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Manager, Behavioral Health - Pediatrics

US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 24-38210
Type: Regular Full-Time
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Overview

The Manager, Outpatient Behavioral Health - Pediatrics provides leadership and coordination in executing Legacy’s Behavioral Health programs collaboratively with medical leaders, directors, and senior leadership for their assigned specialty or specialties within Legacy Medical Group and Randall Children’s Hospital.

This position is responsible for development of strategic planning, business development, growth and quality improvement plans for Behavioral Health Services. This position also performs the duties of a licensed behavioral health provider who works in an independent clinical role, providing behavioral health interventions (health behaviors, developmental concerns, mental health and substance use disorders) to patients within a Legacy Medical Group and/or Hospital based clinic or program.

This role provides direct oversight over the operation/implementation of system wide Behavioral Health practices including Legacy’s payer related incentives and quality initiatives. This position works to integrate services within the programs to maximize efficiency and quality and to improve customer satisfaction, service quality and cost effectiveness. This position coordinates staffing needs and hires, trains and provides ongoing clinical supervision of providers and staff.

Education:

Master’s degree or higher in social work, psychology or a related field. Doctorate in psychology preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of six years progressively more responsible experience within a health care environment. Experience within a multi-unit health system preferred. Experience with IOP/PHP, ECT and Interventional Psychiatry programs preferred.

Business operations or administration experience, experience working in successful partnership with health care providers, and experience working in a leadership role within clinical specialty area(s) required.

Skills:

Communication, leadership and business development skills.

Proficiency in project management, planning and program implementation.

Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, providers, management and staff.

Ability to collaborate and advocate with referring providers for patients’ behavioral and physical health needs as well as treatment strategies and/or interventions.

Ability to diagnose and treat common mental health and substance use disorders for the identified clinical population(s), including patients with both acute and chronic physical health conditions.

Ability to deliver psychological testing and evidence-based psychotherapy.

Ability to administer age specific diagnostic assessments of emotional, cognitive, behavioral and substance use disorders for population(s) served in medical and behavioral health specialty settings.

Ability to deliver trauma informed care.

LEADING AT LEGACY:

Demonstrates the ability to act consistently with Legacy’s Values in Action, exemplifies our core organizational values, and exhibits the leadership competencies outlined in Leading at Legacy.

Compensation details: 57.62-87 Hourly Wage

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