Clinical Area Director – Psychologist – Psyd/PhD

Clinical Area Director – Psychologist – Psyd/PhD

Requirements

• Actively licensed Psychologist PsyD or PhD required (at least five years in the field)
• 3+ years of progressively responsible management experience and staff supervision are required
• Excellent time management, communication, and stress management skills
• Demonstrated empathy and interpersonal skills
• Clinical experience managing services, including mental health and SUD, and populations with significant medical, social, and behavioral complexity
• Ability to provide leadership and team management as well as ability to recruit and retain clinical staff
• Flexibility
• Self-aware. Uses appropriate self-expression and effective interpersonal skills
• Builds trust and influences action. Serves as a positive role model
• Adapts communication style and delivery method effectively. Listens to understand and facilitates open exchange of ideas
• Seeks to clarify and understand issues, makes decisions based on data, presents conclusions appropriately, makes decisions while considering long-term impact and self-corrects ineffective solutions
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills; assess and research preventable errors and incidents
• Able to pass pre-employment background check, including motor vehicle record review and drug screening
• Valid driver’s license
• Active auto insurance policy
• Must have reliable transportation. Travel is required up to 20% of the time
• All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu

Responsibilities

• Works with GSE operating teams to design and deploy scalable operational and administrative functions that serve a variety of clinical environments
• Build relationships and further the mission of GSE with clients and prospective clients
• Network with key community leaders in the BH field, colleges, and institutions to attract, recruit and retain clinicians
• Responsible to deploy, facilitate, or coordinate enterprise-wide Behavioral Health functions
• Oversee BH records reviews, chart audits, and peer review in coordination with Clinical Area Managers and Quality Management Team to ensure records meet corporate policy requirements and accreditation requirements
• Interview and hire psychologists, social workers, and licensed master’s counselors to staff clinical coverage needs
• Ensure compliance with established productivity standards
• Ensures quality of services, including use of Evidence Based Practices
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company policies and regulations and standards for professional conduct and services
• Ensure documentation standards are met at an exceptional level by each BH clinician
• Engage in policy development for behavioral health clinicians
• The services provided by the CAD-BH will be at the Company’s corporate office and in the field at current or potential client facilities in all current or future state sin which GSE operates
• Travel by car may be required daily, of which overnight stays may be approximately 20% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.