Cincinnati Children’s seeks a leader to lead and strategically expand the largest pediatric mental health program in the nation at a top health system for research and innovation in mental behavioral health. This is a unique opportunity to innovate in clinical care, research, education, and advocacy to address the child mental health crisis. The Director will oversee nearly 200 child psychiatrists and psychologists leading outstanding clinical and research programs and a new 130 bed child mental health hospital opening in Fall 2023.
The purpose of this position is to transform behavioral and mental health care within CCHMC, in the region, and beyond to ensure patients and their families receive the right level of care at the right time. CCHMC’s behavioral and mental health care ecosystem ranges from integrated behavioral health in primary care and schools, a large outpatient footprint, acute mental and behavioral health crisis care, an established partial hospitalization program, and the opening of the 160,000 square foot state-of-the-art Mental Health Hospital. Groundbreaking research at CCHMC leads this transformation.
Investments will be made to allow the Leader to realize the following goals:
· Develop strategic, innovative models of care across the entire CCHMC mental and
behavioral health systems
· Build systems of behavioral and mental health care in collaboration with the
Cincinnati Community that ensures all care providers are trained and deliver
evidence-based care
· Develop efficient and effective processes to optimize inpatient psychiatric bed
utilization through a combination of prevention, diversion, evidence based inpatient
care, and appropriate discharge planning and execution
· Leads the Institute in further growth of its premier training programs for CCHMC and
the University of Cincinnati.
· Sustain an impactful portfolio of externally funded research in behavioral and mental
health including innovative research in anxiety, depression, and mood disorders on
both the patient and population level.
· Advocate holistically to government and other officials on behalf of patients and
CCHMC to advance the infrastructure necessary to optimize the behavioral and
mental health of children and adolescents.
Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families.
Employment Type: Full-Time