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Under general direction, to plan, organize, manage, and supervise an assigned service area in the Behavioral Health Department; to develop and monitor a service area budget; to supervise and train assigned staff; to provide specialized and intensive behavioral health or alcohol and other drug treat¬ment, counseling, therapy, and services for department clients to serve as a liaison with community, regional, or state agencies; and to do related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the unit program management level in the Behavioral Health class series. Incumbents are responsible for managing and supervising an assigned system of care or administrative unit in the Behavioral Health Department. Duties designated in this series are performed as part of a regular job assignment in units large and complex enough to support such specialized assignments. These units include:
Alcohol and Drugs
Systems of Care - Care Management
Systems of Care - Adults
Systems of Care - Children and Families
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Plans, directs, coordinates, implements, and supervises staff in an assigned service system of care or administrative service area in the Behavioral Health Department in coordination with other units within the department and in coordination with other county departments and state and community agencies; provides unit, program, and team leadership including direct supervision and training of professional and paraprofessional staff, team productivity development, enforcing compliance with state, federal, and local laws and regulations with staff, and monitoring of service unit budget; monitors staff activities and prepares performance evaluations; gathers data, conducts analysis, and makes recommendations to improve delivery of program services; develops and implements changes to improve service delivery; problem solves complex service system and administrative processes; analyses data and prepares program reports; develops proposals and recommendations for new services; designs and implements new programs and services; assists with development of policies and procedures for the department; drafts, negotiates and monitors contracts with service providers including other government units and private sector providers; develops formal and informal collaborative arrangements with other community resources; develops memoranda of understanding with partner agencies; analyzes and assesses the impact of legislation and regulations on the service system; participates in decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources; facilitates staff utilization of community resources; and represents the department in a variety of forums; oversees and reviews clinical, client, or fiscal documentation depending on service area; may have responsibility for monitoring and managing psychiatric hospitalizations or residential treatment admissions and may serve as a liaison with inpatient facilities; prepares, reviews, and appraises treatment plans and service including medications and treatment interventions; prepares consumer evaluations for other agencies; provides staff consultation on complex or difficult cases; serves as a liaison with local, regional, and state committees and organizations to develop effective community-based, consumer-driven behavioral health or alcohol and drug services; and assesses community behavioral health and/or alcohol and drug needs.
Training and Experience - Alcohol and Drug and Systems of Care:
Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:
Completion of Masters degree or Doctorate in psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing or closely related fields from an accredited college or university.
Alcohol and Drug: Extensive experience in the development and administration of alcohol and other drug abuse services including prevention, treatment, and recovery, preferably including at least three years of experience in program management in this or a related field.
Systems of Care: Three years of licensed clinical experience at a level equivalent to a County of Siskiyou Behavioral Health Clinician II, and two years of providing management of clinical services or programs.
Special Requirements - Systems of Care:
Possession of a license as a Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Registered Nurse is required.
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