The Mental Health Service Line provides care in several psychiatric settings: inpatient units, ambulatory programs, residential program for substance abuse, residential program for PTSD, emergency department, medical-surgical ward psychiatric consultation and geriatrics with extended programs. Psychiatrists within the Mental Health Service are able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents. Educational experiences are also provided to appropriate health care personnel who seek training in mental health services (e.g. medical students, psychology and social work interns, physician assistant and nursing students, and non-psychiatric medical residents).

Section Chief duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide clinical and administrative coverage for Charlotte Outpatient Mental Health
• Be part of an on-call rotation of psychiatrists, which may include rounds on acute patients during weekends and holiday
• Supervise psychiatry staff
• Provide the general oversight of advanced clinical providers working in Mental Health.
• Provide clinical coverage of Inpatient Units and Outpatient Units, as necessary
• Advice and counsel workers on work and administrative matters
• Participate and coordinate Medical Center clinical committees, as required.
• Managing Psychiatry discipline - specific issues/concerns as appropriate to the authority delegated.
• Work with the other Mental Health supervisors to ensure that appropriate disposition services and meaningful therapeutic treatments are being offered throughout the department.
• Act in the absence of Mental Health Service Chief and serves on the management team of the Mental Health Service Line.
• Review and approval/disapproval of leave requests
• Assure that subordinates are trained and fully compliant with the provisions of safety regulations.

• Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting for psychiatric care. Assessment may include gathering verbal and documented history, mental status examination and medical and laboratory evaluation.
• Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions.
• Provision of psychiatric care according to his/her privileges.
• Be available for all emergency psychiatric interventions during on-call hours
• Provide or assist residents and/or Advanced Clinical Providers in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient, and actively participate in corrective actions against untoward responses to psychiatric interventions
• Evaluate the patient to assess changes in the physical and mental status. A progress note is written in the patient's chart. Notes also include the concurrence with notes written by the resident and attending notes as appropriate.
• Perform inpatient and outpatient psychiatry evaluations and treatment as the team leader
• Participate in various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education programs of the department and the hospital. They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process
• Initiate or participate in an ongoing research activity. Faculty appointments to affiliated medical schools are available, as teaching medical students, residents and other disciplines is essential
• Regularly creates and maintains an environment that ensures confidentiality of privacy for patients
• Continually promotes teamwork by cooperating with and supporting staff, visitors and customers in achieving hospital goals/mission

Job Summary:

The Program Management Director will support a large USAID global health security (GHS) project, managing cross-functional teams from award through close-out. Provides overall strategic direction for project management support including plans to determine technical implementation, activity scheduling, budget, procedures, staffing, and allotment of resources needed for projects. Identifies specialized partnership needs, engages qualified partners to ensure technical performance. Contributes project experience and learning to global thought leadership initiatives in specific area of technical specialization. Plans and directs schedules and monitors budget/spending. Organizes interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project on schedule and within budget constraints. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure efficient project implementation. This position will report to the Project Director and act as their backup.This position is contingent upon successful award.

Accountabilities:

• Provide support to the Project Director to ensure the project is implemented in an efficient, compliant, timely and results-oriented manner.
• Serves as the program and country management technical lead and key point of contact for the prime implementing organization on a large project.
• Oversees country programs, working closely with Country Directors, Technical Director, and technical leads to ensure smooth project implementation, tracks performance against project timelines, budget, objectives, and deliverables.
• Establishes work plans, project teams, and SOPs to meet project goals and ensure compliance with organizational and donor policies.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities, in coordination with the Technical and Strategic Information Director, to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters.
• Coordinate the provision of technical and management support to established country programs to ensure timely achievement of project objectives and deliverables, e.g. managing employee and consultant hiring process including recruitment, interviewing, and development of solicitations and scopes of work.
• Manage, implement, and monitor systems, services, staff, and budgets to achieve financial, administrative and project goals.
• Provide timely and accurate project reports to FHI 360 and donors, as required.
• Works closely with the Finance Director to develop, review, and monitor approved budgets.
• Identify, escalate and mitigate programmatic and financial risk across the award, including through all subagreements/contracts.
• Oversees execution and management of subs throughout the life of project.
• Ensure compliance with FHI 360 procurement and financial reporting procedures by field-based programs and serving as a resource to field finance and administrative staff on procurement and payment procedures.
• Ensures high quality technical deliverables—including workplans and annual reports—are developed, submitted and approved on schedule and within budget parameters.
• Develops and implements processes and procedures to achieve strategic goals of the project.
• Provides direction to ensure technical activities are compliant with client agreements, government regulations and the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Responds to client requests and questions on project matters and ensures timely drafts and submissions of consents, approvals and/or waivers.
• Recruits, orients, and supervises project staff to support project and ensure the completion of programmatic and workforce planning needs are met and achieved.
• Provide leadership to staff to ensure the development of timely, high quality and regulation compliant reporting per FHI 360 and donor guidelines.
• Provide supportive guidance and supervision to staff, and managers who are charged to implement projects within the assigned area of expertise.
• Collaborate with cross functional groups on matters concerning staff development that leverages international staff to mentor local staff, so as to maintain project accountability and scale in the short term and fast track capacity building for the long term.
• Support performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Effective strategic planning, project evaluation and project management skills.
• Strong business acumen, staff development, management, and reporting experience.
• Strong consultative and negotiation skills.
• Operations management, corporate policies, compliance, and procedures oversight experience.
• Demonstrated public relations and diplomacy skills required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to speak the country’s language.
• Ability to build positive local working relationships with local communities, district government officials, UN and where appropriate, donor representatives.
• Ability to analyze and establish effective and supportive cross- project coordination, organizational procedures, and management systems.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Decisions and actions have a significant impact on management and operations.
• Problems encountered are moderate to complex and highly varied.
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for successful completion of projects.
• Exercises judgment to meet business strategies and develops objectives that align with organizational goals.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Assists in setting goals and budgets for projects and leads the country in achieving strategic goals.
• Leads coordination for fundraising planning and implementing strategies to increase private donor giving.
• Leads coordination of resources for ongoing projects across functional areas and addresses/ resolves issues.
• Typically reports to a Project Director.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Business Administration, Public Health, Social Sciences or Related Field.
• Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.

Experience:

• Typically requires a minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in managing USG projects, specifically USAID, management of GHS projects, and donor, sub-, and partner management.
• Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Proficient with applicable rules, regulations, and policies associated with international development and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Typical Physical Demands:

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

Technology to be Used:

• Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

Travel Requirements:

• 10% - 25%

The expected hiring salary range for this role is listed below. FHI 360 pay ranges represent national averages that vary by geographic location. When determining an offer amount, FHI 360 factors in multiple considerations, including but not limited to: relevant years of experience and education possessed by the applicant, internal equity, business sector, and budget. 

Base salary is only one component of our offer. FHI 360 contributes 12% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account. Additionally, all US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year. Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.

Hiring Salary Range: $128,000 - $183,000

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