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Job Requisition ID:

R00048057

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Telehealth Corporate Services and Mental Health

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Programming and Policy Director - Psychiatry

Job Summary:

The Programming and Policy Director will play a central role in grant operations, assuming responsibility for conducting interviews to ensure the selection of highly qualified individuals. This role will encompass directing grant activities, including reporting and training clinicians and administrative assistants on Titanium Scheduling, the electronic medical system utilized for the grant, and designing streamlined processes and procedures. The Director will further facilitate effective coordination between internal parties at UMMC and external stakeholders, such as the IHL and SAMHSA, to ensure cohesive efforts in achieving the grant's objectives. The Director will travel to each IHL university to meet with counseling center directors and occasionally provosts, to disseminate results and collaborate to advance IHL policy goals, specifically focusing on enhancing the accessibility and equity of mental health services across universities.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of experience in program coordination, grant management or health administration.  

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:

N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as a mental health professional preferred.

   

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Familiarity with the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) and the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCD)

Familiarity with SAMHSA

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of a comprehensive mental health service for college students in Mississippi, including policies and procedures for program operations. Modify these procedures as needed to stay in line with the program’s objectives.
• Ensure information regarding progress, outcomes, modifications to the project timeline, and all other updates are distributed to the necessary parties including UMMC, IHL partner universities, external vendors, and SAMHSA
• Travel to IHL universities to disseminate results of project to university and counseling center leaders and make policy suggestions to increase access and availability of services.
• Meet weekly with the principal investigator and attend grant related meetings, SAMHSA webinars, training sessions.
• Monitor the program expenditures and ensure that the budget is maintained.
• Train administrative personnel how to report data using SAMHSA’s online reporting systems, eRA Commons, SPARS, and other regulatory systems. Train all grant staff on Titanium Scheduling, the electronic medical record system utilized for the grant.
• Work with the core team to resolve any issues they encounter particularly with external vendors (QUEST Diagnostics and Titanium)
• Work in conjunction with the principal investigator to recruit, interview, and hire grant’s core team including psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed professional counselors, and administrative personnel.
• Investigate and develop sustainable methods to ensure a continuum of care for IHL college students post SAMHSA funding.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires no exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, no handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional working hours beyond regularly scheduled  hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced is subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, no bending, occasional lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds, no lifting/carrying up to100 pounds, no lifting/carrying 100 pounds or more, no climbing, no crawling, no crouching/stooping, occasional driving, no kneeling, no pushing/pulling, no reaching,  constant standing, no twisting, and occasional walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Yes

Job Posting Date:

01/13/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):