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Manages the design planning, development, evaluation, and/or delivery of psychotherapeutic services/ programs for Psychiatry and/ or Addition Medicine patients. In addition, these positions function as program managers in one or more of the following roles: Intensive Outpatient Services, Dual Diagnosis, Case or Outcomes Management; Emergency Psych Services; program planning/development/evaluation at 2 or more sites -OR- program management for a specifically defined patient population(s) at multiple-site clinics each having 2 or more staff clinicians -OR- for multiple clinics at a single large (12 clinical staff ) site.

Essential Functions:
- Manages the delivery and/or program planning/ evaluation of timely, cost-effective, & high quality services/programs for assigned site(s)
- Assures continuity of care & appropriate utilization of resources both w/in & outside of Behavioral Health Care
- Assists physicians in short & long-range planning of psychotherapeutic/psychiatric social work programs/services that meet identified needs of members & purchasers
- Manages psychotherapeutic programs for Addition Medicine and/or psychiatric patients that add value & are integrated w/ Behavioral Health Care service priorities & performance standards, as well as strategic organizational goals/objectives
- Integrates & coordinates psychiatry & addiction medicine programs w/ other in-and out-patient departments, as well as w/ community resources
- Achieves a continuum of care w/in Behavioral Health Care
- Maintains liaison w/ other Psychiatry & Addition Medicine departments, as well as w/ non-Behavioral Health Care departments
- Develops systems & methodologies for continuous improvement of group and/or individual treatment modalities
- Evaluates effectiveness of programs & services
- Reviews/evaluates group therapy designs
- Establishes group & testing treatment protocols
- May manage programs for specifically defined patient populations such as patients w/ life threatening illnesses, dual diagnoses, depression & obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma related disorders, eating disorders, child psychopathology, & abnormal behavior & personality patterns
- Conducts on-going program evaluation of individual and/or group modalities and, in concert w/ the Chief(s) of Service, develops/ maintains systems & processes for outcomes management/improvement & for identifying the need for revised and/or new clinical treatment programs, designs, protocols
- Ensures that the professional practice standards for group and/or individual therapeutic modalities & psychodiagnostic testing are maintained by clinicians
- As appropriate, evaluates the professional clinical practice of staff & may provide professional staff w/ regular/appropriate training, direction, & consultation
- May develop & implement policies, procedures, & systems to ensure customer/ member/ patient/ purchaser satisfaction & member access
- In concert w/ other personnel & physicians, responds to & resolves service, access, & provider concerns/issues
- Develops & maintains departmental policies & procedures to meet Behavioral Health Care & organizational operational, business, & strategic goals/objectives
- May participate in-or independently conduct - performance evaluation of professional staff
- May hire, train/orient, coach, discipline, or terminate professional staff
- Less than 50% of working time, may provide direct psychotherapeutic services to individual patients and/or patient groups

Basic Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in a field/discipline related to mental health such as clinical psychology, counseling, behavioral science, psychiatric/chemical dependency clinical nursing specialty, or social work.
- Proof of current State of California license in Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or Clinical Psychology.
- Three (3) - five (5) years of clinical experience as a staff clinician in a mental health setting.
- Two (2) years of experience in managing/supervising the development, delivery, and evaluation of clinical mental health programs, including outcomes measurement, evaluation, and management.

- Clinical/applied research designs and statistical analyses.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement, coordinate and evaluate/improve multi-discipline group and/or individual programs for patients (children, adolescents, adults, and families) and/or specifically defined patient populations.
- Interpersonal and leadership skills.


Notes:
- May work weekends.
- Will be required to travel to outlying MOB's.



Primary Location: California-Moreno Valley

Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40

Shift: Day

Working Days: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Working Hours Start: 8:30 AM

Working Hours End: 5:00 PM

Schedule: Full-time

Job Type: Standard

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group: Salaried Employees

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Job: Behavioral / Mental Health

Public Department Name: Addiction Dependency

Travel: Yes, 15% of the time

Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.