Title: State Facility Admission and Diversion Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: Up to $80,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Dept Behav Hlth & Develop Svcs

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking an experienced professional to serve as the State Facility Admission and Diversion Specialist to work within the Patient Clinical Services (PCS) office of the Facility Services Division and augment, implement, and support the mission and vision of DBHDS. The position serves as the primary point of contact for geriatric and forensic admissions and is responsible for daily state hospital admissions to nine state hospitals, including seven hospitals that serve adult and geriatric patients, one hospital that exclusively serves geriatric patients, and one hospital that exclusively serves child and adolescent patients. This position reports to the State Hospital Admissions Specialist. In conjunction with manager oversight, this position will utilize clinical and procedural judgement to assess which patients are prioritized for limited resources. A valid, unrestricted driver’s license and an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Commonwealth’s Driver Safety Program are required.

Key responsibilities include:
• Maintaining situational awareness of the census and bed availability at all state hospitals, the individuals awaiting TDO, civil, and forensic admission.
• Interacting with state hospitals and community service boards (CSBs), as well as emergency departments, jails, and law enforcement agencies, as needed.
• Collaborating with patients, families, guardians, Community Services Board (CSB) prescreeners, state hospital admission staff, law enforcement, private hospitals, courts, jails, other DBHDS staff, and a variety of community agencies and organizations, as needed.
• Daily management of the bed census, daily communication with hospital staff around bed availability and diversion needs.
• Collecting forensic admission information to assure completeness and assigning beds.
• Diverting geriatric patients to community resources, if necessary.
• Maintaining foresight into the upcoming admissions and discharges.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience related to behavioral health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, and neurocognitive disorders.
• Experience with complicated behavioral health, co-occurring, and comorbid conditions, and the problems associated with these conditions.
• Experience and knowledge of best practices for maintaining quality of life in the most integrated setting.
• Experience with the emergency custody and temporary custody process.
• Knowledge and expertise in contemporary best practices in behavioral health services and supports for children, adolescents, and adults with complex mental illness, co-occurring disorders.
• Experience with legal system involvement, consistent with integration within the least restrictive and most integrated setting, including specific
• Knowledge and expertise in coordinating the optimum utilization of resources for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
• Understanding of the laws and process in Virginia surrounding ECOs, TDOs, civil commitment, and forensic orders.
• Ability to apply recovery concepts and other constructs to service development, service delivery, and quality improvement approaches for individuals with complicated behavioral health, co-occurring, and comorbid conditions.
• Ability to apply knowledge and expertise to support timely, safe, and collaborative service provision.
• Thorough knowledge of the currently available spectrum of behavioral supports for children, adolescents, and adults in Virginia.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Additional Considerations

• Experience working in crisis and/or inpatient settings.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

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Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.