Program Manager - Kansas Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Elevance Health

Position specific details:

This position is a Key Role in our partnership with KanCare and HealthyBlue Kansas and will require a Kansas behavioral health licensure (LCSW, LSCSW, LMFT, etc) in addition to five (5) years combined experience in mental health and SUD services. This position will work closely with the Behavioral Health Medical Director, the Behavioral Health Supports Director, the employment services and supports coordinator, the Care Coordination Director/Manager, and other key positions within the Elevance team as they relate to CCBHCs to ensure the delivery of holistic and integrated person-centered care. This position shall oversee and be responsible for all CCBHC-related activities, including oversight of coordination activities with KDADS and other external stakeholders. This position will serve as a state contact and regularly meet with KDHE, KDADS, and other stakeholders. Kansas residency is also required.

The Program Manager - Kansas Community Behavioral Health Clinics - is responsible for the development and ongoing management of one or more multi-year external client facing programs within a business unit. Program managers typically support business strategies through an integrated portfolio of external client facing projects or initiatives. A program manager may have responsibility for a piece of a larger enterprise/regional external client facing program.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Manages and coordinates the development, approval, implementation and compliance of on-going external client facing programs; ensures program meets its stated objectives; provides subject matter expertise in response to day to day external client facing business issues.
• Researches applicable subject matter practices and remains aware of industry trends.
• Manages external client facing relationships and partners with corporate and regional business areas.
• Coordinates training related to external client facing program; develops program success measures and performs periodic assessments of program success.

Position specific details:

• Requires a BA/BS and minimum of 5 years external client facing experience in program/project management; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Licensure and experience requirement as per Kansas state contract:

• Behavioral Health Clinician licensure such as LSCSW, LCSW, LMFT, etc. in the state of Kansas
• At least five (5) years of combined experience in mental health and SUD services.

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