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DSHS BHA Behavior Management Team Supervisor

Do you enjoy making meaningful contributions with positive impact? Are you looking for a great opportunity to further your career in psychology while working to improve patient care and facilitate community reintegration? We are looking for a teammate who shares our vision to promote excellent forensic mental health care and community safety and our passion for systems improvement for better outcomes for our agency, our clients, and our community.

The Behavior Management Team Supervisor at Eastern State Hospital (ESH) /Behavioral Health Administration assumes all operational leadership activities in the management of the Behavior Management Team (BMT) and works in collaboration with assigned supervisors in carrying out the established mission and vision and values of ESH and the BMT.

This position would collaborate and work closely with treatment providers, support staff, and hospital administration. The Psychologist 4, Behavior Consultation Team Supervisor provides direct supervision of psychological associate and indirect supervision of 10 Institutional Counselors (IC). This position and team provide consultative services to treatment teams who need assistance with patients whose behavior is not responding to current treatment methods. Work will include case review, education, collaboration, and consultation.

Work is performed in person at the state psychiatric hospital situated within the serene beauty of historic Medical Lake. If you are ready to shine as a thoughtful, holistic leader and make your contribution to transforming mental health services in Washington State, we are excited to meet you!

What We Offer:

As an employee of the Department of Social and Health Services, your work-life balance is a priority. Washington State employees are offered one of the most inclusive and competitive benefits packages in the nation. Besides comprehensive family insurance for medical, dental, and vision, these perks also may include:

• Flexible schedules
• Up to 25 paid vacation days a year
• 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
• 12 paid holidays a year
• Generous retirement plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Dependent Care Assistance
• Deferred Compensation

Work tasks include:

• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment conferences ensuring each recommendation is complete, individualized, and on time, reporting, participating in case consultation meetings
• Safeguard the rights of patients and takes active steps to prevent patient abuse and neglect
• Provides training for staff, monitors the fidelity of Evidenced-based practices, provides coaching, support, and mentorship to BMT staff and ward staff
• Round the wards, meet with BMT patients' treatment team and staff to discuss patient progress and identified areas of need, provide services to BMT patients
• Collaborate with BMT Psychiatrist to ensure the team is working in sync with one another
• Coordinate Functional Assessments of behavior and behavior intervention plan
• Partners with stakeholders regarding employee training needs; identify internal and external training needs to address competency gaps
• Develop and monitors behavioral management plans/recommendations communicates with the treatment team
• Utilizes various verbal communication intervention techniques to reduce the need for possible restraint and seclusion
• Request, attend, and participate in HR consults
• Provide ongoing consultation to staff and patients regarding situational appropriate behavior management plans and practices
• Responsible for hiring BMT members in collaboration with other unit leaders and discipline managers
• Develop, implement, and train staff on behavior modification plans

We are looking for:

• Professionals with a Doctoral degree in Psychology from an accredited school or department of psychology licensed or license-eligible in the state of Washington.
• Three years of post-doctoral psychology experience, including one year of experience supervising other professional psychologists

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated collaborative work experience and excellent leadership and relationship-building skills grounded in inclusiveness and respect
• Experience planning and implementing individual and group interventions for individuals in a forensic, mental health, or correctional setting
• In-depth working knowledge of group behavior and dynamics demonstrated ability to assess behavioral needs and competence in the design of appropriate instructional strategies and educational programs
• Strong foundation in behavior analysis, understanding of behavior characteristics

Please include with your application:

• Letter of interest
• Resume

The Department of Social and Health Services' (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency's vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Contact ...@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 10437.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

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