Behavioral Health Clinical Manager - Clinicians
About the role
Texas Children’s is seeking a Manager of Behavioral Health to join our dynamic team. This role involves managing and leading daily clinic and personnel activities in the Behavioral Health clinical areas.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Demonstrates effective communication skills with the health care team and works to eliminate communication barriers
- Serves as a liaison between providers, families, clinical staff, and ancillary departments to promote high patient, provider, and team member satisfaction
- Makes decisions for staffing effectiveness based on data analysis and productivity levels
- Ensures continuity in the standard of care by participating in hospital-wide committees
- Coaches and develops team members through structured feedback and competency assessments
- Supports the implementation of unit and department goals and communicates the organizational strategic plan to staff
- Ensures that all accrediting agencies’ requirements specific to the department are fulfilled and understands their linkage to the integrated delivery system
Skills & Requirements
- Required bachelor's degree in Business category, healthcare administration, behavioral health category, nursing, or applicable program with a preferred master's degree in a behavioral health field, nursing or in active pursuit of such advanced degree
- Required Licenses/Certifications: RN - Lic-Registered Nurses by the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact OR LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners OR LPC - Licensed Prof Counselor by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors OR LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
- Required 3 years' experience with serving patients’ behavioral health needs and a preferred 2 years of behavioral health experience
- Experience managing people preferred
- A master's degree may substitute for two (2) years of experience
- Licenses specific to Behavioral Health such as PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS, PMHS, PMH-BC may substitute for one (1) year of experience
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education, and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. We are consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.