Careers
Who we are
Healthy Minds is a nonpartisan, data-driven policy initiative working to end untreated addiction and mental illness in Oklahoma through policy and practice transformation. We work with Oklahoma’s state and local leaders to develop and elevate innovative policy and community solutions for the prevention and treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders.
Join the team
Apply to be part of our work championing best practices that improve the state’s ability to prevent and treat mental illness.
Practice Improvement Manager
The Practice Improvement Manager is an experienced practice improvement leader who supports our partner organizations in delivering quality services aligned with Healthy Minds’ strategic priorities to drive systemic change. This position guides the implementation of evidence-based strategies and needed practice improvements by assessing practice needs, fostering continuous quality improvement, and supporting system-level changes.
The Practice Improvement Manager will work collaboratively with health care providers, community mental health organizations, and governmental entities to improve how care is delivered. This will include transforming care workflows through adoption of evidence-based models, developing actionable improvement plans, and providing technical assistance to ensure fidelity.
The Practice Improvement Manager will be a member of Healthy Minds’ community initiatives team and serve as an implementation support expert, responsible for advancing areas such as the integration of behavioral health best practices into routine health care settings and increasing the utilization of evidence-based substance use prevention and treatment strategies.
The ideal candidate is adept at working in a lead role with diverse organizations and facilitating committees, distilling technical information into actionable recommendations, and applying implementation and practice improvement methods in varied settings, including community-based teams, with grantees, and other direct care entities.
This position reports to the Associate Director of Community Initiatives and is full-time, non-exempt.
- Job location: Oklahoma City or Tulsa
- Salary: $60,000 to $75,000
Mental Health Policy Fellow
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative’s fellows are at the forefront of advancing collaborative, data-driven solutions to transforming Oklahoma’s approach to mental health.
Over the course of a two-year, full-time fellowship, fellows conduct extensive policy research, work with external partners and explore the next generation of solutions that could be implemented by Healthy Minds and its partners.
The fellowship experience is diverse and professionally enriching, exposing fellows to the most pressing issues facing behavioral health and offering training and support for fellows’ own personal and career goals. However, each fellow also retains a special focus on finding solutions in a particular area of work.
This position is hourly and reports to the policy director.
- Job location: Tulsa
- Compensation: $57,500 ($27.65 per hour)
