Director, Addiction & Substance Use Services

Overview: Leads, directs, integrates and coordinates all Substance Use Disorder services. Assists in ensuring the clinical practices are consistently high in regard to levels of clinical and professional services provided. This position has direct responsibility for the Hospital based Substance Use Disorder programs, MAT treatment programs, and all community-based inpatient and outpatient Substance Use Disorder programs. Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning and Development

• Operates in collaboration with a strong clinical management team
• Facilitates Substance Use Disorder services strategic planning.
• Analyzes industry trends in the development of divisional operational needs.
• Leads Substance Use Disorder program planning, implementation and evaluation efforts 
• Responsibility for area strategic and tactical levels.
• Effectively communicates the vision of potential service line activities
• Leads change to manage risk and ensures changes take hold.
• Responsible for leading strategic and business planning initiatives.
• Keeps abreast of literature, network and colleagues
• Attends meetings to remain current with technological advances
• Identify potential operations for new services.
• Develop strategy for contract negotiations.

Clinical/Service Excellence

• Assumes an active role in day-to-day operations of the Substance Use Disorder line across the service continuum.
• Works in conjunction with the Executive Leadership and Medical Staff
• Ensure the highest level of care for patients.
• Works with physicians and staff to adopt and incorporate quality initiatives
• Manage the growth of the programs.
• Creates solid cross functional relationship across departments and other functional groups and coordinates projects.
• Responsible for the development and the service outcome data, e.g. clinical outcomes, service and cost.
• Analyzes results and troubleshoots problem areas to mitigate program risks.
• Ensures system wide compliance with all applicable laws and regulations affecting patient care services.
• Supports integration of patient care standards and practice with clinical programs
• Works collaboratively with leadership, physicians and other disciplines.
• Promotes process improvement through the development, refinement and use of quality measures and program evaluation methods.
• Promotes best practice care, professional conduct and a focus on customer relations, thereby improving patient satisfaction.
• Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse.
• Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff.
• Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance

Fiscal and Budgeting

• Collaboration with other departments to achieve financial objectives/goals.
• Responsible for formulating budgets.
• Demonstrates an understanding of financial analysis, pro forma development, capital planning/acquisition and economic considerations.

Collaborative Relationship Building

• Development positive professional relationships with physicians and peers.
• Responsible for the management of all human resources in a cost effective yet supportive manner.
• Coaches, mentors, motivates and supervises program management and staff members
• Influences team to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Assembles and effectively leads direct reports and/or teams
• Acts as facilitator of teamwork and decision-making in virtual and in-person settings.
• Develops positive cooperative working relationships with the medical staff
• Ensure a high level of physician satisfaction with services.
• Community partnerships

Qualifications:

Certifications :

• Certified Supervisor Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CSADC) - within 2 years 

 

Education :

• Master's Degree 

 

Work Experience :

 

• Substance Abuse Leadership - 3+ years

 

Specialized Knowledge:

• Knowledge in IDHS Rule 2060
• Knowledge in American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
• Knowledge in Substance Use Prevention & Recovery (SUPR)
• Effective communication and engagement of leadership, staff, colleagues, providers
• Effective planning skills in relation to Clinical, Operational, Service and Financial Excellence
• Effective skills in directing staff, colleagues and providers
• Effective skills in measuring, reporting, monitoring and improving performance of operations, staff, and providers
• Effective in identifying, surfacing and resolving conflict within the organization
• Analytic Skills 

 

• Effective leadership and management of continuous process
• Effective outcome improvement in financial, operations, clinical and service performance
• Effective leadership and management in shared accountability model with Medical Director
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
• Basic computer knowledge using word processing, spreadsheet, email, and web browser. 
• Multicultural sensitivity

 

• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
• Advanced reading, writing and oral skills
• Ability to utilize PC including, basic elements of Windows environment, keyboarding, work with mouse
• Perform basic computer tasks with instruction.

Carle Health Company Overview:

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

 

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is $50.12per hour - $86.21per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.