At LifeWorks NW, our work strengthens the health and wellbeing of individuals and families at every stage of life. Our mission is to promote a healthy community through high-quality, culturally responsive mental health, addiction, and prevention services that create real, lasting change. Guided by our values of recovery and resilience, relationships, and results, we partner closely with clients and communities to reduce stigma and build pathways to stability and hope. If you want your work to make a meaningful difference beyond the walls of an office, we invite you to join us.

The Senior Clinical Administrative Director works with VP Clinical Services and Service Directors to identify and prioritize areas for improvement in Clinical Service areas. Develop systems and processes to attain and sustain key objectives for high priority clinical initiatives by improving efficiency and effectiveness of clinical services.

Location: This position is based out of LifeWorks NW's Sylvan site.

Salary Placement Notice:
The posted salary range reflects the compensation potential for this role. Most candidates will be placed between the entry level and midpoint of the range, depending on their experience and qualifications. However, more seasoned professionals with extensive exact or similar experience may be considered for placement toward the higher end of the range. Final salary offers are made in alignment with internal compensation processes in accordance with Oregon Pay Equity laws.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develops clinical systems and processes to attain and sustain key objectives in collaboration with VP of Clinical Services and Service Directors.
• Develops clinical project lists, outcomes, criteria, and deliverables, and track progress.
• Develops and maintains reports on status of projects and results with the goal to attain key clinical initiatives and outcomes and improve efficiencies and consistency across Service Areas. Present reports to VP of Clinical Services on a regular basis.
• Facilitates clinical implementation meetings.
• Facilitates clinical project workgroups to fulfill clinical project goals and make recommendations for process improvements. Ensuring clinical programs meet program and contractual metrics and service deliverables.
• Oversees clinical process improvement initiatives to meet service and outcome targets.
• Monitors clinical data reports provided by Quality/Operations to ensure clinical initiatives are on track and identify areas for improvement.
• Helps oversee clinical project and contract implementation in collaboration with Operations, Quality, and IT Departments. .
• Assist in clinical policy development, grant writing,

Requirements:

• Five years' experience in project implementation, management, coordination, progressively responsible clinical or administrative experience. Experience working within mental health, substance abuse, or medical services provider organizations.
• Previous successful experience in community health, mental health, addiction or prevention services, training and experience with broad perspective to support work with a multi-disciplinary staff.
• Demonstrated organizational, administrative, program development, tracking, and strong data review, data management, data analysis, communication, and writing skills.
• Proficient computer skills including knowledge and use of Outlook, Word, and Excel. Ability to master use of proprietary software including electronic health record system.
• Demonstrated effective communication skills and ability to provide and maintain a cooperative working relationship with others in a culturally diverse environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working with programs to meet standards for implementation and utilization of the service delivery model.
• Demonstrates an understanding of budgetary targets and managing costs effectively.

Equal Opportunity Employer

www.lifeworksnw.org

Drug Free/Tobacco Free Site 01/09

Pay: $44.50 - $64.22 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have working within mental health, substance abuse, or medical services provider organizations.
• How many years of experience do you have in project implementation, management, coordination, progressively responsible clinical or administrative experience.

Work Location: In person