Senior Director Behavioral Health Services

General Summary of Position

Job Summary :

Medstar Health is looking for aSenior Director of Behavioral Health Servicesto join our team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center!The ideal candidate will have exceptional interpersonal skills and willingness to be a team player with various associates, consultants, and vendors.

The Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services plans, directs, manages, and coordinates activities for the Behavioral Health Service including the integration of behavioral health services through the acute care and outpatient medical / surgical areas at MedStar Washington.

Primarily, the Senior Director serves as the Behavioral Health Service Executive reporting directly to the Vice President of Professional Services and indirectly to the Administrative Director for Behavioral Health, MedStar Health.

This position works closely and collaboratively with senior management, the clinical chair, nursing management, and others to advance the strategic and operational interests of MedStar Washington.

Responsible for fiscal and operational performance, directly and through subordinate administrative personnel. Serves as the business / financial officer, and oversees fiscal, practice, research, education and general administrative operations and staff.

Serves as the Relationship Manager for the behavioral healthcare management company contract.

Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region,also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses".

Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move!

Primary Duties :

Plans, organizes, and directs the programs and operations of the departments and programs of psychiatry. Ensures that program objectives are congruent with strategic and operational goals.

Establishes operational priorities and activities to facilitate and support program success. Responsible for fiscal planning, results, and control.

Determines and submits revenue, staffing, operating, and capital budgets and ensures that fiscal targets are realized. Formulates and justifies all budget requests and monitors compliance.

Analyzes and reports on variances and collaborates with subordinate administrative personnel to develop corrective action plans for unfavorable variances.

Directs preparation of administrative policies and procedures for areas of responsibility. Ensures conformance with applicable requirements of government and regulatory agencies.

Responsible for management of the Signet Healthcare contract for MedStar Washington Hospital Center psychiatric services.

Manages Signet Healthcare invoices for services rendered. Supervises Signet managerial and administrative staff and meets at least monthly with the Signet Contract Relationship Manager.

Assists the Service Line Chair with screening and interviewing prospective physician / advanced practice provider hires.

Works with the Chair to ensure that physician coverage is adequate for all services in the department.

Facilitates coordination of physician / advanced practice provider initiatives. Reviews productivity and quality metrics with the physician team.

Works with MedStar Medical Group to monitor physician productivity and address challenges identified. Interviews, hires, evaluates the performance of MedStar associates, and disciplines and discharges subordinate management personnel.

Coordinates strategic planning and new program development in in collaboration with leadership from strategic service lines, such as, for integrated program opportunities within burn, advanced heart failure, cancer, bariatrics, women, and infant services, medicine, and neurosciences.

Participates in strategic planning initiatives. Works collaboratively with others to ensure regulatory compliance and to organize, initiate, and coordinate continuous quality improvement activities within areas of responsibility.

Participates in meetings to represent the Behavioral Health Service. Reviews and administratively approves all research proposals for areas of responsibility.

Coordinates project budgets and expenditures.

Qualifications :

Master’s degree In Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Behavioral Health, or related field.

5-7 years’ healthcare management experience with hospital-based services encompassing progressively responsible administrative experience.

Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology preferred.

Management experience in hospital based Behavioral Health preferred.

Behavioral Health hospital based regulatory and revenue cycle experience preferred.

Experience in contract management including data and financial data entry and budget management preferred.

Licensed Psychologist orLicensed Independent Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor preferred.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Why MedStar Health?

At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered.

We live up to this promise through :

• Strong emphasis on teamwork - our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.
• Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity - we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.
• Comprehensive total rewards package - including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
• More career opportunities closer to home - as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, . region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, ., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research.

Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation.

As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team.

Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities.

It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations.

MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws.

If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.