Alaska Rural Behavioral Health Leadership Opportunities
On-siteAlaska, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic and operational leadership for behavioral health services across rural, remote, and frontier Alaska communities. Develop, expand, and strengthen mental health, substance-use, crisis-response, prevention, and wellness programs while leading clinical and nonclinical teams across multiple locations. Recruit, mentor, and retain professionals; manage budgets, grants, and staffing; and oversee program quality, compliance, and accreditation. Build culturally responsive services in partnership with Tribal leaders, elders, and regional organizations. Coordinate care across village clinics, hospitals, and specialty providers; support telebehavioral health and creative access solutions. Track outcomes to improve sustainability and advocate for patients, families, and communities. Prepare for transportation, weather, and emergency-response challenges.
Required Qualifications
- Progressive experience in behavioral health, mental health, substance-use treatment, social services, prevention, crisis services, or integrated care
- Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, clinical supervisor, program administrator, regional leader, or comparable professional
- Experience developing, managing, expanding, or improving behavioral health programs
- Knowledge of behavioral health regulations, documentation, quality standards, reimbursement, grants, and compliance
- Experience leading multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams
- Strong communication, relationship-building, cultural humility, and problem-solving skills
- The ability to make thoughtful decisions when resources, transportation, or specialty support may be limited
- Experience working with rural, remote, frontier, underserved, high-need, or culturally diverse populations
- Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated healthcare systems may be highly valued for some roles
- Familiarity with hospitals, FQHCs, Rural Health Clinics, Tribal health systems, regional health corporations, community behavioral health organizations, or public agencies
- Experience supporting telebehavioral health, mobile services, regional programs, or care across multiple communities
- Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the specific position
- A compassionate, collaborative, dependable, and community-focused leadership style
Desired Qualifications
- Some opportunities may prefer or require licensure such as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, substance-use treatment credential, or another behavioral health credential
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