BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER MANAGER B

About This Job

One of ten districts across Louisiana, MHSD was created by the state legislature in 2003 to oversee the delivery of publicly funded, community-based mental health, addictive disorders and developmental disabilities services to our area. MHSD serves adults, children and families of Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. In particular, we serve residents who are uninsured, or Medicaid eligible/covered, individuals suffering from mental illness, individuals suffering from addiction, and individuals who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Directs the operation of clinic services that include outpatient mental health and substance use services, individual admissions and discharges, crisis intervention services, resource coordination services, community support services, quality assurance/continuous quality improvement programs and other relevant center supported mental health services when provided.
• Implements and ensures daily compliance with agency and division standard operating procedures, to include those related to access, clinic flow, registration, billing, orders, referrals, compliance, etc.
• Directs clinic activities supporting the accounting functions including billing, remittance reports, banking, and the collection of monies according to agency policy, etc.
• May develop budget requests and monitor expenditures.
• Supervises the clinic's staff by establishing and maintaining work schedules and assignments.
• Maintains job performance of direct reports using Civil Service Continuous Performance Management method.
• Sets goals, defines, monitors, and refines work standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintains approval and use of annual leave to ensure adequate staff coverage for the clinic.
• Collaborates in staff development and training to provide tools the staff needs to function adequately.

Appointment Type

Probational

Compensation

The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

How To Apply

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information

For further information about this vacancy, contact: Tanisha Alexander MHSD Human Resources Business Partner tanisha.alexander@mhsdla.org