Behavioral Health Administrator – PRTF

Jobot; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Behavioral Health Administrator – PRTF to lead the development, launch, and ongoing operation of a new psychiatric residential treatment program in Maryland.

The role requires a hands-on leader who integrates clinical, operational, regulatory, and financial components to open the program and operate it at a high level. You will build the team, set operating rhythms, and drive safe, sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF/RTC) or similar high-acuity settings.
• Proven ability to operate at facility level with operational and clinical accountability.
• Strong track record in regulatory readiness and compliance.
• Experience building teams, operating rhythms, and culture in a startup or new program environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the psychiatric residential treatment program.
• Drive launch readiness and successful admissions.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a multidisciplinary residential team.
• Establish staffing, scheduling, and operational processes.
• Maintain regulatory, licensing, and compliance standards.
• Partner with clinical, nursing, and operational leaders.
• Oversee census development, admissions, discharges, and capacity.
• Manage budget and overall program performance.
• Ensure incident management, treatment coordination, and quality processes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Facility-level operations

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

People development

Job description

Behavioral Health Administrator – PRTF

$100000 - $125000 per year | Frederick, MD | On-site | Permanent

LAUNCH a new Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility - Behavioral Health Administrator - Seeking growth oriented leader!

A bit about us:

We are a mission-driven behavioral health organization expanding access to higher-acuity residential care for youth and families.

As part of that growth, we are building a new psychiatric residential treatment program in Maryland and are looking for an experienced residential behavioral health leader to help bring it to life. This is an opportunity to step into a true facility leadership seat with meaningful ownership across operations, clinical delivery, team development, regulatory readiness, and the successful launch of a new program.

We're looking for someone who understands what it takes to operate in a complex residential environment—not from a distance, but from inside the work.

Why join us?

This is more than stepping into an established program and maintaining what's already there. You'll have the opportunity to help build, launch, and shape a new PRTF operation from the ground up.

You’ll have meaningful influence over how the program comes together—from building the team and establishing operating rhythms to preparing for admissions and creating the foundation for safe, sustainable growth.

If you've successfully led a PRTF or comparable psychiatric residential program and want an opportunity where your experience can directly shape what gets built next, this is that kind of role.

What makes the opportunity compelling:

• Founding leadership opportunity with significant operational ownership
• Opportunity to help launch and shape a new residential behavioral health program
• Direct influence across staffing, clinical operations, compliance, census, and program performance
• Mission-driven work supporting youth with complex behavioral health needs
• Established organizational infrastructure behind the new program
• Opportunity to build a team and operating culture rather than simply inherit one
• Long-term leadership opportunity within a broader behavioral health organization

Job Details

We're seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Administrator – PRTF to lead the development, launch, and ongoing operation of a new psychiatric residential treatment program in Maryland.

This role requires a leader who has been close to the actual operation of residential behavioral healthcare. You'll be responsible for bringing together the clinical, operational, regulatory, financial, and people components required to open the program successfully and operate it at a high level.

What You’ll Own:

• Lead day-to-day operations of the psychiatric residential treatment program
• Help move the program through launch readiness and into successful admissions
• Recruit, develop, and lead a multidisciplinary residential team
• Establish effective staffing and scheduling practices
• Maintain strong regulatory, licensing, and compliance standards
• Partner closely with clinical, psychiatric, nursing, and operational leadership
• Oversee census development, admissions, discharges, and overall program capacity
• Maintain accountability for budget and operational performance
• Ensure effective incident management, treatment coordination, and quality processes
• Build operating systems and leadership rhythms that support safe, consistent care
• Create a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and service to youth and families

What We’re Looking For:

• Significant leadership experience within psychiatric residential treatment, RTC, PRTF, or a closely comparable higher-acuity residential behavioral health setting
• Prior responsibility for facility-level operations, rather than solely corporate or portfolio oversight
• Demonstrated leadership across staffing, clinical operations, regulatory compliance, census, and financial performance
• Strong understanding of the operational and clinical complexity of residential behavioral healthcare
• Experience working alongside multidisciplinary clinical, psychiatric, and nursing teams
• Experience opening, licensing, launching, or significantly expanding a residential program is highly preferred
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands‑on during a program's build and stabilization phases
• Strong people leadership and the ability to build an effective team and culture

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.