Behavioral Urgent Care (BUC) Clinical Director

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Company: Prairie View

Location: Newton, KS 67114

Description:

DEPARTMENT GOALS:
  • To provide a user-friendly and clinically appropriate response to persons experiencing emergent or urgent psychiatric or personal issues
  • To provide a streamlined and non-duplicative customer service-oriented admissions process for internal and external customers of the department
  • To provide input from experience of department to the ongoing strategic planning of Prairie View

  • POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Minimum Education: Master's degree, with clinical emphasis required (LSCSW, LMLP, LCMFT); clinical licensure in State of Kansas is required.
  • Minimum Experience: Five years of post-graduate experience in mental health field required; supervisor experience preferred.
  • Must have strong clinical and diagnostic skills.
  • Must have effective, evidence informed crisis intervention skills.
  • Must have ability to observe patient behavior for assessment purposes.
  • Must have effective communication skills (listening, verbal, written) to interact with patients, staff, & multi-disciplinary treatment team members
  • Must have ability to communicate effectively with diverse community agencies.
  • Must have solid understanding of customer service best practices.
  • Must have solid understanding of current managed care practices and procedures.
  • Must have excellent problem-solving/conflict resolution skills.
  • Must have active participation with developing efficient sustainable departmental budget.
  • Must be able to schedule flexibility to meet the needs of the program/agency.
  • Must be proficient at basic keyboarding/word-processing skills.
  • Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and children.

  • POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • AGE-BASED COMPETENCIES
  • ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (QAPI)*
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES TO POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH CO-WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS

  • Benefits for FULL TIME Position:
    • Affordable Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance
    • Retirement Plan (401k); match after 1 year of employment
    • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accruals
    • Company paid life and disability insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Delta Dental of Kansas
    • Vision Direct
    • Flexible Spending Account
    • Health Savings Account with employer contribution
    • Bereavement Leave
    • Plus much more

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