Steve Herrick

Experience

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  Virginia Commonwealth University

  Aug 1989 - Jun 1994

  Psychology Intern with rotations in Forensic, Outpatient and Inpatient psychiatry Doctoral StudentResearch Assistant on two grants which involved statistical analysis, writing, and publishing scholarly articles. Assistant to the Chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology for coordinating student recruitment, faculty tenure committees and teaching assistants.

  • Psychology Intern

    Jul 1993 - Jun 1994

  • Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

    Aug 1989 - Jun 1994
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  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Jul 1994 - Feb 1996

  Assistant Clinical Professor

  20% teaching assignment in Dept. of Psychology at UNC, Chapel Hill, NC80% Manager of Behavioral Unit at John Umstead Hospital, Butner, NCManaged approximately 60 staff (including direct care, psychologists and physicians).Met all regulatory requirements for three patient units with a total of 60 patients who had histories of aggression and self destructive behaviors.

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  Central State hopsital

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2002

  Psychology Supervisor

  Responsible for the supervision and management of psychological services on the Forensic Unit at Central State Hospital in Petersburg, VA.Coordinated reorganization of Psychology Department services to meet requirements set forth by US Dept. of Justice investigation and plan of correction. Hired and supervised 13 doctoral psychologists.Met all deadlines and outcomes required to meet Plan of Correction for U.S. Dept. of Justice investigation within budget.

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  Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

  Mar 2002 - Mar 2016

  Responsible for the clinical and administrative operations of a state hospital with a $22 million budget and approximately 400 employees.Chief Executive Officer for all aspects of a 128 bed inpatient psychiatric hospital. State appropriated budget of $24 million per year. 400 staff.Remained within budget for all years. Joint Commission Accreditation for all years. Full CMS certification survey with Plan of Correction.Successfully completed multiple plans of correction for The Joint Commission and CMS .Last full CMS survey was deficiency-free. Completed $5 million in renovations. Show less

  • Director (Chief Executive Officer)

    Oct 2005 - Mar 2016

  • Director of Psychology

    Mar 2002 - Oct 2005
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  Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  Acting Facility Director

  Rehabilitation Center for Offenders committed for mental health treatment.Appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health Developmental Disorders as a temporary assignment to reorganize functions to address deficiencies found by the Office of the Inspector General.Successfully created a new organizational structure.$25 million budget250 staffPut controls in place to manage budget and HR overruns. Developed shared services with Piedmont Geriatric Hospital for cost savings. Facility was in compliance with all oversight bodies at completion of my temporary assignment. Show less

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  Virginia Department of Corrections

  Mar 2016 - now

  Director, Office of Health Services

  Responsible for providing and managing all the medical, dental, pharmacy and mental health care needs of approximately 25,000 offenders being housed in over 42 facilities throughout the state of Virginia. This includes an inpatient acute care unit at VCU, a dialysis center and an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The Director position supervises all clinical department heads and the local health authorities at the facilities. Overall responsibility is to assure efficient and quality care is provided to the incarcerated offenders. Annual budget of approximately $260 million. 1200+ healthcare staff. Show less