Telecare Heritage Psychiatric Health Facility
Oakland, CA
(posted April 28, 2008)Psychiatric Acute ADMINISTRATOR
Founded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness.
The opportunities for growth, learning, and advancement at Telecare are as plentiful as you want them to be. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations, and have over 65 programs and over 2000 employees across the country. And, we’re growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day on their journey of recovery.
As part of the Telecare family, Telecare Heritage Psychiatric Health Facility is a 26-bed adult acute inpatient psychiatric facility in Oakland, California. Clients typically stay from 3-7 days. The program was created for people who are experiencing a high level of distress and can benefit from a structured, secure environment while they reduce and stabilize their symptoms and work on the recovery process.
As the Administrator, you will manage the day to day operations of the facility including:
- Establishing, supporting, interpreting, directing and coordinating implementation of facility philosophy, organizational objectives, policies and procedures.
- Providing communication linkage between corporate management and facility departments, and the establishment and maintenance of a clear reporting structure detailing the relationships and responsibilities of all facility departments and positions.
- You will assure compliance with appropriate regulations. In addition, you will oversee and assure that there are comprehensive quality Assurance and Utilization Review programs in place.
- Responsible for fiscal management of facility including: responsibility for implementing, maintaining, and evaluating budgets in all operational departments, and analyzing budget variances with departments, and develop explanation and /or correction action plans required; responsibility to establish and monitor internal controls to safeguard physical, financial, and human resources.
- Prepares administrative records, reports, and analyses; manages facility information systems.
- Utilize knowledge of and assurance of compliance with regulatory bodies, HCFA Title XXII, and JCAHO, Department of Mental Health and County Mental Health.
- Identifies management learning needs of department heads and provides opportunities to meet those needs.
To be a success, you must have a Master’s Degree in hospital administration or related field, or four+ years’ experience in progressively responsible supervisory/leadership positions in a psychiatric or related health care setting. Experience in a leadership role at a Psychiatric Acute program is highly desirable. Ability to successfully manage staff is essential. 5+ years’ in health care administration; knowledge and experience in a psychiatric treatment facility. Necessary skills include strong management skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to manage a diverse workforce. You will be finger printed and must receive clearance fro Criminal Justice Department.
Bilingual is a big plus.
We offer a competitive salary and great benefits package including comprehensive retirement plans.
Please e-mail your resume to ncalcareers@telecarecorp.com ; fax: 510-337-8747. EOE M/F/V/D
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