SAMHSA CCBHC IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT GRANT LEAD PROJECT DIRECTOR

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, the lead Project Director is responsible for the overall operation of the SAMHSA IA Grant. Provides project oversight and leadership.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have Masters in a healthcare related field. Must possess at least two (2) years of professional program experience and at least five (5) years of community behavioral health management experience. Knowledge of BH evidenced based practices is preferred.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

ABOUT US

Community Care Alliance provides an array of services and supports that are linked together so people can access help for their unique situations. Our goal is to help all members of our community become healthier, more self-reliant and better informed to meet their economic, social and emotional challenges.
Community Care Alliance is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Demonstrates understanding and skill in developing, implementing the IA Grant work plan based on predetermined goals and objectives.
• Manages collaborative relationships with IA Grant external and internal stakeholders, particularly with agency CCBHC Director, who ensures compliance with Rhode Island Demonstration State CCBHC Standards.
• Principal SAMHSA Contact, including eRA Commons, GPO meetings and agenda development, progress reporting and other SAMSHA requirements are met.
• Ensures project sustainability, leading the Systems Team meeting with all key IA Grant leads and stakeholders participating.
• Responsible for the attainment of IA Grant goals and objectives via Project Team and Systems Team work, and communicates thus in Progress Reporting.
• Oversight of Project Evaluator, Project Coordinator, and other staff assigned tasks and responsibilities.
• Makes and communicates well-informed and timely decisions.
• Utilizes information available from a variety of sources to evaluate performance.
• Identifies, analyzes and solves problems — providing proactive solutions to individual and organizational problems as related to IA Grant implementation.
• Motivates and guides staff towards goal attainment. Develops and sustains consistently cooperative working relationships.
• Seeks and actively participates in regularly scheduled supervision and self-development with emphasis on an openness to receive feedback and integrate recommendations in the execution of job responsibilities.

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Annual and final Progress Reports
• Post Award Ammendments
• Continuation Applications
• Disparity Impact Statement development, monitoring and reporting
• SAMHSA CCBHC Attestations
• eRA Commons entry and management
• URI Evaluation Team oversight and meetings
• Lead GPO meetings — agenda setting and minutes
• Lead Systems Team meetings — agenda setting and minutes
• CCBHC Huddle and Steering Committee
• SAMHSA Cohort Meetings and Trainings
• Lead Monthly Project Teams — agenda setting and minutes
• Fidelity implementation, analysis and development of opportunities for improvement
• Outcome data collection and oversight
• NOM’s and SPARS entry and management
• Intern and NOM’s Assistant oversight
• Uber oversight and monitoring
• Systems Team meetings — participation and assistance with agenda setting
• GPO meetings — participation and assistance with agenda setting
• SAMHSA Cohort Meetings and Trainings