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DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH (UC) - MANAGED CARE OPERATIONS

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH (UC) - MANAGED CARE OPERATIONS

Salary

$176,297.52 - $274,178.64 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

UC - MH0031

Department

HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT

Opening Date

02/24/2025

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Position/Program Information

The County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health is seeking to fill the position of Deputy Director, Managed Care Operations. The Deputy Director of Managed Care Operations provides strategic leadership and oversight for a division of approximately 250 staff, managing key areas such as Administration, Health Plan Operations, Treatment Authorization Requests, Intensive Care Services, and Bed Management. This role is responsible for budgeting, financial strategy, contract negotiations, and network management to ensure adequate service capacity and compliance with state and federal mandates. The Deputy Director oversees utilization management, provider expansion, and high-acuity client placements while aligning operations with legislative and Board directives. Additionally, the Deputy Director of Managed Care Operations represents DMH in high-level stakeholder meetings, develop policy recommendations, and brief executive leadership on critical initiatives to enhance mental health service delivery. This position is unclassified (UC).

Please apply according to instructions located in the brochure.

To download the brochure, clickhere (https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/1178123\_DeputyDirector\_MH\_UC\_-ManagedCareOperationsFinalUpdate02212025.pdf) .

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THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IS AN ACTIVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Revised January 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere (http://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/)

Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

http://hr.lacounty.gov

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