Chief Crisis Services Officer

Description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: The CCSO provides clinical leadership to plan, organize, and direct all aspects of crisis services, fostering superior care, standardizing crisis protocols, developing crisis service strategic goals and program expansion and contributing to the recruitment and retention of crisis staff.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Directs the planning, organization, and implementation of crisis programs including developing service growth strategies and implementing evidence-based practices.
• Provides leadership and clinical/administrative supervision to clinical, leadership, and professional staff.
• Plans, implements, and monitors program budgets and ensures effective management controls.
• Develops and implements short- and long-term strategic goals for all crisis programs and develops and implements annual work plans.
• Promotes and fosters partnerships with public and private agencies in order to assure a coordinated system of crisis services.
• Creates the structure and processes necessary to manage crisis service programmatic activities, goals, growth, and quality improvement.
• Develops and implements processes to ensure outcomes are met through data analysis and decision support.
• Acts as a resource on complex cases and provides expert guidance to staff in responding to crisis situations, while ensuring a focus on recovery principles and cultural competency.
• Assists in providing clinical oversight in the delivery of clinical programs designated by the CEO and overall delivery sites in those programs.
• Participates as a member of the Executive Team and complies with established team agreement and participate on other committees/groups as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :


• Master's Degree in a related field

• At least 7+ years of progressively responsible professional experience in a clinical leadership role in the field

• Licensure as a LPC, LCSW, or LMFT in the State of Georgia

• Direct experience in community behavioral health, crisis service, and substance use centers

• Direct experience working with underserved populations

• Proven leadership skills, including ability to effectively influence, motivate, and lead teams of interdisciplinary professionals

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, electronic health record online platforms, and email usage

• Must be able to pass background investigation, drug screen and have good 7year motor vehicle report.