ABOUT THE ROLE
The Clinical Director of Integrated Health Hawaii is responsible for implementing the behavioral health strategy at IHH. This strategy includes integrating behavioral health screening and brief intervention with the Physician Organization, ensuring adequate resources to meet the full continuum of needs for Behavioral Health patients who require more intensive treatment, and coordinating the care of patients who require multiple services. The Clinical Director must understand different interventions based on the patient populations and the site of service. S/he must feel comfortable supporting screening and brief intervention, crisis intervention, care coordination, and ongoing treatment through a variety of modalities.Â
The Clinical Director will support PMAG programs and partner with the Executive Director and Medical Director to make sure patient’s needs are being clinically met. S/he is responsible for identifying gaps in care and making strategic recommendations to executive leadership based on the known needs of the population. The Clinical Director is responsible for the clinical oversight of the Care Coordination Program and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to identify and meet those needs. S/he is responsible for managing all behavioral health staff within the behavioral health department. The behavioral health staff will receive clinical supervision and training from the Clinical Director. As a key member of the management team, the Clinical Director supports the overall organizational goals of the company and maintains strong working relationships with the Executive Director, Medical Director, independent physicians in PMAG, mental health specialists, and community partners. Together, these partners identify how each organization can support one another to meet patients’ needs. The Clinical Director must be an independently licensed clinical social worker in Hawaii and can provide direct patient care and crisis intervention when needed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Plans, organizes, manages, coordinates, implements, and oversees all clinical functions of care coordination, behavioral health, and substance use programming.
Serves as a resource to the Physician Organization regarding training and a variety of special projects.
Provides direct clinical supervision in one-on-one and group settings.
Provides clinical training for the most current protocol, diagnosis and treatment methods and clinical intervention strategies for behavioral health.
Oversees training of staff and graduate-level students within the department.
Provides or oversees direct clinical supervision in one-on-one and group settings.
Provides ongoing assessment and direction of staff including annual performance evaluations, review of clinical practice, identifying training needs and opportunities.
Ensures compliance with quality standards, standards of practice for clinical care, and quality standards in documentation and billing.
Initiates and maintains relationships with community organizations
Develops and maintains systems to improve patient access to services, patient flow and response to urgent care needs, and time-effective treatment.
Establishes a strategic and conceptual framework for patient care management.
Designs and promotes systems to implement strategic goals and manages organizational development to facilitate change.
Helps create a culture and environment that promotes job satisfaction, team collaboration, positive morale, and staff participation.
TRAINING, DEGREES, and CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Two (2) years work experience performing at a Director level
Two (2) years post licensure work experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Current active license in the State of Hawaii required.
Strong leadership qualities with a track record of successfully executing complex initiatives
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting.
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Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patient and other members of the care team.
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Experience with screening for common mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
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Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common mental health and/or substance abuse disorders, when appropriate.
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Ability to effectively engage patients in a therapeutic relationship, when appropriate.
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Ability to work with patients by telephone as well as in person. Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorders.
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Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders, when appropriate (e.g., motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation).
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Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental health disorders that is within appropriate scope of practice for type of provider filling role. Experience with evidence-based counseling techniques