Psychiatric Facility Manager

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, organizes, directs, manages, and supervises staff through the Mental Health treatment and prevention services programs of the County Psychiatric Facility.
  
  
• Reviews, updates, and develops service and program policies.
  
  
• Provides guidance and assists with the resolution of staff complaints, grievances, and conflicts.
  
  
• Provides leadership and consultation to staff in the resolution of difficult questions concerning clinical problems and patient treatment.
  
  
• Implements quality assurance including establishment of clinical standards and development of a process for evaluating and monitoring services.
  
  
• Ensures that services are provided in compliance with Federal and State requirements.
  
  
• Negotiates and manages contracts and develops and administers grants and program budgets.
  
  
• Functions as the facility/property manager and is responsible for procurement of goods, services and inventory maintenance.
  
  
• Has responsibility for data gathering and production of Division reports.
  
  
• Analyzes and makes recommendations regarding the effectiveness of Facility services.
  
  
• Participates in policy development and implementation with other Mental Health management staff.

OPTION I

Experience:
Three (3) years of post graduate experience in a mental health program including clinical supervision and administrative experience. (Additional directly related experience may substitute for education on a year for year basis.)

Education:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited institution with a Master's Degree in social work, psychology, counseling or closely related field.

Licenses: Possession of a valid license appropriate to the degree (Licensed Clinical Social worker, Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Registered Nurse).


OPTION II

Experience:
Three (3) years of professional level experience in hospital or health care administration, two (2) of which were in the mental health field.

Education:
Master's Degree in hospital, Public Health or public administration from an accredited college or university.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
  
  
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
  
  
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
  
  
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines and under stressful conditions.
  
  
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
  
  
• Establish, implement and achieve goals and objectives.
  
  
• Represent the County with the community and other agencies.
  
  
• Make presentations.
  
  
• Train, evaluate and supervise staff.
  
  
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
  
  
• Occasionally lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
  
  
• Occasionally kneel, bend, twist, squat, balance and crawl.
  
  
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
  
  
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
  
  
• Occasionally lift and move with help objects weighing over 100 pounds.
  
  
• The employee shall be physically able to handle a "take down" procedure (restrain hostile/violent clients in a crisis situation) as warranted during the course of performing their assigned duties.
  
  
• Duties require exposure to patients who may be hostile, violent, mentally ill, and/or who may have infectious diseases.
  
  
• Positions assigned to the Marie Green In-Patient Unit and Crisis Stabilization Unit work shifts and holidays.
  
  
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
  
  
• Sit, stand or walk for long periods of time.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.
  
  

• Principles of psychology and sociology in the care and rehabilitation of mental health clients.
  
  
• Current literature and developments in the field of mental health.
  
  
• Legislation, regulations, policies and standards pertaining to mental health programs.
  
  
• Contract development and negotiation.
  
  
• Community organization principles and practices.
  
  
• Principles of mental health organization, administration and management.

Ability to:

• Business, fiscal, and public administration including grant development and management.
  
  
• Principles and methods of personnel management and effective supervision.
  
  
• Plan, organize and direct community mental health programs.
  
  
• Analyze administrative and operational problems and situations, and recommending resolutions.
  
  
• Develop budgets and control expenditures and negotiate and administer contracts.
  
  
• Be responsible for the development, maintenance, and preparation of mental health statistics, records, and reports.
  
  
• Coordinate range of services/programs with community organizations or government agencies.
  
  
• Effectively represent the Department of Mental Health in contacts with the public, community organizations, and other government agencies.
  
  
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of the work.

Salary : $100,339 - $122,034