Major Duties 1. Provide routine, complex and emergency behavioral health care for a variety of emotional, psychological, and behavioral disorders. Treatment plans reflect advanced knowledge and/or skill and consideration of a variety of alternatives. Provide appropriate referrals to other medical and mental health care providers internal and external to the MTF. Provide professional consultation, supervision, and collaborative medical support to other professional staff, such as psychologists, advanced practical nurses, social workers, as well as military-specific liaison work with commanders. Serve as expert advisor on MTF behavioral health policies and procedures to successfully achieve functions, missions, and objectives. This service will include recurring work on departmental, directorate, hospital, military-wide, and/or national committees to shape behavioral health policies. 2. Promote patient centered care and access to quality care. Market and effectively implement program initiatives. Provide continuous consultation, guidance and mentorship; review, measure and evaluate program accomplishments, compliance with regulatory standards, efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness. Ensure personnel receive the necessary professional training and continuing education. Ensure patients medical record is documented in accordance with MHS and MTF Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and case summaries and other correspondence are prepared in a timely and effective fashion. Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement studies, utilization review, risk management, and peer review activities. Ensure compliance throughout the area of responsibility with National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA), The Joint Commission (TJC), and DoD published standards through the development of internal review systems designed to continuously monitor and measure quality against applicable standards. Participates in the Psychiatric Residency and Fellowship training programs at the discretion of senior leadership. Oversees medical students, residents, fellows and other behavioral health trainees in the area of responsibility. Maintains a high sense of professionalism, competency, and courtesy consistent with professional medical standards. Ensures that training and supervision provided adheres to the highest AGCME and other educational/academic standards. 3. Supervisor Duties: Set goals and administratively and technically direct the work of subordinates. Plan, assign, review and accept, amend or reject work done by teams and subordinates. Assign performance ratings, approve awards and take performance-based corrective actions. Make work assignments, set or negotiate deadlines and completion dates. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor or manager; effect minor disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other action in more serious cases; identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training; and find ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed. Performs other duties as assigned. Conditions of Employment - Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - A Personnel Security Investigation is required. - Selectees may be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption. - This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing. - A pre-placement medical examination may be required. - Immunization screening may be required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position. - Must be able to obtain and maintain a Basic Life Saver (BLS) certification. - This position may include on call work (which could include nights, weekends, holidays). - Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges