Senior Director, Behavioral Health
Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR, United States
Description
Calling All Esteemed Leaders!
This role offers the opportunity to lead and advance an integrated, patientcentered Behavioral Health model across ambulatory care. The Senior Director plays a critical role in shaping how behavioral health services are delivered across primary and specialty care, ensuring continuity, quality, and a personalized patient experience aligned with the organization's mission and values.
The Role The Senior Director oversees the Integrated Behavioral Health program within the ambulatory care group, providing strategic leadership and administrative direction across primary and specialty care. This role is responsible for the continuous improvement, development, and advancement of Behavioral Health services across the division.
The Senior Director ensures alignment with the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic goals while supporting achievement of the Triple Aim. This leader is accountable for building and sustaining a Behavioral Health infrastructure with standardized pathways and processes that ensure continuity of care and a personalized patient experience across all care settings.
What You'll Do
Facilitate, coordinate, and be accountable for all services supporting behavioral health patients throughout every phase of wellness across primary and specialty care settings, in coordination with services across all eight campuses.
Oversee the psychologist training program, including the practicum, American Psychological Association (APA) accredited internship, and residency programs.
Build and facilitate strong partnerships with caregivers, physicians, providers, and leaders to advance strategic initiatives.
Hire, direct, coach, and monitor the performance of direct reports to develop and maintain a high performing team aligned with organizational and departmental goals.
Design, develop, implement, and evaluate PMG Behavioral Health infrastructure to achieve the highest level of service, organizational strategic goals, and the Triple Aim.
In partnership with the Director of Operations, support budget development, ongoing monitoring, accountability, and achievement of operational targets across areas of responsibility.
Direct financial activities to ensure PMG Behavioral Health meets fiscal objectives, including planning for personnel, capital equipment, and supplies.
Provide and oversee delivery of customer service that promotes goodwill and is timely, efficient, and accurate.
Partner with Communications and Public Relations to develop and implement an effective communication program that reflects integrity and transparency for PMG Behavioral Health across the region.
Contribute to special projects requiring multidisciplinary collaboration, serving as a counselor and facilitator to build bridges across departments and support services.
What You'll Bring
Education
Doctorate degree in a behavioral health-related field (e.g., Social Work, Psychology).
Certification
Current, related Oregon licensure.
Experience
Six (6) or more years of senior-level operations administration and management experience in Primary Care Behavioral Health and other Behavioral Health clinic services.
Experience across multiple service lines, including outpatient services.
Clinical and Professional Expertise
Expert knowledge of:
TraumaInformed Care
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research and evaluation strategies
Skills and Capabilities
Strong collaborative and teambased working skills.
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Strong customer service skills, particularly in highstress or sensitive interactions.
Strong analytical, problemsolving, and decisionmaking abilities.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Why Join Us?
Lead Integrated Behavioral Health Care:
Shape and advance a comprehensive Behavioral Health program that supports continuity of care across primary and specialty settings.
Strategic and Clinical Influence:
Partner with clinical, operational, and executive leaders to drive innovation, standardization, and improvement in behavioral health services.
Mission Driven Impact:
Support care delivery models that align with organizational values and improve outcomes for patients and communities.
Build for the Future:
Help develop sustainable infrastructure, training programs, and clinical pathways that strengthen behavioral health care across the region.
Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you are a senior behavioral health leader with a passion for integration, clinical excellence, and systemlevel impact, we invite you to apply. Join a team committed to advancing personalized, highquality behavioral health care across ambulatory services.
At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.
About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100‑year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
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This role offers the opportunity to lead and advance an integrated, patientcentered Behavioral Health model across ambulatory care. The Senior Director plays a critical role in shaping how behavioral health services are delivered across primary and specialty care, ensuring continuity, quality, and a personalized patient experience aligned with the organization's mission and values.
The Role The Senior Director oversees the Integrated Behavioral Health program within the ambulatory care group, providing strategic leadership and administrative direction across primary and specialty care. This role is responsible for the continuous improvement, development, and advancement of Behavioral Health services across the division.
The Senior Director ensures alignment with the organization's vision, mission, values, and strategic goals while supporting achievement of the Triple Aim. This leader is accountable for building and sustaining a Behavioral Health infrastructure with standardized pathways and processes that ensure continuity of care and a personalized patient experience across all care settings.
What You'll Do
Facilitate, coordinate, and be accountable for all services supporting behavioral health patients throughout every phase of wellness across primary and specialty care settings, in coordination with services across all eight campuses.
Oversee the psychologist training program, including the practicum, American Psychological Association (APA) accredited internship, and residency programs.
Build and facilitate strong partnerships with caregivers, physicians, providers, and leaders to advance strategic initiatives.
Hire, direct, coach, and monitor the performance of direct reports to develop and maintain a high performing team aligned with organizational and departmental goals.
Design, develop, implement, and evaluate PMG Behavioral Health infrastructure to achieve the highest level of service, organizational strategic goals, and the Triple Aim.
In partnership with the Director of Operations, support budget development, ongoing monitoring, accountability, and achievement of operational targets across areas of responsibility.
Direct financial activities to ensure PMG Behavioral Health meets fiscal objectives, including planning for personnel, capital equipment, and supplies.
Provide and oversee delivery of customer service that promotes goodwill and is timely, efficient, and accurate.
Partner with Communications and Public Relations to develop and implement an effective communication program that reflects integrity and transparency for PMG Behavioral Health across the region.
Contribute to special projects requiring multidisciplinary collaboration, serving as a counselor and facilitator to build bridges across departments and support services.
What You'll Bring
Education
Doctorate degree in a behavioral health-related field (e.g., Social Work, Psychology).
Certification
Current, related Oregon licensure.
Experience
Six (6) or more years of senior-level operations administration and management experience in Primary Care Behavioral Health and other Behavioral Health clinic services.
Experience across multiple service lines, including outpatient services.
Clinical and Professional Expertise
Expert knowledge of:
TraumaInformed Care
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT)
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research and evaluation strategies
Skills and Capabilities
Strong collaborative and teambased working skills.
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Strong customer service skills, particularly in highstress or sensitive interactions.
Strong analytical, problemsolving, and decisionmaking abilities.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Why Join Us?
Lead Integrated Behavioral Health Care:
Shape and advance a comprehensive Behavioral Health program that supports continuity of care across primary and specialty settings.
Strategic and Clinical Influence:
Partner with clinical, operational, and executive leaders to drive innovation, standardization, and improvement in behavioral health services.
Mission Driven Impact:
Support care delivery models that align with organizational values and improve outcomes for patients and communities.
Build for the Future:
Help develop sustainable infrastructure, training programs, and clinical pathways that strengthen behavioral health care across the region.
Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you are a senior behavioral health leader with a passion for integration, clinical excellence, and systemlevel impact, we invite you to apply. Join a team committed to advancing personalized, highquality behavioral health care across ambulatory services.
At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.
About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100‑year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
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