Clinical Manager, Behavioral Health - Flagstaff, AZ

Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and follow through of an orientation that addresses the individual needs of the employee.
• Establishes and maintains mutual trust and respect with staff.
• Promotes an environment that motivates, nurtures and empowers staff.
• Works to maintain positive inter-departmental relations.
• Works with employees to facilitate and achieve skill, educational and performance goals.
• Affords assistance in developing plans outlining improvement process when needed.

Staff Development

• Delegates tasks/projects to staff and demonstrates appropriate follow-up to ensure desired outcomes.
• Specifically assigns the monitoring of equipment and supplies.
• Utilizes objective criteria to assess the aptitude of staff wishing to serve as charge, mentors, and preceptors.
• Assigns employees based on their ability to perform in a leadership/mentor role.
• Participates/leads process improvement initiatives utilizing organizational tools and resources.

Education

• Participates in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced-based practice and research.
• Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.
• Works collaboratively with peers and other healthcare providers, and participates in ongoing in-service and educational seminars.
• Mentors and educates colleagues and students.
• Aids in providing training for new services, technology, medications, and equipment on an on-going basis.
• Utilizes onsite education when possible.
• Demonstrates initiative to maintain and enhance knowledge and skills required for unit specialty, management and leadership.
• Manages time to accommodate own education.

Compliance/Safety

• Reports any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool.
• Attends all safety-related training programs.
• Performs work in a safe manner.
• Maintains a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
• Adheres to regulatory and organizational standards affecting patient care and safety as well as all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in social work or a clinically related mental health field from an accredited program.
• Required Experience: 2 years recent hospital clinical experience.
• Required Leadership experience in specialty area.
• Preferred Recent Hospital Experience.
• Knowledge of ACO, VBP, Payer Quality Incentive Program experience.
• Required Certification & Licensures: Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license.
• Required BLS and CPI – Required within 90 days of hire.
• Required Fingerprint Clearance Card application number and Fingerprint Clearance Card – Required within 90 days of hire.
• Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.