Children's director job description

The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides a wide array of services to more than 27,000 Alexandrians each year, working to advance the vision that all residents enjoy a sense of safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency. The services cover the life span from early childhood to aging services and cross multiple service domains including behavioral health and social services. Please see attached infographic to learn more about the department 's programs and services.

DCHS works to provide the highest quality services to support individuals and families as they work to accomplish their goals and overcome critical challenges. The DCHS staff draw on their expertise and best practices to assure that those we serve are engaged most effectively and that their needs are met. The strength and resiliency of the residents who access our services are routinely demonstrated, and we continue to learn from their accomplishments.

As an organization, DCHS focuses on key elements that provide the best experience and outcomes for those we support, including improving access to services, utilizing trauma informed approaches, focusing on racial equity, attracting, and retaining the best staff, unified planning approaches and increasing the integration of our services. In addition, we work to maximize revenue and diversify our funding to address resource challenges.
Candidate

DCHS seeks a highly motivated, innovative, and visionary leader for the position of the Director of the Center for Children and Families. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who is able to effect positive change and demonstrate a creative vision that reflects an understanding of the lives of community members and the members of their team. They will need to have the ability to implement approaches that reflect and achieve racial equity and drive toward systems change. This person will be a fair and empathetic leader who can hold individuals and systems accountable, while ensuring that the necessary tools and supports are available for achieving success. A creative and flexible partner who can be led as well as to lead. This individual will need to have comprehensive knowledge and experience in the services and support systems for children, youth, and adults, particularly those services/programs that are provided across the Center for Children and Families. The ideal candidate will also have knowledge of leadership and management principles, effective practices, program development and implementation strategies, quality improvement; the theories, principles, techniques, and practices used in the administration of human services programs; ability to evaluate services and to make recommendations for improvement; ability to interpret program policies and objectives; ability to plan and supervise the work of professional staff.

Position

This position leads and directs the activities and functions of the Center for Children and Families (CCF), which provides a continuum of services and supports for children, youth, and families. This includes Child Welfare, Children's Services Act, Youth Development, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Child and Family Behavioral Health, LGBTQ and Early Childhood Services, as well as the Children and Youth Community Plan. The work of the Center reflects best, and evidence based practices and offers prevention, intervention, and community-based supports. This position leads a large Center in the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS), with approximately 183 full time staff, a $37 million dollar budget, in community-based service locations, including schools, recreation centers, and in residents' homes. The incumbent plans, develops, leads, and evaluates all programs within the Center in partnership with the staff and community stakeholders. Tasks are performed under the general supervision of the Department of Community and Human Services Director.

If you are a highly committed and experienced individual interested in joining an organization focused on transformation for itself and those it supports, you are encouraged to applyherefor this job opportunity.

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Seeking dynamic Nursing Director of Maternal Child services to work in partnership with Physician Leadership to lead this premier service line which includes Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Levell II Special Care Nursery and inpatient pediatric services! The service line has an outstanding 24/7 Laborist service, a Pediatric Hospitalist's program and Neonatologists in affiliation with Tufts Children's Hospital. There is also a highly regarded Family Practice residency and private OB/GYN physicians.

The program has received the Blue Cross Level of Distinction and recognition for its neonatal abstinence program.

Lawrence General Hospital is a 186-bed full service regional hospital serving the Lawrence, MA area and is committed to the community to provide high quality care and address inequities in health.

The Nursing Director for MCH joins a strategic nursing leadership team committed to professional governance, professional development, and leadership support. The MCH staff are an experienced & engaged team that has embraced changed and is looking forward to being a part of the interview process.

Qualified candidates must have a current MA RN license, MCH experience, and 5-7 years of progressive clinical leadership and nursing management experience.

The candidate must demonstrate skill at advanced problem solving, decision making, staff engagement and be adept at interactions with others including medical staff and support staff, especially through times of change.

Excellent verbal and written skills for high level communication is required along with the ability to develop written proposals, prepare budgets, write evaluations and develop standards and performance improvement reports.

A BSN and a nursing graduate degree at master's and or DNP level preferred, as is commitment to specialty certification in nursing leadership or clinical specialty.

Lawrence General hospital serves a diverse community and embraces a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and addressing social determinant of health. Candidates will represent this commitment as well.
Diverse and or bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As a Director of Physician Outpatient Practice, you will plan, organize, direct and supervise the activities of all assigned physician outpatient practices including patient scheduling, registration, medical records, financial controls, staffing, facility management and reporting/communication of operational and financial outcomes to staff, physicians and Inova Health System management. To help achieve our mission, you will maintain effective and responsive relationships with physicians, patients, their families and other providers. Your ability to manage clinical and non-clinical staff including day to day supervision, team member relations and staff development is of vital importance. Taking ownership of physician outpatient practice operations including budgeting, productivity management for clinical staff/physicians/non-clinical staff, non-salary expense control, cash control and identification of capital needs for the operation is required.
Job Responsibilities

* Actively seeks out opportunities to share and receive best practice/process improvement initiatives with peers inside and outside of Inova Health System.
* Takes ownership for the completeness and accuracy of all front end Revenue Cycle functions including registration, referral/authorizations, collection at time of service, etc.
* Effectively builds ad-hoc and permanent teams to initiate change and influence future improvements.
* Ensures that accurate and complete records of patient visits are maintained and that equipment is safe and in proper working order.
* Establishes, monitors and manages standards for Patient Access to optimize throughput (i.e. telephone, new and established patient appointments and waiting room wait times).
* Promotes improvement through positive interactions with physicians and may conduct/participate in training personnel, students and other staff.
* Successfully carries out corrective action plans to either improve or terminate low performers. Demonstrates effective communication skills and discretion in the resolution of conflict among healthcare team members, patients and families.
* Ensures that site specific policies and procedures are in place to safeguard cash, checks, charges or other currency.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree or seven years of management experience in an ambulatory/practice setting. (Meeting mgt. minimum requirement plus additional two years of experience in an ambulatory/practice setting will satisfy the education requirement).

Experience

Five years working in an outpatient practice setting. Five years of management experience in an ambulatory/outpatient practice setting., Three years of management experience in a physician ambulatory care setting. Concurrent experience will be considered although not necessarily accepted. Two years of healthcare leadership experience.

Additional Requirements