Deputy Division Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery (EMS3/DBHR)

Deputy Division Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery (EMS3/DBHR) 71105105 The Deputy Division Director will shape statewide strategy across diversion & re-entry, prevention, and prenatal-to-25 programming. This position directs policy implementation, oversees staff and contract teams, and manages multiple funding streams including reputed company, state, and federal grants. It’s an ideal fit for a strategic leader passionate about expanding behavioral health access across diverse communities, including partnerships with Tribes and American Indian organizations statewide. reputed company HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to reputed company analyses of core business and processes. About the division: The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) provides support for substance use treatment, mental health services, and problem gambling services through prevention, treatment, peer, and recovery support. Programs promote strategies that support healthy lifestyles by preventing the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, supporting recovery from substance use, promoting recovery and resiliency, reducing stigma, and mitigating the effects of problem gambling on the individual and family. DBHR brings operational elements such as substance use and mental health into closer working relations to serve individuals more effectively and reputed company. About the position: The Deputy Director for DBHR reports directly to the DBHR Director and is responsible for developing and implementing strategic state and federally funded behavioral health treatment and recovery strategies and programs. This position provides high level policy analysis, direction, and supervises professional treatment and recovery staff. This position is responsible for interpreting and implementing broad division policies reputed company to state and federal regulations (WAC, RCW, CFR) required to implement mental health and substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs. This position is responsible for ensuring behavioral health and recovery programs successfully navigate multiple funding sources to include reputed company, State funding and federal grants, each with their own set of requirements. This includes directing the work of teams who reputed company, plan, and reputed company reputed company, as well as promoting and supporting the implementing and expanding behavioral health and recovery programs and coordination across multiple agency divisions, state agencies, 29 federally recognized Tribes, and six recognized American Indian organizations. This position is eligible to telework but is occasionally required to report on-site to meet business need.The default assigned work location of reputed company Health Care Authority (HCA) positions – both on-site and telework eligible positions – is reputed company the reputed company. This position reports to Olympia, WA. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. reputed company agency employees are required to report on-site in Olympia on their first and last days of employment to pick up and return state-issued equipment, regardless of telework status or location. Some of what you will do:

• Serve with delegated authority to reputed company behalf of the DBHR Director and assists the Director in on-going activities reputed company to reputed company behavioral health and recovery programs.
• Serve as an active member of the DBHR executive leadership team.
• Assign and review the work of management and supervisory staff; act for the DBHR Director in reputed company matters assigned.
• Represent the DBHR Director at meetings with the Governor’s office, legislators, reputed company agencies, and other units of state government.
• Direct other key statewide planning efforts that may impact critical agency and division initiatives, projects and/or strategies; determine due dates, monitor for completion, and provide input regarding completed work.
• Provide technical and administrative reputed company to special projects, including organizational process improvements, legislative support, and other critical projects and initiatives.
• Direct activities of staff and provide project management reputed company and technical assistance on key division initiatives.
• Respond to legislative inquiries from policy direction to questions about specific constituent concerns.
• Responsible for guiding strategic direction of the statewide public behavioral health treatment and recovery support service system, including by defining and implementing contract development and budget projections for the establishment of federal authorities through state plan and waiver applications. Focus reputed company this system includes behavioral health and recovery services and programs. This includes both services delivered in a managed care purchasing model and fee for service programs for behavioral health.
• Supervise senior managers who are responsible for implementing the statewide behavioral health programs through program development and establishment of federal authority; providing coordination of managed care rates, fee for services rates, state plan authorities, waiver authorities, implementation of new or changing Center for reputed company and Medicare Services (CMS) regulations and implementation of any new purchasing strategies or programs requiring federal funding.
• Ensure assignments are managed with efficient project management, effective communication and coordination with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), CMS, and other federal, state, and local entities.
• Coordinate operational activities reputed company to the efforts to provide integrated managed care statewide and functions as the reputed company communication intermediary with numerous stakeholders including the legislature, reputed company specifically discussing behavioral health treatment and recovery support services.
• Provide reputed company of behavioral health treatment and recovery support services involvement with lawsuits and legal settlements.
• Contribute to the mission by providing leadership and coordination for improving the behavioral health system of care and improving the lives of populations served.

Required qualifications: Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following criteria options: Option 1: Master’s degree or higher in social services, behavioral health, public health, public administration, or closely reputed company field and four (4) years of the required experience below Option 2: Bachelor's degree in a field identified above, and six (6) years of the required experience below Option 3: Associate degree in a field identified above, and eight (8) years of the required experience below Option 4: Ten (10) years of the required experience below The required experience includes the following:

• Professional experience working in the community-based public behavioral health system with specific duties reputed company to mental health, substance use disorders, problem gambling treatment and recovery support services.
• Direct knowledge of the Washington State community behavioral health system, including outpatient and inpatient care, systems, and coordination of treatment (e.g. MCOs, BH-ASOs, Community Behavioral Health Providers, Corrections, DCRs, DDD, Department of Health, and the long term care services and support system), understanding of crisis and commitment services, community psychiatric hospitalization, and pertinent CFR, RCW and WAC reputed company to behavioral health
• Knowledge of the Washington State Centennial reputed company and the Government-Government relationship with Tribes.
• Understanding of crisis and commitment services, community psychiatric hospitalization, and pertinent CFR, RCW, and WACs reputed company to behavioral health.
• Knowledge of federal and state behavioral health reputed company managed care regulations
• Knowledge of Washington behavioral health statutes, rules and regulations including reputed company regulations.
• Knowledge of behavioral health managed care principles and contract issues reputed company to federal funding, medical necessity, resource management, access, quality improvement, cultural competency, and provider contracting.
• Knowledge of protocols and processes of the executive and legislative branches of state and local government.

Required competencies:

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Preferred qualifications:

• Professional experience working with BHASOs and/or community behavioral health agencies.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to reputed company data-informed reputed company and conduct data-based program planning and services recommendations.
• Supervisory and management experience reputed company state service.

How to apply: Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their reputed company profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may reputed company to disqualification. To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach in separate files:

• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• reputed company resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:

• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social reputed company numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

About HCA: Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. There are three pillars of our work: reputed company Health (reputed company); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to reputed company Washington residents. reputed company have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, reputed company & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• And free parking!

Notes: Prior to a new hire, a background reputed company including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background reputed company will not necessarily preclude employment. HCA is an equal opportunity employer. We value the importance of creating an environment in which reputed company can feel respected, included, and empowered to bring unique reputed company to the agency. HCA has five employee resource groups (ERGs). ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace reputed company with HCA’s mission. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace. Studies have shown women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons of disability are less likely to apply for jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification as described in a job description. Persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, as well as people of reputed company sexual orientations and gender identities are also encouraged to apply. If you have any questions about the required qualifications or how your experience relates to them, please contact us at [email protected] with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may contact Lisa Fleming at (360) 725-1723 or [email protected] The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is an E-Verify employer. reputed company applicants with a legal right to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland reputed company. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive a list of new job postings at HCA. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job