Psychiatric Supervisor

Hennepin County

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407

Job Description

The Mental Health Center (MHC) is seeking a psychiatrist with leadership experience to serve as the Psychiatric Supervisor to join their Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). This position will provide oversight for clinical guidance to psychiatric providers including psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP’s) and psychiatrists (MD’s) and provide strategic direction in operations. This position will also lead, support, and represent the provider team at the MHC. This position will also provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation and ongoing treatment services for a large and diverse population in Minneapolis and surrounding Hennepin County communities.

The Mental Health Center is licensed by the state of Minnesota and is staffed by psychiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, and other health care professionals. The MHC’s team of support and provider professionals provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to adults with serious mental illness as well as those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Additionally, the clinic services children, youth, and families, many of whom are involved with Child Protection or Juvenile Justice. With state CCBHC certification, we’ve advanced our goals of service excellence and the provision of personalized, coordinated, equitable care for the people we serve.

Candidates who are interested in the National Health Service Corps should know that the Mental Health Center is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Health care providers that help underserved communities are eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. Learn more about the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.

Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.

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Location and hours:

This position is performed on-site at the Mental Health Center, located in the South Hennepin County Human Service Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; some early evening hours are also possible. No weekend, overnight, or holiday shifts are required. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.

About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position. This position is internally classified as a Psychiatrist. Click here to view the job classification specification.

Experience will be taken into consideration when determining starting salary.

In this position, you will:

Provide ongoing assessment and treatment including prescribed medication to clients with mental illness, especially those with serious and persistent mental illness and persons with co-occurring substance use disorders.
Provide psychiatric consultation/care coordination to other providers as needed.
Participate in quality improvement efforts aimed at equity and disparity reduction.
Supervise and support psychiatric nurse practitioners (NP) and psychiatrists (MD) by establishing performance expectations, overseeing service delivery, evaluating team and individual results, and providing feedback and coaching.
Identify, lead, and manage clinic-wide initiatives related to clinical quality and best practices by developing goals and objectives; establishing work plans and timelines; monitoring progress; and evaluating results.
Facilitate continuous process improvement of systems and programs by determining needs and improvements.
Develop plans, policies, and procedures and evaluate outcomes for programs and services.
Manage provider transfer requests by supporting client needs while prioritizing clinical quality and urgent lab requests in collaboration with nursing supervisor.
Collaborate across areas and programs with internal and external stakeholders.
Provide guidance regarding behavioral health clinical service delivery.
Ensure the quality of medical in behavioral health care including the of substance use disorders for CCBHC and provide guidance to foster the integration and coordination of services.
Develop organizational protocols including a CQI plan that applies to the quality of the medical components of care including integrating with primary care.
Provide leadership to further department-based strategies that align with county goals, mission and core values for diversity, equity & inclusion.

Need to have:

Graduated from an accredited school of medicine with an M.D. degree; a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Completion of an approved internship and formal residency.
Possession of a valid license to practice medicine issued by the State of Minnesota and eligibility for board certification in psychiatry.

Nice to have:

Experience:
- Working in a psychiatric/mental health setting within the last five years.
- Supervising, developing, and directing the work of staff at the individual contributor levels who are managing caseloads within a team.
- Supporting and developing MAT and MOUD services.
- Establishing protocols aligned with screening recommendations for HIV, viral hepatitis, CCBHC-required primary care screenings, and other clinically indicated health indicators across age groups.
- Using EPIC or another similar electronic health record system.
- Working with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Building diverse teams and creating an inclusive environment is a key qualification for this position.
Professional experience as a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Candidates with fluency in another language in addition to English, especially Hmong, Somali, and Spanish, are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may be eligible for additional pay per pay period.

Employment/Position Type:

Full Time

Date Posted: September 12, 2025