Robyn Mcdermott Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

* Administers the work activities of all programs associated with Medicaid managed care, division of health plan management for the Office of Behavioral Health* Directs daily operations associated with Quality Management, Provider Network Management and Business Intelligence, inclusive of legislative affairs, policy development, access to behavioral health services, information technology, waiver programs, and quality outcomes.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

* Directs the division overseeing workforce development, provider network access and sufficiency, financial management, fiscal reporting, expenditure tracking, rate development and analysis for Medicaid and Non-Medicaid populations, inclusive of specialized behavioral health services administered in a managed care environment by six (6) managed care entities.* Responsible for developing State policy, business and operational planning, strategic planning.* Coordination with State and Federal agencies, programmatic staff and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to develop productive communications and transparency between service and administrative aspects in the delivery of behavioral healthcare.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

*Directing section responsible for for monitoring specialized behavioral health provider networks and managed care entities’ administration of services ensuring a qualified workforce, access for members and sufficiency of provider networks to deliver all specialized behavioral health services in Louisiana inclusive of mental health, evidenced based practices and addiction services.* Process analyses, web-based research, review and evaluation of access and adequacy reports, performance guarantees, strategic consulting, business and operational planning* Coordination with State and Federal agencies, programmatic staff and managed care entities to develop productive communications and transparency between service and administrative aspects of Health Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

* Managing financial stability and accountability of the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership (LBHP) through monitoring of the Statewide Management Organization (SMO), developing policy, data reporting, budget development, and process implementation* Process analyses, web-based research, expenditure reporting, review and evaluation of financial deliverables, performance guarantees, strategic consulting, business and operational planning* Coordination with State and Federal agencies, programmatic staff and SMO to develop productive communications and transparency between service and administrative aspects of the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Mental Health & Behavioral Health:-Statewide Oversight & Implementation of Behavioral Health / Early Childhood Supports & Services

Mandeville, Louisiana (Northshore Of New Orleans)

Mental Health & Behavioral Health:-Regional Oversight Behavioral Health / Early Childhood Supports & ServicesEarly intervention program serving at-risk children age 0 through 5 and their families; program components included wrap-around resource referral through community collaboratives, care management, intensive infant and early childhood mental health assessment and treatment utilizing evidenced base practices. (EBPs).

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

High Risk Children and Families, Pre-Delinquency, Substance Use, Mental Health, Behavioral Health:-State Mandated: Families in Need of Services & Truancy Programs

Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Psychiatric, Child, Adolescent, Adult and NeuroPsychiatric Units

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Liberal Arts And Sciences, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Dean's List-Major in Sociology -Minor in Psychology

Master Of Science (Ms), Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Sciences

Infant & Early Childhood Behavioral Health, Infant Mental Health

Attachment, Infant/Early Childhood Development, Pathology, Assessment & Treatment Interventions

Ba, Psychology

Diploma, College Prep