Director of Children s Inpatient & Outpatient Services
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Director of Children s Inpatient & Outpatient Services

New York State Office of Mental Health

Location: West Seneca,NY, USA

Date: 2024-06-18T02:27:02Z

Job Description:

Western New York Children s Psychiatric Center (WNYCPC); a Joint Commission accredited NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility, is recruiting a Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 Operations (DDPC 1 Operations) who will serve as the Director of Children s Inpatient & Outpatient Services.

The Director of Children s Inpatient & Outpatient Services serves as an essential member of WNYCPC s Executive Leadership Team. Under the general direction of the Executive Director and in close collaboration with the Clinical Director and administrative cabinet, the Director of Children s Inpatient & Outpatient Services will design, develop, evaluate, and ensure the effective operations of WNYCPC s children s inpatient and outpatient services including:

  • Ensure patient care maintains a focus on recovery and community integration within a culturally competent framework
  • Participate in the development of WNYCPC s short and long term goals
  • Establish policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective service delivery
  • Oversee admissions and discharge process
  • Monitor and oversee staffing, assignments, and work schedules to ensure quality patient care
  • Ensure service delivery complies with OMH guidelines, values and regulatory agency standards
  • Maintain working relationships with external organizations to maximize resources and implement program goals
  • Supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate managers

About WNYCPC

WNYCPC s mission is to provide effective culturally competent treatments which support hope and recovery for children and adolescents with significant psychiatric and behavioral health challenges. WNYCPC s vision is to be a valuable and respected behavioral health organization providing the highest quality services. WNYCPC, located in West Seneca, NY, provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children and adolescents (ages 4 18) with serious emotional disturbances who live in 19 counties in Western New York. WNYCPC inpatient services include three units, a transition team, rehabilitation services, and discipline departments, such as social work and psychology. The outpatient services include an outpatient clinic, Day Treatment Program, Health Home Management Coordination (HHMC) and Mobile Mental Health Consultation Team, and Mobile Integration Team (MIT).

About OMH

OMH operates the largest state mental health system in the country, with 23 hospitals, 90 clinics, two world-class research institutes, a secure residential center, and a network of community services. OMH hospitals are all Joint Commission accredited and recognized as among the best mental health hospital systems in the United States. OMH believes everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve mental wellness. This means implementing services and policies to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for historically marginalized, underserved, and unserved populations.

If you would like to join WNYCPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer:

  • Generous paid time off, including thirteen (13) vacation days, eight (8) sick days, and five (5) personal days accrued during the first year of employment; thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
  • Option to choose a health insurance plan that meets your needs.
  • Dental and vision coverage.
  • Enrollment in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) or a voluntary defined contribution plan.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Master's degree in a mental hygiene discipline (including physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, communication disorders, psychology, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, education, nursing), hospital administration, community mental health, business or public administration or other administrative area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science or a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada.

AND

Experience

Six (6) years of administrative, consultative, or supervisory experience in a mental health program, two years of which must have been managerial experience, including one or more of the following:

  • One (1) year of satisfactory experience in a position as administrative head of a multi-disciplinary treatment team; OR
  • One (1) year of satisfactory supervisory, professional, or administrative experience in the development, operation, and/or implementation of the mental health service delivery system for State facilities, counties, or local/private agencies in two (2) or more of the following areas: program development, management procedures, community organization, resource planning, funding, program proposals, advisory boards, consumer and community advocacy and intergovernmental relations.

    • Additionally, all candidates must be eligible to participate in Federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid). Individuals excluded from participation in these programs will not be considered.

    Interested candidates should forward their CV by July 8, 2024:

    Amy Billetts

    Human Resources Specialist 2

    Attention: Clinical Director CPC

    NYS Office of Mental Health

    44 Holland Avenue

    Albany, NY 12229

    PHONE # (518) ###-####

    ...@omh.ny.gov

    Email submissions preferred

    Notes

  • Background check is required, and candidates may be required to pay the fees associated. Employment is contingent upon complying with and satisfactorily meeting the background check requirements.
  • It is the candidate s responsibility to clearly demonstrate how they meet the minimum qualifications. Vague or ambiguous information will not be interpreted in the candidate s favor.
  • In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidate s cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.
  • Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) ###-#### or via email at ...@oer.ny.gov.
  • If appointed, the selected candidate must establish and maintain residency in New York State to continue employment in this position.
  • The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. The Office of Mental Health embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. The New York State Office of Mental Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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