Main Areas of Responsibility:
Senior Director of Acute Ambulatory Services
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
South Portland, ME
Full Time (On-site)
The Sr. Director of Acute Ambulatory Services is responsible for the oversight of key programs for substance use disorder, psychiatric, and co-occurring treatment within multiple Maine Behavioral Health (MBH) Hospital outpatient departments: Substance Used Disorder (SUD) Hubs, including all Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment (IMAT) programs, the Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) throughout MBH.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working with department leaders and medical directors, the Senior Director plans and directs key programs and supports the overall management of the department consistent with the vision and values of MaineHealth and MBH. With a staff of over 50 and three direct reports, the Senior Director will ensure excellence in patient care, compliance with regulatory agencies, and fiscal responsibility.
Other Information/Requirements:
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
• Education: Master’s degree in social work or an equivalent graduate professional degree.
• License/Certifications: Independently fully licensed to practice in Maine and provide supervision to staff.
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive mental health program management and broad based clinical experience required.
• Professional level of knowledge of mental health systems, human resources, and organizational management acquired through master level education or extensive management experience.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills required to work with staff, hospital personnel, community agencies, other providers and patients and their families.
• High level of analytical ability to identify system issues and resolve complex problems.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to make independent decisions and be able to develop and institute new programs and processes.
• Substantial judgment required for developing strategies to enhance the functioning of the system and resources.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide effective management of complex program funding and expense structures.
• Ability to assimilate and analyze significant complex data and statistics and to make relevant and realistic recommendations.
• Ability to train, coach, counsel, and delegate to staff, appraise performance, and develop staff for future leadership opportunities.
• Strong leadership skills including change management, flexibility, and organizational skills.
