Director of Child and Adolescent

Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC); a Joint Commission accredited NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility, is recruiting a Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 - Operations (DDPC 1 - Operations) who will serve as the Director of Child and Adolescent (C&A) Inpatient & Outpatient Treatment Services.

The Director of C&A Inpatient & Outpatient Treatment Services serves as an essential member of GHBC's Executive Leadership Team. Under the general direction of the Executive Director and in close collaboration with the Clinical Director, the Director of C&A Inpatient & Outpatient Treatment Services is responsible for the program operations of all GHBC's C&A inpatient and outpatient program operations including:

• Participating in the development of GBHC's short and long-term goals.
• Designing, developing, evaluating, and ensuring the effective operation of GBHC's C&A inpatient and outpatient services.
• Establishing policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective C&A service delivery.
• Ensuring that all C&A services provided are consistent with the current vision of the Executive Teams in OMH Central Office and at GBHC.
• Ensuring the maintenance of safe environments for patient care with a focus on cultural competence, community care, and recovery.
• Monitoring and overseeing staffing, assignments, and work schedules to ensure quality C&A patient care.
• Ensuring C&A service delivery complies with OMH guidelines and regulatory agency standards.
• Supervising and coordinating activities of subordinate managers in C&A inpatient and outpatient programs.

About GBHC

GBHC provides an integrated network of inpatient and outpatient services to adults and children living in New York's Southern Tier Region; Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.

GBHC's C&A programs include an inpatient unit, an outpatient clinic, school-based satellite clinics, an Adolescent Day Treatment Program, an Adolescent Crisis Residence, and a Trauma Response Team in addition to their OnTrackNY program which provides support to young adults, ages 16 to 30, who are impacted by unexpected changes to thinking and perceptions.

GBHC is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations and eventually enable persons with psychiatric illnesses to lead successful lives in the community.

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 GHBC 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:

Education

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 or a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada.

AND

Experience

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

1. One (1) year of satisfactory experience in a position as administrative head of a multi-disciplinary treatment team;

OR

1. One (1) year of satisfactory supervisory, professional, or administrative experience in the development, operation, and/or implementation of the mental health service delivery system for State facilities, counties, or local/private agencies in two (2) 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 (eg, Medicaid). Individuals excluded from participation in these programs will not be considered.

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

Attention: DDPC 1 Operations - GBHC

NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

Albany, NY 12229

PHONE

(see below)

Email submissions preferred

Notes

1. Background check is required. Candidates may be required to pay the associated fees. 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, candidates 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 or via email at (see below)
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.