POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Clinical Services, the Assistant Director of Integrated Mental Health Services provides leadership, supervision, and oversees service delivery for four areas of integrated care at University Health Services (UHS): Behavioral Health (BH), Sexual Wellness Services, Eating Disorder Services (ED) and TGD Services. 

Principle Duties 

• Collaborates with MHS & Medical leadership and staff around partnerships and integration within larger UHS system 

• Creates/modifies policies and procedures related to administrative and clinical processes for BH, Wellness, TGD, and ED services 

• Oversees disease management programs

• Participates in interdisciplinary work groups, such as the Integrated Services Workgroup, ED Workgroup 

• Attends Medical and MHS meetings to provide input regarding integrated services, including those not under direct oversight  

• Participates in personnel supervision including goal setting and annual evaluation as part of the MHS Leadership Team 

• Develops new avenues for integration, e.g. integrated care case conferences, integrated services workgroups, team-based care, integrated huddles 

• Participates in MHS quality improvement activities

• Participates in director on call consultative rotation

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation for all clinical interactions and consultations

• Collaborates with providers and staff in UHS units and with campus partners

• Follows agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, HIPAA, and FERPA

• As resources allow, represents UHS on the UW-Madison Campus, in the Madison community, and with local, regional, and national professional organizations;  

• Provides direct clinical service, which may include primary care behavioral health, access, care management, individual, partner, group counseling services, and outreach services

• Responds to campus crises

• Other duties as assigned. 

There are licensure requirements for this role. Licensure will be confirmed to advance to the interview stage. The Wisconsin Board recognizes reciprocity for providers licensed or credentialed in another state. Each applicant is reviewed on an individual basis and generally accept candidates from states with substantially equivalent licensing standards. States with licensures not reciprocal can be found at dsps.wi.gov. A license/state not being listed does not equate to an application for reciprocity or endorsement being granted. Other state/territory licenses must remain active until the Wisconsin credentialing process is complete.

Key Job Responsibilities: 

• Establishes on-going staff development activities

• Manages psychological emergencies and crises for individual patients and the community at large

• Functions as the day-to-day contact person in the Director's absence which may involve responding to life-threatening crises and providing direction to staff and students

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Functions as administrator of the counseling services and provides oversight of training efforts

• May manage budget

• Assists in executive decision making as a member of the leadership team of counseling services

• Manages administrative and medical records

• Provides mental health services including diagnostic evaluations, assessments of suicide/homicide or other danger to the community, referrals and monitoring of medications, decisions regarding hospitalization or withdrawal from school, and ongoing treatment; and advises families

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON UHS

Mental Health Services at University Health Services: MHS is located at 333 East Campus Mall on the seventh floor of the recently-constructed student services tower in the University Square Complex. We are part of an integrated University Health Services which provides medical and prevention services to UW-Madison students. This multi-use building is also the home for the Bursar’s Office, Financial Aid, the Registrar, the Student Activities Center, and retail stores on the first floor. MHS has inviting provider offices, as well as several large group rooms available for group therapy sessions, case conferences, consultation, staff meetings, and other professional activities. In recent years UHS has been recognized by the Princeton Review as the best college health service in the country.

UHS Mental Health Services provides flexible, short-term mental health care in supportive and responsive ways to meet students’ individual needs. UHS offers counseling as well as psychiatry, survivor support, and assessments for specialized concerns. Through a blend of clinical services and proactive outreach programs, we aim to meet students where they are emotionally and where students live, learn, and gather.

UHS is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide student spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing. Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

At UHS our mission is to promote, protect, and improve student health and wellbeing.  UHS employees are dedicated to providing high-quality medical, mental health, prevention and wellness services for UW-Madison students. These efforts contribute to students learning, leading and thriving in a healthy community. Learn more about us at uhs.wisc.edu

UW-Madison: The University of Wisconsin-Madison is partially located on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona and occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, a place the Ho-Chunk nation has called Teejop (“day-JOPE”) since time immemorial. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is a land-grant institution and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. UW–Madison has over 40,000 students and is organized into 20 schools. Our comprehensive academic programs offer 136 undergraduate majors, along with 148 master's degrees programs and 120 doctoral programs. The University of Wisconsin Badgers competes in 25 intercollegiate sports in the Big Ten Conference and has won 28 national championships. Go Bucky!

Madison: Madison is the vibrant state capital of Wisconsin and home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With a population of 260,000 (650,000 in the metro area), Madison is located in south-central Wisconsin, 80 miles west of Milwaukee, 270 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul, and 150 miles northwest of Chicago. With its strong economy, unique natural beauty, exciting nightlife and restaurants, and dynamic recreational offerings, Madison consistently ranks as one of the best places in the country to live, work, get an education, play, and raise a family. Wisconsin's beautiful capital city offers both small town charm and a range of leisure and cultural opportunities usually found in much larger communities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum two (2) years in a mental health setting.

• Experience in working collaboratively with medical personnel across a healthcare agency.

• LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or PSY Licensure in the State of Wisconsin by start date

  Master’s Degree or PhD in Counseling, Mental Health Social Work, or similar discipline

  
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 4 (four) years' experience in a mental health setting

?Strongly Preferred:

• Experience working in an interdisciplinary college mental health treatment setting.

• Demonstrated leadership within a healthcare setting, including supervision of staff.

• Experience providing behavioral health, TGD, eating disorder, and/or sexual wellness services.

• Experience in brief intervention and mental health crisis assessment

• Demonstrated attentiveness to health disparities.

COMPENSATION

The starting salary is $88,000, and is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

An employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurance and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Applications will only be accepted via jobs.wisc.edu 

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. You will be required to log in or create an account to continue. 

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process.

Include your licensure status in your application materials. Only candidates with confirmed licensure status will be eligible to advance to the interview stage. 

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers, including at least one supervisory reference.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations.  The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years