Director of Behavioral Health

Department: Trager Institute

Location: Health Sciences Center

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Regular

Job Req ID: R106424

Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling or other Health related field and six (6) years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Licensure as a mental health therapist in the State of Kentucky (LCSW-C, LCPC, LMFT). Grade 10 (Salaried)

Position Description:

The Trager Institute seeks to hire a Director of Behavioral Health who will lead a team providing compassionate behavioral care to individuals who engage with Trager services. The Director of Behavioral Health works with clinical and medical directors to provide services to patients experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health concerns. This role includes managing the behavioral health team, acting as a liaison with the medical team, providing therapy, and leading the accreditation process.

Essential duties include supervising and training staff and student learners to implement services with Trager patients and at partner sites. Close communication with Trager leadership, faculty, and students is necessary.

Other job responsibilities include:

• In conjunction with the clinical and medical Directors, provide overall program management for integrated behavioral health services; supervise members of the behavioral health team, including providing clinical supervision to master's level therapists.
• Provide clinical services appropriate to a primary care setting including individual and group therapy, wellness education, brief interventions, and referrals to outside resources that provide higher level or specialized care.
• Collaborate with PCPs to ensure coordination of care and achievement of good clinical outcomes.
• Provide support to integrated behavioral health students.
• Ensure proper case documentation in electronic health record system.
• Serve as a resource for BH and medical team in crisis situations and seek consultation with colleagues, the clinical director, and outside specialists when appropriate.
• Program development including updating policies and procedures, reviewing programmatic quality measures, and collaborating with the development team on grant proposals and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work with members of the community and older adults, understanding of older adult needs and healthcare needs, knowledge of various local community resources and services.
• Previous work with professional teams and academic work to ensure understanding of evaluation, grant implementation, and work within an institution of higher education.
• Proven ability to meet goals and objectives with minimal supervision.
• Background in medicine, along with experience with clinical social work.
• Behavioral health experience, supervision experience, and experience with electronic medical record documentation (EPIC).
• Expert level experience and comfort with technology, including using technology to troubleshoot issues during telehealth and remote trainings.

Competencies

• Organized and task-oriented with attention to detail to successfully manage a project.
• Great teamwork skills, able to lead, direct, and mentor a team.
• Able to delegate and follow up to ensure timely completion of duties.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively to build relationships toward a desired outcome.
• Able to analyze and evaluate the success of strategies and recommend changes when needed.
• Strong critical thinking skills with suggested solutions to challenges.
• Able to build strong working relationships with colleagues, patients, community members, and the Trager team, with experience in meeting accrediting standards.

Compensation will be commensurate with candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status.

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