BHASO Division Director

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BHASO Division Director

Salary

$8,637.00 - $13,820.00 Monthly

Location

Denver, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

ILA 07262 3/11/2025

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Division

BHA -

Opening Date

03/11/2025

Closing Date

3/21/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Type of Announcement

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Primary Physical Work Address

710 S. Ash Street, Unit C140, Denver, CO 80246 - Hybrid working arrangements

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

Stacy.chinea@state.co.us

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

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Description of Job

Hybrid. Three time in the office: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is subject to change due to the BHA’s needs.

8-5 Monday through Friday

Please note: These working arrangements are subject to change.

This position exists to direct and administer the statewide development, implementation, and monitoring of the Behavioral Health Services Organizations (BHASOs). This position is to provide leadership and management of the BHASO Division. Duties include statewide policy development, operating plans, staffing patterns, and budget management including contracts, personnel, and operations. This position determines the scope of services to be provided, interprets and formulates relevant standards, establishes appropriate policies, writes Request For Proposals (RFPs), negotiates contracts/agreements, supervises staff who provide support and/or technical assistance and training to the behavioral health services network, provides interpretations of legislation, policy analysis, and fiscal note impact to clinical areas, testifies on clinical bills if necessary, and represents the agency on cross-system collaborative boards, committees, and meetings. Serves as the BHA lead on legislative audits as needed when it pertains to Behavioral Health services. The position is responsible for being the BHA expert in monitoring and managing the BHASO contracts. This position has broad regulatory and service purchasing responsibilities. Additionally, this position works closely with other entities for a full continuum of mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and ensures BHA meets its statutory requirements through BHASO contracts.

This position works closely with Regional Accountability Entities (RAEs), as BHASOs are expected to support individuals with Medicaid enrollment, coordinate warm handoffs for Medicaid-enrolled individuals seeking physical health or covered behavioral health services, and support other connections to the RAE’s care coordination team for ongoing support. Provides oversight and management over the BHASO ensuring strategic plans are aligned with BHA rules and statutory requirements.

Provides clinical expertise in driving the direction of agreements, plans, and requirements in meeting BHA strategic initiatives.

Ensures BHASO establishes relationships and collaborates with economic, social, educational, justice, recreational, and other relevant organizations to promote the health of local communities and populations.

Builds strategic partnerships and coordinates collaborative relationship development between county administrators, intermediaries (RAEs, Managed Services Organizations- MSO, Administrative Services Organizations, etc.), the Governor's Office, the General Assembly, and providers to push the Behavioral Health Initiatives and services.

Drives the implementation of a Commitment to Quality Program that holds BHASOs to meet certain performance standards in its network.

Responsible for the adherence to C.R.S. 27-50-301 and the requirements of a complete continuum of behavioral services.

Reviews, analyzes, and interprets statewide data and trends to make recommendations for community or statewide programs to meet the mental and substance use and misuse health needs of individuals who represent minority or vulnerable populations.

Provides coordination and technical support for community partners working to promote health equity, and address racial/ethnic, geographic, gender, and LGBTQ+ populations’ disparities as designated focus areas determined by federal funding.

Duties of this Position:

• Leadership and Management

• Contract Management and Oversight

• Stakeholding and Community Partnership

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience Only:

Ten (10) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to ten (10) years

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed for 5+ years as LMHC, LMFT, LCSW, or equivalent education and experience.

• The ideal candidate would have a strong understanding of Behavioral Health Disorders – including Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in community-based mental health programs.

• A minimum of 5 years of supervision experience in a behavioral health setting.

• A minimum of 5 years of program management experience: program planning, program management, coordination, training and evaluation, and budgeting

• In-depth knowledge of treatment approaches, evidence-based practices, and assessment standards.

• Demonstrate a track record of managing successful Behavioral Health services.

• Demonstrated dynamic leadership skills and the ability to supervise a team of multi-cultural staff.

• Proven leadership ability to direct effective Behavioral Health services and to motivate and develop staff toward system reforms.

• Strong knowledge of regulations affecting the delivery of mental health services.

• Strong organizational skills in managing complex tasks associated with providing services under multiple contracts with different expectations, requirements, and outcomes.

• Proving ability to manage healthcare contracts, grants, and procurement.

Conditions of Employment:

• This position travels throughout Colorado to meet with community members/partners.

• This position is delegated as a hybrid position. The employees must maintain a home office,

internet, and possibly phone to complete required job duties or report to the office when needed.

• Standard Background – Name check, TRAILS, CMS, and JBITS

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination, or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

  APPEAL RIGHTS:

  If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

  An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the department’s action.

  For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

A standard appeal form is available at:www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact Stacy.Chinea@state.co.us

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

  *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

  information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs .

  Our Values:

  We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

  Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

  We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

  Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

  We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

  Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

  We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

  ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

  THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

   

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