Director of Behavioral Health

Community Health Alliance (CHA) | Reno/Sparks, Nevada | Full-Time | On-Site Lead. Serve. Transform Behavioral Healthcare.

Community Health Alliance (CHA) is seeking a Director of Behavioral Health to provide strategic and clinical leadership for behavioral health services across the organization. This role will help strengthen integrated behavioral healthcare, support and develop behavioral health providers and care teams, advance quality and access, and ensure services reflect CHA’s commitment to whole-person, patient-centered care.

The Director of Behavioral Health will play a key leadership role in shaping the future of behavioral health at CHA, partnering closely with medical, dental, pharmacy, care management, and community service teams to create coordinated care pathways and improve outcomes for the diverse communities we serve. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a mission-driven, community-based healthcare organization while leading the growth and evolution of integrated behavioral health services.

About Community Health Alliance

Community Health Alliance (CHA) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the Reno/Sparks community through a network of health centers and integrated programs. Our model brings together primary care, behavioral health, and supportive services to address the complex medical, behavioral, and social needs of our patients.

The Opportunity

As Director of Behavioral Health, you will provide leadership across behavioral health programs while helping CHA expand access to high-quality, integrated behavioral healthcare. Key areas of responsibility and impact will include:

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for behavioral health services.
• Develop and advance an integrated behavioral health model in partnership with primary care and other clinical services.
• Support, mentor, and develop behavioral health providers, clinicians, and care team members.
• Establish and promote clinical standards, best practices, workflows, and evidence-based approaches to behavioral healthcare.
• Lead initiatives focused on access, quality, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and continuity of care.
• Partner with organizational and clinical leadership to identify opportunities for program growth and innovation.
• Strengthen coordination of care for patients with complex behavioral health, medical, and social needs.
• Promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive, patient-centered care.
• Support recruitment, retention, onboarding, professional development, and ongoing engagement of behavioral health staff.
• Monitor behavioral health program performance and use data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with community partners and other organizations to strengthen behavioral health resources and referral networks.
• Help advance integrated approaches to addressing mental health, substance use, social determinants of health, and other factors affecting patient well-being.
• Ensure behavioral health services align with applicable regulatory, clinical, quality, and organizational standards.

What CHA Offers

CHA is committed to supporting the people who care for our community. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Signing bonus and possible relocation assistance, as applicable
• 27 days of paid leave, increasing with tenure
• 8 paid holidays
• 100% employer-paid medical insurance
• 90% employer-paid dental and vision insurance
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Professional license, registration, and certification reimbursement, as applicable
• Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) malpractice coverage, as applicable
• NHSC-approved site eligibility, subject to applicable requirements, funding, and program availability
• 401(a) and 403(b) retirement plans
• HSA and supplemental benefit options
• Employer-paid life and $10,000 AD&D coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and educational opportunities
• Employee referral program
• Travel and supplemental insurance options

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.

Why Join Community Health Alliance?

At CHA, leadership is more than a title. It is an opportunity to strengthen behavioral healthcare, develop exceptional teams, improve outcomes, and make a lasting difference in the community. As Director of Behavioral Health, you will have the opportunity to:

• Shape the future of behavioral healthcare within a growing, integrated community health organization.
• Lead meaningful clinical and operational initiatives that improve access, quality, and patient outcomes.
• Develop and support behavioral health professionals by creating an environment where clinicians can thrive.
• Advance integrated care models that bring behavioral health and primary care together to address the whole person.
• Champion evidence-based and trauma-informed care for a diverse patient population.
• Partner with multidisciplinary leaders and care teams to address complex medical, behavioral, and social needs.
• Strengthen community partnerships and care coordination for patients who face barriers to accessing behavioral healthcare.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement through data-informed decision-making and quality initiatives.
• Make a lasting community impact by helping expand access to compassionate, high-quality behavioral health services.

If you are an experienced behavioral health leader with strong clinical and organizational expertise, a collaborative leadership style, and a passion for expanding access to high-quality, integrated behavioral healthcare, we invite you to explore the Director of Behavioral Health opportunity with Community Health Alliance. Join CHA and help lead the transformation of behavioral healthcare—one patient, one team, and one community at a time.