Job Title: Project Director
Grade: 27
Salary: $101,809 - $121,484
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Project Director position, who will report to the Medical Informatics Director within the Office of Population Health and Evaluation. This position will supervise junior staff supporting various project activities.
The Project Director will oversee ongoing implementation activities with a variety of stakeholders relating to regional and statewide technical applications that facilitate communication and referrals across the entire mental health crisis system. This position will manage all aspects of crisis project, including, conducting provider outreach, engaging providers, providing technical assistance, developing and organizing project materials and slides, developing data collection plan and quality improvement activities, and sharing best practices and products with crisis system providers. The position requires a highly organized, self-motivated team player with excellent leadership skills, communication, analytical, writing and training skills, who relates well to a diverse group of providers, including senior executives, medical directors, clinicians, and administrators in organizations that deliver mental health services. In addition, this position requires development and facilitation of committees and workgroups with academic and clinical experts, 911/988, advocacy organizations, and representatives of a variety of stakeholders across state and city agencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree and six (6) years of professional research experience in an appropriate field
• A Ph.D. in an appropriate field may substitute for one (1) year of experience.
• Five (5) years of project management experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) years of project management experience in the mental health system.
  Work Location: 330 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001
  To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.
  The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees’ unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
  The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Supervise 3 Crisis Project Managers and oversee OPHE Crisis Project in its entirety
• Engage 988/911, crisis providers, inpatient/ER departments, ambulatory and residential providers, EMR vendors, SHIN-NY regional health information networks (QEs), and community-based organizations to support monitoring and coordination for crisis system
• Schedule and conduct interviews for an environmental scan and assist in developing and analyzing reports
• Manage crisis provider data collection efforts across NYS
• Develop implementation plan for SHIN-NY participation for 988 and community behavioral health providers, work with SHIN-NY QEs to improve mental health data collection from EMRs, and develop alerts and measures needed for improved crisis management
• Facilitate contract development for products/software and identify product customization needs
• Create onboarding plan of 988 and mobile crisis providers to statewide systems for mobile crisis deployment, response coordination, and referral systems
• Research and support identification, adaptation and implementation of interoperability solutions for data sharing and crisis coordination
• Provide training webinars, consultations, and technical assistance to participating providers
• Develop communication and outreach strategies and materials for participating providers
• Originate and implement tools and procedures to monitor project progress and evaluate impact
• Participate in application development meetings to refine and enhance products based on user feedback