BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REGIONAL DIRECTOR

SS422 $75,254 - $135,408
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 06/30/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as the regional administrator of a behavioral health region or human services district.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative direction from a Behavioral Health Area Director or higher-level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Line over Behavioral Health Program Directors, regional pharmacy directors, Behavioral Health Center Managers and/or other professional and paraprofessional support staff.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Behavioral Health Area Director by the absence of responsibility for administering and managing all functions of an Office of Behavioral Health Area.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Supervises and directs center managers, acute unit managers and directors, medical directors, and other program staff within the region and assures the coordination of services with other units.

Plans, directs, and evaluates community support programs which includes group homes, supervised apartments, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management, 24-hour crisis intervention, nursing home reform, and single point of entry.

Confers with regional advisory council regarding needs and services.

Hires, assigns, evaluates, and terminates personnel; administers the recruitment of staff and approves personnel actions.

Conducts needs assessment studies and plans.

Plans, directs, and evaluates long range behavioral health plans, programs and policies.

Plans and directs the development, monitoring, and collaborative process of contractual services.

Meets with the general public, other agencies, and the media regarding regional behavioral health programs and policies.

Assures compliance of subordinates to policies, procedures, and rules and to legal and ethical standards.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in a social science, health or human services, nursing, or health administration field plus five years of experience in a health service, social service or education program; OR

A doctorate in a social science, health or human services, nursing, or health administration field plus four years of experience in a health service, social service or education program.