Director of Behavioral Health - (Integrated and Outreach)

Senior Director Of Behavioral Health

Sandhills Medical has been providing quality, comprehensive health care since 1977. We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving residents of Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, and Sumter counties. The mission of Sandhills Medical is to be responsive to community healthcare needs by providing quality, comprehensive, and cost effective healthcare.

Are you a visionary, passionate, mission-driven behavioral health leader ready to make a meaningful impact in communities that need it most? Sandhills Medical is seeking an exceptional, strategic, compassionate, and innovative Senior Director of Behavioral Health to lead and elevate our Integrated and Outreach Behavioral Health services.

This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to join a community-centered, patient-focused, purpose-filled organization where your leadership, clinical expertise, and commitment to whole-person care can truly change lives.

At Sandhills Medical, we are proud to be a family-centered, mission-focused, forward-moving healthcare organization dedicated to delivering high-quality care, health education, and preventive services to all patients, regardless of ability to pay. We are looking for someone who is energetic, collaborative, influential, driven, and deeply committed to excellence in behavioral health leadership.

In this role, you will provide high-level operational, clinical, and programmatic leadership across Integrated and Outreach Behavioral Health services while continuing to engage in direct patient care as part of a multidisciplinary, whole-person care team. You will help shape programs, strengthen workflows, support staff development, build community partnerships, monitor outcomes, and drive meaningful improvement across the department.

Why Sandhills Medical?

Because here, your work matters.

Because here, leadership is more than oversight. It is influence.

Because here, care is more than treatment. It is compassion, connection, and community.

We offer the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, purpose-driven, collaborative, and deeply rewarding environment where innovation is welcomed, leadership is valued, and service is at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for a leader who is:

• Strategic and forward-thinking
• Compassionate and service-oriented
• Confident and clinically grounded
• Dynamic and highly organized
• Professional and relationship-driven
• Adaptable and solutions-focused
• Committed to quality, growth, and sustainability

Key highlights of the role include:

• Leading Integrated and Outreach Behavioral Health operations
• Supporting program implementation, growth, and sustainability
• Overseeing documentation quality and operational efficiency
• Managing and supporting a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
• Building strong community and partnership relationships
• Monitoring quality improvement data and program performance
• Remaining engaged in direct patient care to support whole-person care delivery

Qualifications:

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field
• LISW-CP required
• CPR certification required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an Integrated Model of Care
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and implementing behavioral health programs
• Minimum of 5 years of public speaking experience

If you are ready to bring your leadership, heart, expertise, and vision to an organization that is committed to serving patients and strengthening communities, we encourage you to apply.

Certification Requirements:

• Licensed Independent Social Worker

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field

Additional Information / Benefits:

• Paid Holidays
• 401K/403b Plan
• Short Term Disability
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• Long Term Disability
• Paid Sick Days
• Vision Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance

This position reports to Chief Medical Officer.

The following screenings are required:

• Education Verification
• Employment Verification
• Physical Exam
• Criminal Background Check