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Overview

Riley Children’s Health at Indiana University Health is looking for a dynamic, strategic, and results-oriented leader to join their leadership team as the Administrative Director for Behavioral Health.

As a national leader in children’s health and Indiana’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, Riley Children’s Health is uniquely positioned to lead a statewide pediatric and adolescent behavioral health strategy that convenes statewide partners to radically improve access and make meaningful strides in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Administrative Director- Behavioral Health will be responsible for the long-term vision and execution of the Behavioral Health strategic and operating plans across the continuum of all Behavioral Health services and partnerships. In building out the growth strategy, this leader will be accountable for increasing market share by leading collaborative and strategic partnerships with program leaders, hospital leadership, and physicians. Through the Administrative Director's efforts, the Behavioral Health service line will become known as a preeminent level of service in the community and will act as a critical liaison for mental and behavioral health across the state of Indiana.

Key Priorities Include:

• Increasing access to evidence-based outpatient pediatric behavioral health services
• Expanding prevention and early intervention through a coordinated and comprehensive approach across services, programs, and resources.
• Ensuring safe interventions for kids in crisis through a comprehensive crisis model.
• Enabling the right type and distribution of inpatient beds for Behavioral Health needs, to ensure children and teens can receive timely, effective inpatient services.
• Building the pediatric behavioral health workforce through a strategy to promote the training and development of current and future behavioral health workforce through innovative partnerships and care models.
• Developing a comprehensive statewide advocacy plan that represents the needs of a diverse set of stakeholders from around the state of Indiana, to best meet the needs of all Hoosier youth. This includes building strong partnerships with schools and a focus on grant funding.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People motivated to do their best every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves. As one of Indiana's largest employers, our vision is to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Relationships:

Reports to: Vice President – Chief Operating Officer, Riley Children’s Health

Key Relationships: Vice President – Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer, and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required in business administration, healthcare administration or related field.
• Masters preferred.

Experience & Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of relevant and complex experience is required.
• Clinical background and/or pediatric experience preferred.
• Proven knowledge and experience developing, implementing, and overseeing key strategic behavioral health initiatives in a highly matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with current research on effective behavioral health strategies.
• Strong data acumen capability with competence in leveraging data for quality insights.
• Must be innovative and always seeking how to push the boundaries of behavioral health care and education while also possessing a relentless focus on practical application.

About Indiana University Health

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 16 hospitals and more than 34,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.

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