Clinical Administrator

Job Summary:
Responsible for exercising overall leadership responsibility for organizing, monitoring, coordinating, and administering, comprehensive behavioral health services to ensure psychiatric and other behavioral health services are provided to all patients on the inpatient unit in the adult Clinical Operations. Coordinates and directs all ward activities related to patient, admissions, treatment, transfer, discharge, and follow up assessment. Exercises delegated authority to order corrective action of all service delivery deficiencies. Ensures that a comprehensive, individualized, recovery based treatment program is developed and implemented for each patient. Provides clinical treatment input in planning, coordinating and monitoring the clinical services provided by multidisciplinary personnel. Serves as Performance Improvement expert providing advice to influence and shape policy decisions. Collects and organizes data relative to the productivity and active treatment being provided to patients on the unit. Conducts multidisciplinary staff and case conferences to establish objectives and benchmarks for improved patient care.


Qualifications


Candidates must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

Minimum Education Requirement


Candidates must have completed a full four (4) year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in an academic field relating to the health or allied science pertinent to the position.
Master's Degree in a clinical health field such as psychology, social work or nursing is preferred

Licensures, Certifications and other requirements


Current licensure in the District of Columbia in a clinical discipline is required (Social Work, Psychology, Nursing or professional counselor)

Work Experience


Experience providing administrative, clinical supervision and direct patient care to persons with severe and persistent mental illness.

Work Environment


Work is performed in a controlled environment and involves some exposure to moderate risk of accidents and requires following basic safety precautions.


Area of Consideration: Open to the Public

Tour of Duty: Monday thru Friday
8:15 am 4:45 pm

This position is designated as Essential. As an Essential employee, you will be required to report to work or stay at work during a declared emergency.

This position IS NOT in a collective bargaining unit.

Duration of Appointment: AT WILL EMPLOYMENT APPLIES TO THE MANAGEMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICE (MSS). ALL POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE MSS SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CAUSE.
THIS POSITION REQUIRES A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL

Area of Consideration: Open to the Public


Position Designation: This position is deemed as Safety Sensitive pursuant to Section 410 of Chapter 4 of the D.C. Personnel Regulations, in addition to the general suitability screening, individuals applying for or occupying safety sensitive positions are subject to the following checks and tests:
1. Criminal background check;
2. Traffic record check (as applicable);
3. Pre-employment drug and alcohol test;
4. Reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test;
5. Post-accident or incident drug and alcohol test;
6. Random drug and alcohol test; and
7. Return-to-duty or follow-up drug and alcohol test.

RESIDENCY PREFERENCE AMENDMENT ACT OF 1988
A person applying for a position in the Career Service, Educational Service, Management Supervisory Service, a line attorney position in the Legal Service (series 905), or an attorney position in the Excepted Service (series 905) who is a bona fide District resident AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION for the position may be awarded a 10-point residency preference over non-District applicants, unless the person declines the preference points. If selected, the person shall be required to present proof of bona fide District residency and maintain such residency for 7 consecutive years from the effective date of the appointment. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the 7-year period will result in forfeiture of employment.


EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government does not discriminate or retaliate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, family responsibilities, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, homeless status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, participation in a legally protected activity, parental status, matriculation, personal appearance, credit information, status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual offense, or stalking, military service, or other non-merit factor.