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Comprehend Inc. · 4 months ago

Chief Officer of Behavioral Health

Comprehend Inc. is seeking a Chief Officer of Behavioral Health to lead their clinical services and ensure the delivery of effective mental health and substance use disorder programs. The role involves overseeing clinical policies, managing program performance, and coordinating efforts across various services to align with the organization's mission.

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Responsibilities

Establishes and maintains the organization’s philosophy of care and all clinical policy pertinent to mental health, substance use disorder, supported employment and prevention services
Serves as an executive team member providing guidance and support to the vision and direction of the organization under the direct leadership of the CEO
Coordinates all mental health, substance use disorders, supported employment, and prevention programs so that all resources and efforts connected to each program work in concert to serve the global mission of the organization
Provides monitoring and oversight of clinical and program outcomes as a means of ensuring that effective and outcome driven services are being provided
Ensures that all programs are operating in a system that includes all elements of evidence-based practices and that evidence based interventions and programs are implemented to the extent possible across all programs
Provides clinical supervision and consultation as needed
Is responsible for the financial performance of all programs under the management of the Chief Clinical officer – MH/SUD with respect to profit and loss, maximized efficiencies and stewardship of all resources
Manages programs to ensure that there are standard productivity expectations and acceptable job performance of each staff member so that service impact and budget demands are met
Directly/Indirectly supervises all clinical programs delivering mental health, substance use disorder, and prevention services
Represents the agency in the public, to Kentucky’s Department of Behavioral Health and to community stakeholders as the leader of clinical services
Plans for the future of all programming to ensure that threats and opportunities are considered for the long-term health of the organization. These efforts and activities might require strategic acquisition of grants, creation of new programs, creation of strategies to mitigate the negative impact of competition on Comprehend’ s services and programs, building community relations and leading innovative service delivery initiatives
Provides limited clinical services unable to be performed by other clinicians based on any unique skills or qualifications
Ensures that programs are adherent to contractual obligation, state and federal laws and regulations, professional codes of ethics and accreditation standards
Must successfully pass drug screening and background checks
Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Doctoral degree in PsychologyIndependent licensure in KentuckySupervisory experienceProgram developmentInterpersonal relationsNeeds assessmentCommunication skills

Required

Doctoral degree in Psychology required
Independent licensure in the state of Kentucky
Demonstrated knowledge and ability in areas of interpersonal relations, needs assessment, planning, and program development
Ability to organize thoughts in a logical and clear manner and communicate well both verbally and in writing
Satisfactory criminal records background check
Valid driver's license and dependable transportation
Must successfully pass drug screening and background checks

Preferred

A minimum of five years supervisory experience preferred
A minimum of five years clinical and administrative supervisory experience preferred

Company

Comprehend Inc.

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Comprehend is a licensed Integrated Healthcare Center providing behavioral health and primary care services serving the Buffalo Trace region and Southern Ohio.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

D
Donna Hicks
Chief Financial Officer
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