OBI Supervisor

We are an agency committed to innovative behavioral health services in trauma-informed care that promote healing and recovery to instill a sense of empowerment and foster a lifelong sense of resilience.

The purpose of this job is to oversee the infrastructure of the Outpatient Biopsychosocial Intervention as defined by the HHSC LIDDA Performance Contract Rules and Regulations and that Performance Measures are adhered. This scope of work includes best practice models developed in the Learning Collaborative and strategies that aim to expand access to outpatient mental health services for individuals with IDD and mental health needs.

The services are designed for children and adults who have IDD or who are presumed to have IDD and who also have a co-occurring mental health condition, substance use disorder, or behavior support needs.

This class works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position, as necessary.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns, and reviews work and establishes work schedules; caseload assignments that maintain performance measure; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Actively participates in mid management level center-wide and divisional goal/objective setting meetings. Relay operational information between the team and upper management. Coordinates two-way communication of plans and monitors reports outlining achievement. Participates in the design of unit services and training.
• Provides leadership and development opportunities for staff and promotes, enables, and executes continuous improvement activities within the department.
• Establishes good working relationships with community groups, funders, and other organizations and represents EHN and division at community activities to enhance, communicate and achieve goals of the organization.
• Implement a performance management process for all associates to ensure that all performance standards, productivity targets, monthly contacts, Person centered Recovery Plan completions, Biopsychosocial Assessment, Lag times compliance, and other targets as assigned, are monitored on an ongoing basis.
• Formulates improvement plans to evaluate professional development and Inspire Change Standards Alignment (Safety, Innovation, Communication, and Efficiency) in the workplace in collaboration with the Director of Care Transition.
• Efficiently works cohesively with Director of Care Transition and in conjunction with other LIDDA Directors, Managers, & Supervisors to enhance delivery of programs and submit requested data and reports by the target date.
• Establish team meeting schedules, meet regularly with assigned staff, maintain outlines of meeting topics, and establish a positive, healthy, and safe work environment.
• Complete all HHSC & EHN training as required.
• Develops in conjunction with the Director of Care Transition an internal process to offer training to mental health and substance use partners, or other professionals involved in mental health and substance use, on techniques and training resources that will enable individuals with…