CEO (Facility)

Discovery Behavioral Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks a proven Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership across the company, its divisions, and administrative functions in Houston. You will shape policy, build partnerships with hospitals, lenders, regulators, and vendors, and drive risk management and growth.

This full-time, on-site role requires 15+ years in behavioral health leadership, a relevant master's degree, and a track record of operational excellence and financial stewardship in complex

Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership experience in behavioral health care or related field.
• Knowledge of health care environment and regulatory landscape.
• Advanced degree and strong strategic and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Recruits, hires, develops and manages senior leaders across divisions.
• Oversees compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and clinical practices.
• Optimizes utilization of clinicians and staff.
• Reviews performance vs goals and recommends corrective actions.
• Identifies and pursues new opportunities and partnerships.
• Manages external referral partnerships and ensures service coverage.
• Ensures state agency filings are completed accurately.
• Analyzes profit and loss and forecasts financial performance.
• Controls expenditures and negotiates vendor contracts.
• Directs company operations and strategic initiatives.
• Reviews clinical and administrative policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Team development

Education

Master's degree in Social Work / Psychology / Business

Job description

Position Summary

The Chief Executive Officer provides strategic leadership and management of the company, business divisions, and administrative departments. The CEO reviews and approves division and departmental policies, procedures, and practices to help ensure the integrity of the business. The CEO develops strategic partnerships and functional working relationships with hospitals, health care clinics, financial institutions, lenders, competitors, state regulators, and vendors. The CEO oversees business division and departmental management and employees as needed. The CEO identifies and manages business risks.

Position Summary

The Chief Executive Officer provides strategic leadership and management of the company, business divisions, and administrative departments. The CEO reviews and approves division and departmental policies, procedures, and practices to help ensure the integrity of the business. The CEO develops strategic partnerships and functional working relationships with hospitals, health care clinics, financial institutions, lenders, competitors, state regulators, and vendors. The CEO oversees business division and departmental management and employees as needed. The CEO identifies and manages business risks.

Essential Job Functions

• Recruits, hires, develops and manages high quality business division directors and department managers.
• Oversees the firm's compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and clinical practices.
• Assists in maximizing and optimizing the company's utilization of clinicians and administrative staff.
• Reviews division and departmental performance versus goals and recommends corrective actions.
• Collaborates with other senior management team to help identify, prepare for, and capture new opportunities.
• Reviews and fosters external referral partnerships and ensures adequate health care services are provided.
• Oversees the successful completion of company's and division's state agency filings.
• Analyzes the company's profit and loss and reviews clinical, staff and financial forecasts.
• Maximizes and reduces company expenditures and helps evaluate and contract with new vendors.
• Helps direct company operations.
• Reviews all information and data necessary for strategic decisions and business division guidance.
• Reviews and enforces the company's clinical and administrative policies, procedures and practices.

Knowledge, Education, Experience:

• 15+ years' experience in behavioral health care, chemical dependency services, and division or department management.
• Master's degree in social work, Psychology, Mental Illness, Business, or related area.
• Knowledge and a thorough understanding of the health care environment.

Employment Status: Full-Time

Schedule: Exempt

Work Location: On-Site in Houston

Compensation: Pay Range: $180,000 - $215,000/annually