Executive Director of Clinical Services - Join Our Team at North Star Behavioral Health

***$25,000.00 Sign on Bonus***

North Star Behavioral Health, Alaska's premier mental health facility, is on a mission to provide hope and healing to individuals facing psychiatric or substance abuse challenges. We specialize in military-specific care for first responders, service members, veterans, and their dependents through the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital. Our commitment is to prioritize patient care, offering excellence, comfort, and security during their most vulnerable moments. Join us, and you'll become part of a supportive network of peers and leaders dedicated to continuous learning and industry excellence. At North Star, your career can thrive through robust education opportunities and advancement within the Universal Health Services (UHS) network.

Who is North Star: At North Star Behavioral Health, we are dedicated to delivering a level of care that not only meets but exceeds expectations. Our vision is simple yet profound: to provide care that patients enthusiastically recommend to their family and friends, care that physicians prefer for their patients, and care that our employees take pride in delivering every day.

We uphold this vision by wholeheartedly embracing the following principles:

• Service Excellence
• Continuous Improvement
• Employee Development
• Ethical and Fair Treatment
• Teamwork
• Compassion
• Innovation

Our commitment to excellence isn't just a slogan-it's a way of life at North Star Behavioral Health. If you share these values and are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families facing mental health challenges, we invite you to join our team.

Together, we can continue to provide the highest level of care and create a brighter future for those we serve.

Key Respoinsibilities:

The Executive Director provides clinical leadership and consulting on all patient care units, including program development and clinical issues, and ensures all clinical programs are developed and implemented with evidence-based best practices. This position acts as the leader of social service activities, clinical programs, clinical therapists, activity therapists, utilization review specialists and discharge planners in the youth acute setting and exercises management and administrative skills used to determine and meet the goals of the agency. Duties include creating and facilitating clinical programming, educating staff on policies and procedures, conducting clinical care outcome studies, and serving as the primary liaison to outside agencies for discharge planning, abuse reporting and continuum of care functions while operating as a supervisor and consultant in all other facilities, providing education and process improvement suggestions.

• Clinical Leadership: Provide clinical leadership and consultation, ensuring high-quality patient care based on evidence-based best practices.

• Program Development: Research, develop, and implement evidence-based best practices for clinical services, including therapeutic programming.

• Staff Development: Design and coordinate training programs for staff, including psychoeducational and psychotherapy groups.

• Quality Improvement: Identify areas for improvement, implement changes to meet client needs, and reduce risks.

• Collaboration: Build productive relationships with key organizations and stakeholders.

• Utilization Review and Compliance: Oversee utilization review processes, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.

• Personnel Management: Supervise staff, provide training, and manage performance and employee relations.

• Financial Acumen: Understand financial operations and contribute to meeting performance goals.

• Communication and Reporting: Effectively communicate policies, procedures, and findings to staff, and report to Quality Control.

• Continuous Learning: Stay updated on current mental health laws and their application to organizational programs.

To excel in this role, you should possess:

• A current Alaska LCSW or LPC.
• 4 clinical leadership experience, ideally in a healthcare or similar setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with the treatment team and patients.
• Dedication to upholding the highest standards of patient care and safety.
• Must be 21 or older.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $12.6 billion in 2021. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 89,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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