Chicago, Illinois7 days ago
Provides strategic, operational, and financial leadership for all inpatient psychiatry services, including a 16-bed unit and the specialized 4-bed autism program, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission, vision, and long-term behavioral health strategy; Directs and advances behavioral health operations in the Emergency Department, ensuring rapid access to services, clinical excellence, and operational efficiency; Partners with senior organizational leadership to develop and execute behavioral health strategies for patients on medical floors, including integrated treatment planning, resource optimization, and coordinated discharge processes; Drives system-wide initiatives to optimize patient flow and continuum of care, strengthening internal pathways and enhancing overall access to psychiatric services; Provides leadership for the Behavioral Response Team (BRT), leveraging data analytics, performance metrics, and quality outcomes to inform future strategy, structure, and resource allocation; Leads operational integration of Hospital-Based Psychiatry and Consult Psychiatry Services, ensuring streamlined service delivery, improved throughput, and effective post-discharge coordination; Partners with organizational executives to advance a centralized and cohesive approach to behavioral health care delivery, including enterprise-level de-escalation training and systemwide safety initiatives; Collaborates with outpatient psychiatry services (PHP/IOP/OPS) to build and sustain a seamless continuum of care, driving patient retention, optimizing transitions, and enhancing the overall patient experience; Champions enterprise-wide quality initiatives for intensive services within the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The Senior Director, Inpatient Psychiatry will advise and contribute to setting strategic priorities to align departmental operations and support achievement of nursing department and medical center goals, partner in development and implementation of policies and protocols focused on evidence-based practice and research that drives nursing forward.