Assistant Vice President, Behavioral Health

Job Title: Assistant Vice President

Location: Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Department Name: Behavioral Health

Req #: 0000217844

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $150,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary:

The AVP of Emergency Psychiatric Services provides leadership and operational oversight for all psychiatric screening centers and affiliated emergency services within the RWJBarnabas Health system. This role is accountable for maintaining and expanding psychiatric screening service affiliations and agreements, as well as developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency psychiatric services at sites that do not have a screening service. TheAVP is responsible for establishing standardized policies, protocols, and practices ensuring safe, consistent, and high quality care across all facilities. In addition, the role oversees the evaluation and performance of the crisis professional teams and collaborates with the emergency department and inpatient leadership to optimize patient throughput, strengthen system integration, and enhance overall outcomes. Ensure that [unit/department/division] is in compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Nursing and/or related field.
• Preferred Certified NJ Mental Health Screener or immediate certification eligible.
• Minimum of five years post-masters in a psychiatric setting; two years supervisory exp. required.

Essential Functions:

Customer Satisfaction

• Maintains positive relationships with all customers, employee, physician, patient, visitor, and guests
• Utilizes a variety of feedback to improve processes and services to meet and exceed customer needs
• Uses sound employee relations practices and maintains high levels of visibility and accessibility
• Follows though on all customer requests and inquiries in a timely fashion.

Quality Management

• Utilizes principles of CQI in all work situations.
• Seeks feedback and recommendations from others to improve the quality, processes and services.
• Contributes to improving quality services and productivity (takes the initiative to continually evaluate one's work, report problems, suggest solutionsand try new ideas)
• Financial Responsibility
• Effectively allocates and schedules resources.
• Able to project and appropriately staff the unit/department to effectively function to demand.
• Utilizes resources, both labor and non-labor to maximize efficiency and quality.
• Adheres to budgetary guidelines and targets-proactively manages budget variances and causes.

Sustainability

• Determines priorities and organizes work and time to meet them.
• Follows sound employee retention techniques; effective selection and
• interviewing, recognition, fair and timely discipline, and ongoing performance feedback
• Interacts constructively , tactfully and diplomatically with others and resolves conflicts effectively
• Demonstrates cultural competency and ability to maintain a diverse workforce

Execution

• Completes tasks and assignments in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Remains positive and focused despite obstacles and setbacks.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency in completing assignments.
• Organizes multiple assignments and/or projects simultaneously to accomplish goals.

Committee Chairs

• Attends the Mental Health Board meetings and participates as necessary. Attends the Professional Advisory Committee. Establishes andmaintains affiliation agreements with other Mental Health Agencies. Insures agencies follow established mental health emergency procedures.

Affiliations

• Establishes and maintains Affiliation Agreements with hospitals, police departments, and other social service agencies. Chairs System ReviewCommittee. Serves as faculty member of Ocean County Police Academy. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) faculty for Ocean, Monmouth and EssexCounties.

Networking

• Responsible for negotiation and contracting for all behavioral health facilities. Initiate, develop, manage, and evaluate all programs, policies, andoperational procedures of the RWJBH Behavioral Health Network. Identify unmet service needs and identify and obtain potential funding sourcesfor continuation and/or expansion of services. Performs other related duties as assigned by the Vice President.

Development

• Will look to develop and/or expand a psychiatric ED component and living room model services when appropriate along with establishing andproviding ongoing evaluation of crisis professional teams. Maintains system wide oversight.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered,

high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering

a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.