Title: Mortality Review Clinical Manager

State Role Title: Registered Nurse Manager II

Hiring Range: Up to $119,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services’ (DBHDS) Office of the Chief Clinical Officer is seeking a licensed professional to provide clinical and administrative leadership to oversee and coordinate the DBHDS Mortality Review team. This position is responsible for the clinical quality improvement related to individuals’ deaths through the review of integrated clinical, administrative, and regulatory information. Using this data, comprehensive evaluation of systems, policies and processes will be conducted and enhanced to ensure the highest quality of care, patient-centeredness and safety. This position works with interdisciplinary teams to achieve system wide patient safety outcomes related to behavioral health, developmental services, and physical health care; works closely with the Department of Justice Settlement Agreement team to ensure the DBHDS compliance with the review, monitoring and reporting of the Developmental Disabilities Mortality Review Committee (MRC); and provides supervision and management of the clinical and non-clinical staff for the MRC. This position also provides leadership in advancing the DBHDS vision of system transformation and promotes collaboration of all providers within the Commonwealth to support that vision, and provides technical and clinical assistance is provided to the Chief Clinical Officer regarding medical or psychiatric care issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner Licensed in the State of Virginia.
• Knowledge of state and local government human services operations that serve individuals in need of behavioral health or substance abuse and addiction, or developmental disability treatment and supports.
• Knowledge of program and treatment methodologies for individuals with mental illness, substance abuse and addiction, or developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of the continuum of serves and supports necessary to support the behavioral health/substance abuse treatment needs of individuals, including community-based, inpatient, and long-term care services and supports.
• Ability to foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to develop quality improvement and performance improvement plans.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in the use of data software and computerized data entry.

Additional Considerations

• Clinical leadership and administrative experience.
• Experience in Clinical Quality Improvement.
• Participation in mortality, morbidity, quality improvement, or patient safety reviews to reduce preventable deaths.
• Strong understanding of relevant clinical standards, evidence-based practices, and relevant clinical guidelines.
• Experience reviewing charts, interpreting clinical data, identifying contributing factors, and able to execute requests for related information where gaps exist in the data.
• Knowledge of HIPAA/privacy rules and demonstrated ability to manage and synthesize sensitive information.

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.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

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.