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Clinical Director, Perinatal Behavioral Health

Children's National Medical Center
United States, D.C., Washington
Sep 22, 2024
Description The Clinical Director for Perinatal Behavioral Health will provide clinical leadership for the DC Mother-Baby Wellness program. The Director will have primary responsibility for overall service and clinical operations of DC Mother-Baby Wellness Program. He/she will be responsible for the care of patients in the Clark Parent-Child Network (Prenatal-Neonatal Pillar), as well as research, educational and advocacy initiatives as determined by the Director and Chief, Developing Brain Institute. The Clinical Director will play a pivotal role for pregnant and post-partum women and infant (mother-baby dyad) behavioral health education, community engagement and advocacy initiatives as determined by the Division and/or Center leadership. The reporting structure will be matrixed with direct reporting to the Director and Chief, Developing Brain Institute. Patient care activities will be overseen in conjunction with the Chief, Division of Prenatal and Transitional Pediatrics within the Hospital Based Specialties Center and the Medical Staff Office credentialling and recredentialling process will be managed by the Chief of the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Health.
Qualifications Minimum Education
Doctorate in Psychology (PsyD) PhD in Developmental or Clinical Psychology or PsyD (Required) And

Minimum Work Experience
0 years Successful completion of postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology. (Required) And
3 years (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of medical diagnostic evaluation that supports treatment in the area of expertise.
Ability to function independently in evaluating patient laboratory and diagnostic problems and developing a plan for patient care, usually as a consultant to the clinical providers.
Ability to incorporate ethical concepts into patient care and discuss these with the patient, family, and other members of the health care team as applicable.
Ability to supervise, advice, and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
Demonstrates a personal commitment to Continuing Medical Education and remains current on the developments and progress in his/her subspecialty.
Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care.
Knowledge of regulatory, legal and ethical standards for the delivery of laboratory and pathology services.
Certain job assignments may require physician.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Fully licensed and credentialed psychologist on the medical staff of Children's National Medical Center (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Commitment to World Class Care
  • Provide clinical services for patients at Children's Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical, professional and timely manner.
  • Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care, customer service and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication.
  • Provide on-call services as determined by the division leadership.
  • Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate.
  • Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.
  • Respond to team members and outside medical providers in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to trainees expectations regarding patient updates and notifications of significant clinical changes, and encourages questions from trainees.
  • Other duties may be assigned in accordance with the scope of practice.
Commitment to Advocacy
  • Participate in CNMC's advocacy initiatives.
  • Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy to promote population-based pediatric health and well being.
  • Teach patients and families about treatment, prevention, and care enhancement techniques.
  • Participate in specific health promotion, education and/or prevention programs.
  • Contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy that promotes population-based pediatric health and well being
Commitment to Research
  • Conduct research of significant scientific value in the clinical and translational science area(s) relevant to his/her practice specialty.
  • Participate in reviewing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
  • Publish in peer-reviewed, scientific, quality and management journals.
  • Submit applications for grants or contracts for funding of research projects.
  • Participate in research committees, workshop special interest groups, etc.
Commitment to Education
  • Participate in CNMC's medical education programs through learning activities with colleagues and trainees.
  • Participate as appropriate in hospital/university -wide educational programs.
  • Participate as appropriate in local, regional and national educational efforts.
  • Provide timely feedback to trainees.
  • Ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.
  • Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively.
Commitment to Quality & Compliance
  • Follow established bylaws, policies and procedures, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
  • Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO, other regulatory bodies and/or the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures include complete clinical charge documentation.
  • Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Cooperate and participate in the development, implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice, judgment and quality of care; Participate as a member of special care teams, Medical Staff and hospital committees.
  • Review and prepare protocol for use by staff. Evaluate patient care according to adopted protocol and Quality Assurance program criteria. Participate in evaluation of peers and support staff; acknowledge and report medical and/or other errors as well as participate in efforts to prevent them.
Administrative Accountabilities
  • Plan and develop evidence-based care behavioral programs for expectant and new mothers, and the mother-baby dyad. Monitor performance dashboard and implement change based on current data.
  • Effectively direct clinical operations and maintain good communications in consultation with the Chief and other leadership.
  • Meet regularly with staff and provide leadership needed to achieve medical care goals.
  • Keep medical and psychology staff informed with changes in policies and procedures.
  • Prepare and maintain standard operating procedures for the DC perinatal (Mother-Baby) behavioral wellness program in accordance with regulatory bodies.
  • Display empathy, sensitivity, and emotional control when interacting with patients or when coaching direct reports.
  • Attend and present at Institute, Divisional, Center-wide and/or organizational meetings.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned by the Director and Chief, Developing Brain Institute.
Business and Financial Accountabilities
  • Participate in financial planning and budget preparation for the program.
  • In collaboration with the Chief and other leadership, review budget performance reports, analyze cause of variances, and develop and implement action plans to achieve financial goals.
  • Assist the Chief and Center leadership in providing analytical data and reports necessary for the operation and administration of the integrated behavioral health program.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Commitment/Identification
  • Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization.
  • Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural/ ethnic differences.
  • Demonstrate personal and professional integrity.
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Customer Service
  • Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
Teamwork/Communication
  • Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior.
  • Partner with all team members to achieve goals.
  • Receptive to others' ideas and opinions.
Performance Improvement/Problem-solving
  • Contribute to a positive work environment
  • Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
  • Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
  • Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Cost Management/Financial Responsibility
  • Use resources efficiently
  • Search for less costly ways of doing things
Safety
  • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
  • Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
  • Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
  • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
  • Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.
  • Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.
Organizational Accountabilities (Leader)
Deliver
  • Set and clearly communicate team goals and priorities in alignment with departmental goals and budgets
  • Develop the budget and assign resources to meet the team goals
  • Provide the resources and guidance required for employees to perform effectively
  • Develop procedures to ensure high safety and quality, and course-correct as needed
  • Identify customers' needs and ensure service excellence in meeting those needs

Engage
  • Be the link between the department and the team in defining the strategies to meet team goals
  • Provide prompt and clear feedback to staff and support their performance
  • Ensure team adherence to organizational regulations
  • Manage the working environment to promote productivity and motivation
  • Represent the team in clearing obstacles to high performance
  • Hire staff and develop their capabilities
  • Monitor and promote strong employee engagement


Grow
  • Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do
  • Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations
  • Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission
Primary Location : District of Columbia-Washington
Work Locations :
CN Hospital (Main Campus)
111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington 20010
Job : Physicians / Physicians Leadership
Organization : COE Hospital-Based Specliaties
Position Status : R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time
Job Posting : Jun 18, 2024, 2:53:09 PM
Full-Time Salary Range : 100000 - 300000
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