Manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health – Primary Care

Overview

Join Legacy Health as the Manager of Outpatient Behavioral Health – Primary Care and play a key role in shaping the future of integrated behavioral health services across our Primary Care clinics. This leadership position offers the opportunity to drive program strategy, growth, business development, and quality improvement while partnering with operational and medical leaders, directors, and senior leadership to expand and strengthen behavioral health services throughout Legacy.

As a leader, you will have the opportunity to build and develop a strong team by coordinating staffing needs, hiring and training providers and staff, and providing ongoing clinical supervision. Your leadership will help advance Legacy’s commitment to accessible, integrated, high-quality behavioral health care.

Please apply today and join Legacy Health in making a difference in the lives of the patients and communities we serve!

Why Choose Legacy Health?

At Legacy, we invest in our people by providing a supportive environment, advanced technology, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

Highlights include:

• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates relocating from outside the area
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Competitive Annual Paid Leave (APL), including 40 hours front-loaded at hire
• Free employee parking 
• Retirement plan with employer matching and contributions
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee discounts with AT&T/FirstNet, LA Fitness, Kindercare, Nike, Adidas and more
• Additional wellness, financial, and professional development benefits

Responsibilities

In this role, you will combine strategic leadership with direct clinical practice, maintaining an independent role as a licensed behavioral health provider. You will provide behavioral health interventions to patients with a range of needs, including health behaviors, developmental concerns, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders. You will also lead the implementation and oversight of system-wide behavioral health practices, including payer-related incentives and quality initiatives, with a focus on improving patient experience, service quality, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree or higher in social work, psychology or a related field.
• Doctorate in psychology preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of six years progressively more responsible experience within a health care environment.
• Business operations or administration experience, experience working in successful partnership with health care providers, and experience working in a leadership role within clinical specialty area(s) required.
• Experience within a multi-unit health system preferred. 

Skills:

• Communication, leadership and business development skills.
• Proficiency in project management, planning and program implementation.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, providers, management and staff.
• Ability to collaborate and advocate with referring providers for patients’ behavioral and physical health needs as well as treatment strategies and/or interventions. 
• Ability to diagnose and treat common mental health and substance use disorders for the identified clinical population(s), including patients with both acute and chronic physical health conditions.
• Ability to deliver psychological testing and evidence-based psychotherapy.
• Ability to administer age specific diagnostic assessments of emotional, cognitive, behavioral and substance use disorders for population(s) served in medical and behavioral health specialty settings. 
• Ability to deliver trauma informed care. 

Licensure

• Current valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Psychologist license is required for Oregon and/or Washington, depending on assigned location(s) where services are provided or managed.
  • Psychologist license preferred.
• BLS for Providers certification from the American Heart Association required.

Connect with us: Have questions or need more information? Reach out to our recruiter, Katie Martin at [email protected], to start a conversation about your future with Legacy Health.

Pay Range

USD $59.95 - USD $90.51 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: https://www.legacyhealth.org/for-health-professionals/careers/benefits