Director of Behavioral Health

Overview :

St. Francis Medical Center is one of the leading comprehensive healthcare institutions serving Southeast Los Angeles. St.

Francis is dedicated to providing vital healthcare services for the 700,000 adults and 300,000 children who count on the hospital for high quality and compassionate medical care.

St. Francis is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services in specialties including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Maternal-Child Health, Behavioral Health and Emergency and Trauma Care.

In addition, the hospital offers a broad array of education and outreach programs that advance community health. St. Francis Medical Center is a Certified Primary Stroke Center, Approved STEMI Receiving Center for Los Angeles County and designated Baby-Friendly healthcare facility by Baby-Friendly USA.

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Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community!

St. Francis Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to :

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Outstanding Medical

Dental

Vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Many more

Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and / or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.

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Responsibilities :

The Director of Behavioral Health assumes 24 hour administrative responsibility for the management of all Behavioral Health Program functions.

Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and implements programmatic plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.

Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the Behavioral Health program(s) and effectively utilizes employee resources, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO / Administrator / CEO.

Communicates with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally. Develops and administers comprehensive Behavioral Health Programing that responds to the patient demographic needs and support the organization’s overall mission, philosophy, and goals.

Integrates the Behavioral Health Services’ into the continuum of care, as appropriate to the facility needs; provides leadership, direction and clinical supervision in accordance with the organizational and departmental goals and objectives

Qualifications :

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid Registered Nurse licensure, preferred.

2. Master's degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing, preferred.

3. Must have a Bachelor’s degree, with at least 2 years’ experience in psychiatric service providing care to the mentally ill, or be qualified by education and experience in the care of the mentally ill, in accordance with local and state regulatory requirements.

4. Must have minimum of two (2) years management experience with Behavioral Health Care programs.

5. Must have BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

6. Must obtain LPS designation within 90 days of hire and maintain current.

7. Must have working knowledge of mental health laws and practice standards.

8. Must have knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health treatment.

9. Must have excellent verbal, written, and management skills.

St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $(phone number removed) to $(phone number removed) on an annualized basis.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.