Senior Director, Forensic Services Division

About the Position:  
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is looking for a dynamic executive leader to establish and oversee the Forensic Services Division, who is responsible for providing forensic competency restoration services to our state’s most vulnerable population. Reporting to the agency Commissioner, the Senior Director of the Forensic Services Division, will be responsible for the entirety of the delivery of adult forensic services for the State of Oklahoma. This includes competency to stand trial evaluations, competency restoration, oversight and management of applicable legal requirements, and treatment quality assurance. This position will be responsible for development and implementation of division policy and practices to ensure timely completion of competency evaluation and restoration treatment services and monitoring operations to meet timeliness standards required by the courts, state law, and the Consent Decree.

Job Type/Salary:  

• Application period: Open until filled
• Located in Oklahoma City, OK 
• Vacancies: 1; Full Time 
• Annual Salary: Commensurate based on education, experience, and overall qualifications 
• FLSA Status: Exempt 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Strong executive level experience providing oversight and coordination of adult forensic evaluation services on a wide scale
• Ability to navigate and leverage existing relationships with stakeholders while seeking new partnerships to strengthen the forensic competency evaluation process across the state
• Successful experience providing strategic guidance and decision making with long-term impact in changing business and political environments
• Demonstrated ability to assess organizational needs and to develop and implement continuous process improvement measures and activities to meet those needs

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Advanced degree in psychology, board certification in psychiatry, or other relevant advanced degree such as public administration or business administration
• Five (5) years of experience in a forensic mental health organization with successful performance at increasingly challenging levels
• Large-scale budget oversight and three years of management experience of complex systems

Benefit Highlights:  
ODMHSAS is proud to provide a robust and comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include: 

• Generous state-paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums for state employees as well as eligible dependents 
• A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations 
• Flexible spending accounts for pre-tax dollars to be used for health care expenses or dependent care 
• 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year  
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous state match 

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request. 
An Equal Opportunity Employer.