health Division within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The division conducts clinical research that aims to improve the identification and treatment of peripartum complications including but not limited to mental health and substance use disorders and provides direct clinical services to pregnant and postpartum women, and training opportunities for clinicians and clinical researchers.

The incumbent will direct and manage a large multidisciplinary service program and research study focused on addressing gaps in the continuum of care for pregnant and postpartum women with perinatal substance use disorders (PSUDs). The program is statewide and brings together individuals with lived experience, community health workers, community partners, providers and healthcare systems. The incumbent will be responsible for defining program deliverables and managing to a timeline; comfortable directing workflow and providing feedback to team to ensure program goals are met; able to manage appropriately and escalate when necessary. This includes management of study recruitment, study retention, data collection and management, data quality control, and assuring regulatory compliance. The applicant will also assist coordination and implementation of statewide trainings to dual-certify community-based doulas and peer support specialists. The applicant will engage in outreach, project and community meetings, and may make presentations to community agencies as it relates to services offered to pregnant and postpartum women through this study program. Occasional evening and weekend hours may be needed to accommodate community's training needs. The incumbent will assist in identifying grant opportunities that are in line with the division, assist with administrative aspects of grants submissions, award and ongoing management of study and progress reports. Recommends new programs, or revisions to existing programs; assesses programs and implements policy, procedure or rule changes. Participates in the management decision-making process for the division.

Job Duties :

• Responsible for defining study deliverables and managing to a timeline. This requires that the PM is knowledgeable about clinical research studies. Also requires good problem-solving skills and how to ensure goals and timelines are meet. Meets with the Division associate director weekly to discuss deliverables for each study and service programs and solutions to address any needed changes. (35%)
• Directing workflow, providing feedback, supervision and training to team members to ensure study goals are met including screening, recruitment, enrollment, data collection and retention for studies are up to date and accurate. Ensures study recruitment is on track and problem solves on how to improve recruitment efforts if needed. (35%)
• Oversees regulatory documentation for all IRB submissions, approved studies and study sponsor. Prepares progress reports for study sponsors. (10%)
• Serve as liaison between community and clinical programs. Facilitate patient engagement in mental health, substance use and social services through motivational interviewing technique and continued follow-up. PM will directly manage a team that includes care coordinators, peer support specialists, doulas and research coordinators. This requires knowledge of and comfortability with substance use disorder populations, community health workers, psychiatry, obstetrics, addiction medicine and community resources at the local and state level. (10%)
• Reviews study budgets with division director to insure this is on track. Assesses programs and implements policy, procedure or rule changes when needed to better serve our clinical research participants or patients. (5%)
• Identifies grant opportunities that are in line with the division. Assists division director with administrative aspects of grants submissions and award. Reviews budgets with division director and business administrator. Participates in the management decision-making process for the division. (5%)

Preferred Training and Experience Requirements : Advanced degree (MPH, MSW, MSN, DNP, etc) is helpful. Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the conduct of clinical research is desirable. Previous work with perinatal substance use disorder populations is preferred. Ability to collect, organize and analyze information in a clear and concise manner. Applicant must have good organization and communication skills, as well as motivation, commitment and reliability. Applicant must have ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, other health care professionals and community partners.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements : A bachelor's degree and three years relevant program experience. Physical Requirements : (Note : The following descriptions are applicable to this section : Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking / mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined / cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands / arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands / wrists / elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push / pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20 / 40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance / relationship between objects; depth perception. (Frequent) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and / or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent) Ability to work in dusty areas. (Infrequent)

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