Job Description

Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center (SCPC); a Joint Commission accredited Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility, is recruiting a Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 - Quality Management (DDPC 1 - QM) to oversee their Quality Management Program.

The DDPC 1 - QM is an essential member of the facility's Executive Management Team. Under the general direction of the Executive Director and in close collaboration with the facility leadership team at SCPC, the DDPC 1 – QM participates in developing, implementing, interpreting, and evaluating the facility's mission, goals, and policies and how they impact the care and clinical treatment provided to the individuals and families they serve.

The DDPC 1 – QM is responsible for:

• Supervising all departments assigned to the Quality Management Program - program evaluation, risk management, utilization review, health information management, and staff development.
• Ensuring compliance with OMH, The Joint Commission (TJC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and external regulatory agencies standards, cultural competence, and continuous quality improvement.
• Ensuring high-quality and effective care in both inpatient and outpatient programs.

About SCPC

SCPC is an intermediate care facility that provides mental health treatment to children and adolescents, ages 5 – 17, with serious emotional and psychiatric disturbances in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island. Located in Dix Hills, NY, SCPC provides an integrated, family-based inpatient psychiatric treatment program with the goal of returning children to their families with minimal disruption. In addition to SCPC’s inpatient facility, they provide a network of outpatient services, including school-based mental health clinics, intensive day treatment programs, children’s mobile integration teams, community-based programs, and crisis respite programs. SCPC focuses on delivering the best clinical practices in a safe and therapeutic setting.

About OMH

OMH operates the largest state mental health system in the country, with 23 hospitals, 90 clinics, two world-class research institutes, a secure residential center, and a network of community services. OMH hospitals are all Joint Commission accredited and recognized as among the best mental health hospital systems in the United States. OMH believes everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve mental wellness. This means implementing services and policies to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for historically marginalized, underserved, and unserved populations.

If you would like to join SCPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer:

• Generous paid time off, including thirteen (13) vacation days, eight (8) sick days, and five (5) personal days accrued during the first year of employment; thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
• Option to choose a health insurance plan that meets your needs.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Enrollment in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) or a voluntary defined contribution plan.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates who meet either of the qualifications listed below (Option #1 or Option #2) are eligible to apply:

Option #1

A. Education

A master’s degree in a mental hygiene discipline, hospital or health administration, or other administrative area specifically related to health care, sociology, statistics, or quantitative research; or a license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada.

AND

B. Experience

Six (6) years of experience in a mental health program or health care setting that includes one of the following:

1. Four (4) years of managerial experience in one quality management component area, such as program evaluation, clinical risk management, standards compliance, survey readiness, utilization review, or a closely related area; or

2. Three (3) years of managerial experience in two of the above quality management component areas; or

3. Two (2) years of managerial experience in three of the above quality management component areas.

Option #2

A. Education

A Master's degree in a mental hygiene discipline (including physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, communication disorders, psychology, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, education, nursing), hospital administration, community mental health, business or public administration or other administrative area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science from an accredited school; or a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada.

AND

B. Experience

Six (6) years of administrative, consultative, or supervisory experience in a mental health program, two (2) years of which must have been managerial experience, including one or more of the following:

1. One (1) year of experience in a position as the administrative head of a multidisciplinary treatment team;

OR

2. One (1) year of professional, supervisory, or administrative experience in the development, operation, and/or implementation of the mental health service delivery system for State facilities, counties, local, or private agencies in two or more of the following areas: program development, management procedures, community organization, resource planning, funding, program proposals, advisory boards, consumer and community advocacy, and intergovernmental relations.

Additionally, all candidates must be eligible to participate in Federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid). Individuals excluded from participation in these programs will not be considered.

Interested candidates should forward their CV by March 14, 2025:

Amy Billetts

Human Resources Specialist 2

Attention: DDPC 1 - QM – SCPC

NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

Albany, NY 12229

PHONE # (518) 474-1261

DeputyDirectorSearch@omh.ny.gov

Email submissions preferred

Notes

1. Background check is required, and candidates may be required to pay the fees associated. Employment is contingent upon complying with and satisfactorily meeting the background check requirements.
2. It is the candidate’s responsibility to clearly demonstrate how they meet the minimum qualifications. Vague or ambiguous information will not be interpreted in the candidate’s favor.
3. In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidate’s cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.
4. Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
5. If appointed, the selected candidate must establish and maintain residency in New York State to continue employment in this position.
6. The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. The Office of Mental Health embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected.The New York State Office of Mental Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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