Director of Behavioral Health

UHS • $100K — $120K *
Lewisville, TX 75067In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing or master's in social work/counseling required
  • Clinical license required
  • Crisis Prevention certification
  • Commitment to professional growth through educational activities
  • Maintains required training/education competencies
  • Familiarity with hospital policies, objectives, and quality improvement standards
  • Understanding of organizational structure at Horizon Health

Responsibilities

  • Act as liaison between the program, hospital, and Horizon, ensuring effective communication
  • Provide leadership and direction aligned with hospital guidelines and nursing philosophies
  • Develop and update policies and procedures for the Program in coordination with assigned VP
  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards alongside hospital administration
  • Define treatment program philosophy, goals, and objectives with interdisciplinary teams
  • Supervise patient care processes and set guidelines for documentation of patient progress
  • Lead referral development efforts to achieve program census and productivity targets

Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Long and Short-term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Career development opportunities within the company
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Rewarding work environment
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Director of Behavioral Health- Inpatient Behavioral Health

Horizon Health is seeking a Director of Behavioral Health to join our team at Abbeville General Hospital in Abbeville, LA. This is a 16 bed inpatient psychiatric unit treating ages 18+. The Program Director is responsible for the maintenance of the Horizon Health/Client hospital contractual relationship(s) and in coordination with the client, the overall administration of patient care for the Program. He/she plans, implements and evaluates delivery of overall nursing care to patients. He/she provides managerial support by providing supervision and evaluation of all nursing personnel for the Program.

Supervisory Responsibility

Will provide direct supervision to Program Horizon employed clinical and administrative staff; and perform in an advisory capacity to client staff supporting the behavioral health program.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are subject to the needs of the Program which operates on a 24 hour; seven days a week basis. Please refer to Program or Hospital attendance policy for additional direction on shifts, holidays and attendance.

Responsibilities:
  • Performs as liaison between Program, Hospital and Horizon; communicating information and needs appropriately
  • Provides leadership and direction in accordance with Hospital guidelines and consistent with nursing and Program philosophies
  • Develops, in coordination with assigned VP, Clinical Practice, implements and updates all policies and procedures for the Program
  • In coordination with the Hospital, ensures the Program meets and maintains all federal, state, local and accrediting bodies' regulations and standards
  • Defines the philosophy, goals and objectives of the treatment program under the direction of hospital administration, Horizon's clinical and operations staff and in conjunction with the Medical Director
  • Directs departmental staff involved in multidisciplinary teams to address process improvements involving patients, employees, other customers or teams appropriately
  • Promotes and develops positive, professional interaction with client hospital, senior management, peers and staff through effective written and verbal communication, listening and providing feedback in times of organizational change
  • Supervises all patient care and sets guidelines for accurately reporting and recording of patient symptoms, reactions, and progress
  • Interprets the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to nonclinical staff assigned to the patient
  • Develops processes to audit and coordinate ongoing education to ensure all staff are trained on proper documentation of all aspects of the patient's care
  • Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional and psychological support to patients, families and friends
  • Displays good working knowledge of contractual relationship, understands the goals of the client hospital administration and works to meet these goals
  • Prepares and disseminates written reports and completes required follow up on activities as defined by Horizon guidelines.
  • Prepares and submits all operational tasks/documentation (census report, PIORS) as required by Horizon
  • Leads an aggressive referral development program that produces an appropriate census for the Program; adheres to productivity targets
  • Manages Program budget development and monitoring as required by the hospital and Horizon
  • Implements quality improvement goals and objectives on the Program in a timely fashion
  • Provides feedback to Director of Nursing and/or client hospital leadership on an ongoing basis in regards to concerns, improvements, changes, etc.
  • Together with Horizon divisional and support center staff, conducts formal marketing research, develops program design, and creates proposals for needed specialty programs
  • Collects data to provide input and/or feedback to customers (i.e., teams, supervisors, co-workers, nursing agencies, hospital administration) to improve work quality and/or productivity
  • Other duties as assigned
Benefit Highlights for full-time positions:
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Long and Short-term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Career development opportunities within the company
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Rewarding work environment - Enjoy going to work every day

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in nursing or master's degree in social work/ counseling required
  • Clinical licensed required
  • Crisis Prevention
  • Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings and workshops. Keeps up to date on professional literature
  • Maintain effectiveness and certification in required patient management protocols.
  • Completes and maintains all required state/regulatory, Hospital and Horizon competencies and training/education expectations on a timely basis.
  • Is knowledgeable of hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
  • Develops basic knowledge of Hospital and Horizon senior staff and organizational structure

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