Medical Director - Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Salary: $80,040.34 - $167,651.41 Annually
Location : South Minneapolis
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26HSPH75PC2
Department: Human Services and Public Health
Division: Crisis Services
Opening Date: 10/29/2026
Closing Date: 11/19/2026 11:59 PM Central

Description
The Mental Health Center (MHC) is seeking a Medical Director with leadership experience to join their In this role, the CCBHC Medical Director will oversee staff, provide guidance regarding behavioral health clinical service delivery, and deliver direct clinical services to a diverse population across Minneapolis and the broader Hennepin County community.
Candidates who are interested in the National Health Service Corps should know that the Mental Health Center is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Health care providers that help underserved communities are eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. Learn more about the

Location and hours:
This position is based at the Mental Health Center, located in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, with occasional work at the Behavioral Health Center located at 1800 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., some early evening hours are also possible. No weekend, overnight, or holiday shifts are required. Hybrid work schedules may be offered after a successful probationary period. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position. This position is internally classified as a Nurse Practitioner. Click to view the job classification specification.

In this position, you will:

• Ensure the quality of the medical CCBHC component of care and provide guidance to foster the integration and coordination of behavioral health and primary care.
• Manage the medical program to be in compliance with CCBHC guidelines.
• Provide ongoing assessment and treatment including prescribing medication to clients with mental illness, especially those with serious and persistent mental illness and persons with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD).
• Provide psychiatric consultation/care coordination to other providers as needed.
• Supervise and support psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP) and psychiatrists (MD) by establishing performance expectations, overseeing service delivery, evaluating team and individual results, and providing feedback and coaching.
• Identify, lead, and manage clinic-wide initiatives related to clinical quality and best practices by developing goals and objectives, establishing work plans and timelines, monitoring progress, evaluating results, and developing organizational protocol, including a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan, that strengthen the quality of medical care components and integrate effectively with primary care.
• Develop plans, policies, and procedures and evaluate outcomes for programs and services.
• Manage provider transfer requests by supporting client needs while prioritizing clinical quality and urgent lab requests in collaboration with nursing supervisor.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality medical and behavioral health care, including treatment for SUD within the CCBHC model, and provide guidance to support the integration and coordination of services.
• Provide leadership to further department-based strategies that align with county goals, mission and core values for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Need to have:

• One of the following:
  • Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of Minnesota and a National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (CNP).
  • Possession of a valid license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse issued by the State of Minnesota.
• Certification as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Nice to have:

• Experience:
  • Serving as a medical director responsible for developing protocols aligned with screening recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis, CCBHC-required primary care screenings, and other clinically indicated health indicators across age groups.
  • Working in a psychiatric/mental health setting within the last five years.
  • Working in a community mental health clinic, with safety net populations, and/or Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) clinic.
  • Supervising, developing, and directing the work of staff at the individual contributor levels who are managing caseloads within a team.
  • Supporting and developing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) services.
  • Working with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Candidates with fluency in another language in addition to English, especially Hmong, Somali, and Spanish, are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.
About the department:

Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other.
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This position is based at the Mental Health Center, located in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, with occasional work at the Behavioral Health Center located at 1800 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., some early evening hours are also possible. No weekend, overnight, or holiday shifts are required. Hybrid work schedules may be offered after a successful probationary period. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
Are you willing and able to meet these requirements?

• Yes
• No

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Which of the following current, valid, and unrestricted certifications and/or licensures do you have? Check all that apply.

• License as a Registered Nurse (RN) issued by the State of Minnesota
• License as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) issued by the State of Minnesota
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
• Certification as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Certification as an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• None of the above

03

If you have a restricted license and/or certification not in good standing, provide an explanation of any condition(s) your license has. Type, "N/A" if this does not apply.
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Please list your current related licenses/registrations/certifications and the expiration date(s). If you do not have related licenses/registrations/certifications, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many years of experience do you have serving as a medical director responsible for developing protocols aligned with screening recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis, CCBHC-required primary care screenings, and other clinically indicated health indicators across age groups?

• I do not have this experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
• 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
• 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more

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Describe your experience serving as a medical director responsible for developing protocols aligned with screening recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis, CCBHC-required primary care screenings, and other clinically indicated health indicators across age groups, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
07

Do you have experience working in a psychiatric/mental health setting within the last five years?

• Yes
• No

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Describe your experience working in a psychiatric/mental health setting within the last five years, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience working in a community mental health clinic, with safety net populations, and/or Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) clinic?

• Yes
• No

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Describe your experience working in a community mental health clinic, with safety net populations, and/or Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) clinic, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience supervising, developing, and directing the work of staff at the individual contributor levels who are managing caseloads within a team?

• Yes
• No

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Describe your experience supervising, developing, and directing the work of staff at the individual contributor levels who are managing caseloads within a team, referencing job(s) listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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In addition to English, identify the language(s) in which you consider yourself fluent:

• American Sign Language
• Amharic
• Arabic
• Bosnian
• Cantonese
• Croatian
• Hmong
• Khmer
• Lakota/Dakota/Nakota
• Lao
• Mandarin
• Ojibwe
• Oromo
• Russian
• Spanish
• Somali
• Vietnamese
• Other American Indian language(s)
• Other
• None of the above

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If you selected "Other" in the previous question, please indicate which language(s) you are fluent in.
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Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.

• College or university (job board, career services, or instructor)
• Community or nonprofit organization (counselor, job board, etc.)
• Employee or recruiter of Hennepin County (supervisor/manager, colleague, or Human Resources)
• Friend or family member that is not a Hennepin County employee
• Hennepin County job notification emails
• Indeed.com
• Job fair or networking event
• LinkedIn
• Print advertisement (flyer, postcard, billboard, transit ad, etc.)
• Professional association (ASCE, APWA, ISACA, etc.)
• Social media (Handshake, Facebook, X, Instagram, etc.)
• hennepin.jobs or governmentjobs.com

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For the recruitment source selected above, please provide the specific name of the person, website, or media source.
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