The Manager, Outpatient Behavioral Health – Specialty Services provides leadership and coordination in executing Legacy’s Integrated Behavioral Health programs collaboratively with medical leaders, directors and senior leadership for assigned specialties within Legacy Hospitals and specialty clinics. 

This position is responsible for the development of strategic planning, business growth opportunities and quality improvement plans for Behavioral Health services.  This position may also perform the duties of a licensed behavioral health provider who works in an independent clinical role, providing behavioral health interventions (health behaviors, developmental concerns, mental health and substance use disorders) to patients within a Legacy Medical Group and/or a hospital based clinic/program. 

This role provides direct oversight over the operation/implementation of system wide Behavioral Health practices including Legacy’s payer related incentives and quality initiatives.  This position works to integrate services within the programs to maximize efficiency and quality and to improve customer satisfaction, service quality and cost effectiveness. This position coordinates staffing needs and hires, trains and provides ongoing clinical and operational supervision of providers and staff. 

Education:

Master’s degree or higher in social work, psychology or a related field required.

Experience:

Minimum of six years of progressively responsible experience in a healthcare setting is required, with a strong preference for experience within a multi-unit health system.

Demonstrated expertise in managing medical and surgical outpatient programs, inpatient psychiatric consult-liaison services, and/or emergency department telepsychiatry consultation is highly desirable.

Proven experience in healthcare business operations or administration, including successful collaboration with clinical providers and leadership of specialty clinical teams, is essential.

Skills:

• Communication, leadership and business development skills.
• Proficiency in project management, planning and program implementation.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, providers, management and staff.
• Ability to collaborate and advocate with referring providers for patients’ behavioral and physical health needs as well as treatment strategies and/or interventions. 
• Ability to diagnose and treat common mental health and substance use disorders for the identified clinical population(s), including patients with both acute and chronic physical health conditions.
• Ability to deliver psychological testing and evidence-based psychotherapy.
• Ability to administer age specific diagnostic assessments of emotional, cognitive, behavioral and substance use disorders for population(s) served in clinical and behavioral health specialty settings. 
• Ability to deliver trauma informed care. 

LEADING AT LEGACY

Demonstrates the ability to act consistently with Legacy’s Values in Action, exemplifies our core organizational values, and exhibits the leadership competencies outlined in Leading at Legacy.

For additional information please formally apply or contact Erin Pendergraft at EPENDERG@LHS.ORG.

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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