Mental Health Administrator 4 (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Lead) 20091392

About the role

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Lead to support and oversee statewide initiatives that enhance access to high‑quality psychiatric residential treatment and intensive behavioral health services for children and youth. This role helps strengthen the continuum of care, improves system coordination, and drives positive outcomes for families across Ohio. The position directly supports statewide efforts to ensure children and youth receive safe, effective, family‑centered residential treatment and behavioral health services. Your work will help shape systems, strengthen provider capacity, and advance department priorities that improve outcomes for families.

Responsibilities

• Administer statewide Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) programs and intensive behavioral health initiatives for children and youth.
• Implement department priorities to improve access to residential treatment, strengthen the care continuum, and enhance outcomes for children, youth, and families.
• Develop statewide program guidance, policies, procedures, and recommendations aligned with evidence‑informed and family‑driven practices.
• Ensure program activities comply with state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and Medicaid requirements.
• Coordinate and monitor PRTF‑related projects, contracts, grants, and program activities.
• Evaluate program performance, identify trends and gaps, and recommend improvements to quality, access, and care transitions.
• Prepare concise reports and outcome evaluations to support system effectiveness.
• Provide consultation and technical assistance to PRTFs, county behavioral health boards, managed care organizations, hospitals, providers, and other child‑serving partners on policies, program requirements, and best practices.
• Participate in statewide committees and workgroups; collaborate with agencies including Medicaid, Children and Youth, and Developmental Disabilities to improve cross‑system coordination.

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate core program in one of the following fields: mental health & developmental disabilities technology, social work or comparable field (e.g., child & family community services), special education, psychology, or rehabilitation; OR 24 months of experience in development & implementation of treatment/habilitation plans for persons who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled while working as part of an interdisciplinary team to assess consumers'/residents' needs and abilities.
• 12 months of training or experience in state & federal regulations, standards, and court orders governing care, custody, treatment, programming, and environment of consumers/residents in mental health or developmental centers, or regulating drug treatment center operations or federally funded drug abuse services, or governing delivery of psychiatric services in adult correctional institutions, or affecting community mental health programs (the regulatory category must be directly linked to the type of facility and services provided).
• For administration‑staff positions: completion of an undergraduate core program in business administration/management sciences OR 12 months of experience developing goals, objectives, policies & procedures of an operational unit or program and monitoring implementation.
• In addition to one of the preceding categories: 6 months of training or experience in supervisory principles/techniques or scheduling, monitoring & evaluating personnel; 6 months of training or experience in budgeting or determining budget needs & spending for an operational unit or program; 6 months of training or experience in employee training & development or writing training materials/conducting training; 3 months of training or experience in manpower planning or scheduling personnel for adequate coverage & making staff projections.
• Or 6 months of experience as a Mental Health Administrator 3 (class 65223), or an equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
• Official transcripts