Job description

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

OVERVIEW

TDMHSAS is Tennessee's state mental health and substance abuse authority and serves Tennesseans through statewide mobile crisis services, peer recovery, housing and homelessness, faith-based initiatives, substance abuse treatment and recovery, psychiatric hospital and licensure services. TDMHSAS provides services to upwards of 400,000 Tennesseans a year and operates with an annual budget of approximately $600 million.

WHY WORK AT TDMHSAS?

TDMHSAS’s mission is creating collaborative pathways to resiliency, recovery, and independence for Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders. Our vision is a state of resiliency, recovery, and independence in which Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders thrive.

Our Values:

· Customer Focused: An unwavering commitment to keep patients and those who serve them at the forefront of every decision.

· Integrity: Honesty and truth in all that we do.

· Inspired Purpose: The call to action in service of a cause greater than one’s self.

· Excellence: The highest standards for services, efficiency, and conduct.

· Compassionate and Effective Leadership: The ability to make effective decisions and inspire others through active listening and empathy.

· Solutions and Outcomes-Oriented: The commitment to positive outcomes and meaningful changes in response to the critical needs of the Tennesseans we serve.

· Partnership: Beyond teamwork, collaboration based on mutual success to the benefit of the Tennesseans we are blessed to serve.

JOB OVERVIEW

Tennessee's Opioid Abatement Council was created by the Tennessee General Assembly in Public Chapter 491 to manage the disbursement of proceeds from lawsuits relating to opioids. The Council upholds the responsibility to ensure the disbursements of these funds go toward funding programs, strategies, expenditures, and other actions designed to prevent and address the misuse and abuse of opioid products and treat or mitigate opioid use or related disorders or other effects of the opioid epidemic. Disbursement directives include:

· Funding or supporting opioid abatement and remediation purposes and related administrative costs

· Incorporating input from the TDMHSAS Statewide Planning and Policy Council’s Need Assessment Process

· Developing policies for stakeholder input

· Reporting annually on funds deposited, strategies funded, and disbursements made

The Opioid Abatement Council, Program Manager position will report directly to the Executive Director of the Opioid Abatement Council and does not supervise any employees. The Program Manager will have key responsibilities including supporting the Executive Director, creating new policies and procedures, developing and maintaining provider contracts, and ensuring compliance with relevant law and policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

[50%] Document management for the Opioid Abatement Council

· Create, maintain and manage the policies and procedures of the Council

· Create, maintain and manage required written reports, including meeting minutes, of the Council

[25%] Contract management for the Opioid Abatement Council

· Create, maintain and manage the list of approved programs for opioid abatement and remediation for use by the Council

· Create, maintain and manage the certification process through which government entities verify the use of funds

· Partner closely with TDMHSAS Office of Contracts to develop and manage provider contracts, to include scope developments, budget develops and invoice remittance

[25%] Ensure compliance with state and federal law and policy

· Partner closely with the Tennessee Attorney General’s office on interpretation and compliance with the state law

· Partner closely with TDMHSAS Division of General Counsel on legal matters

· Compile, interpret and make available any relevant laws and policies for the Council

· Oversee compliance efforts and create reports to the Council

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s level degree in English, political science, law or public health or higher;

· 3+ years’ relative work experience

· Strong, clear, and concise oral and written communication skills

· Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and manage workload to meet specific timeframes and deadlines.

· Strong work ethic, professionalism, and ability to work well with a team.

· Innovative thinking and problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities

COMPENSATION

· Compensation arrangements are competitive and will be commensurate with the selected candidate’s experience and responsibilities of this position.

POSITION: Program Manager, Opioid Abatement Council

JOB LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee

REPORTS TO: Executive Director, Opioid Abatement Council

Position Status: Executive Service

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $4,091.00 - $6,546.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nashville, TN 37242

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