Behavioral Health Director

CHI Mercy Health offers the unique opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive highly rewarding work environment and to satisfy your soul in the surroundings of a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting. More than 100 years after the founding of our organization the core values - Compassion Inclusion Integrity Excellence and Collaboration - that guide our interactions with our patients and each other remain the same. In the welcoming embrace of these nurturing communities you will feel immediately at home. 

Roseburg is located on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregons scenic Douglas County. The community is nestled in a lush forested region known as the 100 Valleys of the Umpqua. In many places you’ll find it hard to maintain a healthy work-life/personal-life balance because the pace of one is indistinguishable from the other. Not here. Life never stops here but it slows to an easy welcome pace. A traffic jam means you missed the yellow and have to wait for the next green. A terrible parking space is the one across from the restaurant instead of in front of it. And the three words you may never hear are “Wow that’s expensive.” Easy is the best way to describe life here. Hard-to-beat works too.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

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Responsible for the overall operation of the Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department. Leads and evaluates the economics and regulatory compliance of behavioral health services in all areas of service. Maintains an understanding of community mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation concepts and recovery philosophies. Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary health care team in directing patient care. Manages technical operation of the unit in areas of nurse staffing, cost effectiveness and integration in to hospital-wide functioning. Develops and implements long-term goals relating to BHS Nursing Services goals, patient care improvements as well as staff growth and development.

Essential Duties:

• Manages all aspects of the day to day operations of the BHS program. Coordinates with the Nursing Coordinator to assign patient beds.
• Provides patient care in the appropriate clinical setting to manage resources effectively, improve clinical outcomes and promote behavioral health wellness in the community.
• Analyzes demographic and service usage data to determine and develop appropriate behavioral health services to serve the community.
• Develops a department infrastructure the will enable the BHS department to best communicate effectively, demonstrate effective teamwork and utilize information technology and support systems to deliver services and care in a coordinated, streamlined and comprehensive manner.
• Manages all strategic planning activities of the program with the primary goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the program.
• Partners with the community to recruit and retain Psychiatrists and other Psychiatric and Addiction Disease Specialists to enhance access to qualified behavioral health services in the community.
• Partners with the community to maintain effective services and develop innovative, integrated models of behavioral health services that meet the diverse needs of the community.
• Achieves clinical outcomes by providing the best quality of care in an environment that ensures safety for patients and staff. Provides oversight to the performance improvement program.
• Seeks and incorporates patient satisfaction information to prioritize, develop and improve behavioral health services.
• Achieve sustainable growth and stability of behavioral health services and programs by effective management of fiscal and personnel resources, capturing out migration of patients and meeting patient needs within the community.
• Responsible for fiscal management including budget development, monitoring department financial performance and remaining informed of changes in behavioral health reimbursement. Manages the program within the allocated budgetary parameters.
• Implements, interprets and monitors standards to ensure accreditation from various regulatory bodies. Substantially complies with Joint Commission standards. Ensures compliance with all Federal, State and Certification requirements for Behavioral Health Services. Implements changes to assure compliance with new and changed requirements.
• Builds awareness and understanding of Mercy Behavioral Health, our services and our involvement in the community.

License/Certification:

• Current RN license issued by the State of Oregon required.

Experience:

• 5 years behavioral health operations experience with at least 1 year in an inpatient setting
• 2 years supervisory experience.

Education:

• Master's Degree in Nursing required. Emphasis in Psychiatric Mental Health strongly preferred.