Clinical Area Director

Responsibilities:

• Works with GSE operating teams to design and deploy scalable operational and administrative functions that serve a variety of clinical environments. This role ensures that there are clear objectives, effective communications, and actionable reporting on clinical, operational, financial, risk management, and compliance functions related to BH clinical services.
• Build relationships and further the mission of GSE with clients and prospective clients.
• Network with key community leaders in the BH field, colleges, and institutions to attract, recruit and retain clinicians.
• Responsible to deploy, facilitate, or coordinate enterprise-wide Behavioral Health functions.
• Oversee BH records reviews, chart audits, and peer review in coordination with Clinical Area Managers and Quality Management Team to ensure records meet corporate policy requirements and accreditation requirements.
• Interview and hire psychologists, social workers, and licensed master’s counselors to staff clinical coverage needs.
• Ensure compliance with established productivity standards. Ensures quality of services, including use of Evidence Based Practices. Measurable outcomes indicating excellent results of services compared to service system benchmarks.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company policies and regulations and standards for professional conduct and services.
• Ensure documentation standards are met at an exceptional level by each BH clinician
• Engage in policy development for behavioral health clinicians
• The services provided by the CAD-BH will be at the Company’s corporate office and in the field at current or potential client facilities in all current or future state sin which GSE operates.
• Travel by car may be required daily, of which overnight stays may be approximately 20%ofthe time

Qualifications:

• Actively licensed Psychologist PsyD or PhD required (at least five years in the field)
• 3+ years of progressively responsible management experience and staff supervision are required.
• Coordinates fiscal management with AVP of BH, COO, and CFO.
• Excellent time management, communication, and stress management skills.
• Demonstrated empathy and interpersonal skills.
• Clinical experience managing services, including mental health and SUD, and populations with significant medical, social, and behavioral complexity.
• Ability to provide leadership and team management as well as ability to recruit and retain clinical staff.
• Flexibility
• Self-aware. Uses appropriate self-expression and effective interpersonal skills.
• Builds trust and influences action. Serves as a positive role model.
• Adapts communication style and delivery method effectively. Listens to understand and facilitates open exchange of ideas.
• Seeks to clarify and understand issues, makes decisions based on data, presents conclusions appropriately, makes decisions while considering long-term impact and self-corrects ineffective solutions.
• Participates in organization wide goal setting and communicates organization wide objectives to behavioral health team.
• Builds long term ability to produce and sustain results by successfully acquiring and retaining the right talent.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills; assess and research preventable errors and incidents.
• Able to pass pre-employment background check, including motor vehicle record review and drug screening.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Active auto insurance policy.
• Must have reliable transportation. Travel is required up to 20% of the time.