Archbright is proud to be partnering with our member, The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations, to find their Family & Wellness Health Clinic Director.
About the Organization
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations is a youth residential treatment facility which provides a safe and caring healing environment for adolescents. Located on 51 acres in the Spokane Valley, their wellness program provides a peaceful environment for treatment balanced in traditional, cultural and spiritual values and practices. These values and practices foster respect, honesty, generosity, strong cultural identification and hope for positive life changes. The Healing Lodge treatment program integrates traditional, spiritual and cultural values with chemical dependency and mental health counseling to create a holistic approach toward healing. Residents include both Native American and non-Native adolescents from all areas of the country. To learn more about The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations, visit: https://healinglodge.org/
About the Role
The Healing Lodge Family & Wellness Center opened in 2023 and offers comprehensive behavioral health services to include outpatient mental health, substance use disorder counseling, and primary medical care. The Family & Wellness Health Clinic Director provides oversight to the clinic’s programs, with accountability for ensuring consistency of service delivery and treatment programs. This position consistently supports compliance and the principles of responsibility by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient information, supervising assigned programs, program managers, and support staff.
Essential Responsibilities
- Leading a team of program and healthcare professionals responsible for providing behavioral health and medical care services. Working to maximize healthcare professional service delivery schedules while achieving the highest quality of service.
- Supervising and leading the Medical and Behavioral Health program managers on matters related to staffing schedules, personnel issues and compliance with State and Federal guidelines such as CMS Medicaid billing for clinical services, and ensuring the data is properly documented and recorded to the medical necessity standards.
- From an administrative perspective, planning, designing, developing, and directing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and compassionate outpatient healthcare programs and medical services.
- Working in collaboration with agency Medical Billing office to ensure healthcare service charges meet State/Federal agency medical billing standards avoiding any errors or omission in documentation of medically eligible charges.
- Ensuring that all clinical services are evidence-based and trauma-informed and provided in a high-quality way focused on cultural competency and outstanding client services.
- Planning, facilitating, and executing team meetings to ensure that all supervisors and managers are working in accordance with the Department’s operational plans, goals, initiatives and deliverables.
- Developing innovative programs and workflows, policies, practices, and/or guidelines to meet and/or exceed quality, access, and patient/staff safety, maximize healthcare services, and operate efficiently in achieving targets and goals.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in health or related field from an accredited university and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Five years of work experience in mental health, adolescent substance abuse and drug addiction, or working with high-risk populations.
- At least four years as a director or other managerial position within a medical or behavioral health setting, to include managing multi-disciplinary teams providing integrated healthcare services.
- Demonstrated high level of emotional intelligence and demonstrated ability to effectively manage a diverse staff.
- Direct work experience with American Indian/Alaska Native population and Indian Tribes, preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of agency compliance standards involving State, Federal, Indian Health Services, and the CARF and/or Joint Commission accreditation and meeting all audit requirements.
- Must maintain a valid, unrestricted Washington State Driver’s License for travel and the use of agency/GSA vehicles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time, exempt position with a salary range of $119,500 - $158,700 per year. The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage (with 100% of the employee premium covered), 11 paid holidays, 20 days of PTO per year, a 403(b) Thrift Savings Plan with employer match, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
Work Environment
This position is located fully onsite in Spokane Valley, Washington. This position does not allow for remote work or telecommuting.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work is generally performed in an indoor office and/or patient care environment. The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate; normal-level conversation occurring frequently.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; sit, stand, and walk; and lift up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Vaccination Requirement
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all employees. Accommodations will be considered.
Healing Lodge Indian Preference Hiring Statement
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations shall give preference in employment for all work performed to enrolled members of federally recognized Tribes. If the Healing Lodge is unable to fill its employment opening with qualified Indian applicants those employment openings may then be filled by other qualified applicants.
Employment is contingent upon participation and favorable results in the following pre-employment requirements: Drug Screen, Background Checks, Reference Checks, Driver’s License Verification (if applicable), Education Verification and License Certification Verification.
Questions?
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the job application, participate in a job interview, or participate in any part of the hiring process, please contact hrcrecruiting@archbright.com
The Healing Lodge of The Seven Nations is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled.
