Assistant Medical Services Administrator-Behavioral Health Services
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Behavioral Health Services (BHS) is currently seeking to fill the position of Assistant Medical Services Administrator for the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital.
The San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital (SDCPH) provides 24/7 care for individuals ages 18 and older who are experiencing behavioral health concerns. SDCPH is an acute psychiatric hospital currently staffed to 60 acute care beds, with additional licensed capacity.
The purpose of the Hospital is to assist individuals during a behavioral health emergency, become stabilized, and move to the next level of care. Services are provided in a warm, welcoming environment with dedicated medical, nursing, and clinical staff. Hospital services include:
• Psychiatric assessment, intervention, and stabilization in the Emergency Psychiatric Unit
• Inpatient mental health care
• Supportive services in the Crisis Recovery Unit which include nursing, social services, recreational therapy, nutritional services, pharmaceutical, peer support services, and substance use services
• Care Coordination to ensure the patient stays connected to care after discharge SDCPH is an invaluable resource for the County’s overall behavioral health continuum and is the focus of intensive planning as a site for the development of new innovative rehabilitation care models and regulatory design
Under the direction of the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital Administrator and in collaboration with other BHS leadership, these positions will develop, implement, monitor, and manage short and long-term planning for the operations of the hospital and related behavioral health services systems.
Minimum Requirements:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or certified foreign studies equivalency in Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field; AND,
- Six (6) years of experience coordinating medical and/or health service delivery or behavioral health services programs, three (3) years of which must have been in an institutional or in a community agency setting.
Note: Additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis. The required experience must have included medical and/or health service or behavioral health administration with responsibility for budget administration, contract negotiations and coordination of professional medical, health and/or re-entry staff. A current California Registered Nurse license is desirable, but not required
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