- Location
- LKVW - 5025 Keystone Blvd. Ste 300, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Seniority
- Director
- Source
- Workday
Description
Your job is more than a job.
Lakeview Hospital is seeking an experienced and compassionate Behavioral Health Program Director to lead Behavioral Health and Social Work services. This role is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating patient care activities and clinical operations to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.
Position Summary
The Behavioral Health Program Director oversees the daily operations of Behavioral Health and Social Work services, ensuring departmental goals align with organizational objectives. The Director is responsible for operational performance, regulatory compliance, staff leadership, and quality patient outcomes while following all hospital policies and applicable state regulations.
Essential Duties
- Plan, direct, and coordinate Behavioral Health and Social Work patient care activities and clinical operations
- Ensure financial, operational, and strategic goals are achieved
- Lead and support departmental staff, including performance management and development
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies and state and federal regulations
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote quality patient care and safety
- Support quality improvement and program development initiatives
Qualifications
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive management experience required
- Behavioral health or clinical leadership experience preferred
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required
- Master’s degree preferred
Licenses & Certifications
- Current RN license required
- Active state professional license and/or compact license in accordance with applicable laws and regulations
Lakeview Hospital offers a collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence, compassionate care, and professional growth.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.
Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.
Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
