As the Director of Psychology Services, you will be the primary liaison with other mental health organizations, including hospitals, community case managers, practitioners, community homes, etc., to establish community connections and mutually supportive partnerships. You will oversee operations and provide clinical assistance to the Behavioral Health team including training other practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Building, sustaining, and overseeing Behavioral Health Services department
• Providing clinical expertise, oversight, initiative, leadership, and programmatic consultation
• Directing day-to-day program operations and implementing programmatic and administrative policies and procedures to achieve identified goals and objectives
• Monitoring quality and overseeing Behavior Health programs and services audits including content, customer satisfaction, clinical care, documentation, and outcome measurement
• Coordinating training development, resources, relationships, and service offerings to internal and community partners
• Collaborating with the team and across the organization to ensure cross functional services coordination and clinical/administrative activities of impact
• Ensuring all federal, state, local regulatory requirements are met, and all behavioral health operations comply with clinical guidelines, licensure, and contractual regulations
• Supervising psychology services and programs to train and develop internal and external psychologists
• Working with leadership on organizational strategy development and implementation, as well as identifying objectives to achieve
• Promoting health equity by increasing services accessibility for groups who have historically faced barriers

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, Social Work, or related field, with a Doctoral degree from an accredited college or university, with emphasis in psychology, organizational business management or behavioral analysis, preferred
• Licensed in the State of California with five or more years’ experience in the behavioral health field
• Clinical expertise in crisis intervention, skilled working with the dual diagnosed (specifically developmental disability and mental health) population and with individuals undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress including diagnosis and assessment
• Able to work with culturally diverse, low-income populations and a commitment to working in multi-cultural settings