Chief Executive Officer - FT, St. George

Southwest Behavioral Health Center; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Southwest Behavioral Health Center in St. George, Utah, seeks a dynamic Chief Executive Officer to guide strategy, operations and community partnerships for a 275-employee organization delivering behavioral health services across five counties.

The role is anticipated to start February 2027 and offers a comprehensive benefits package, with a competitive annual salary of $175,000 (DOE) and Utah Retirement System pension options, alongside holidays, vacation, and medical/dental/vision benefits.

Job description

Chief Executive Officer - FT, St. George

Annual Salary: $175,000 (+DOE) with a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, medical, dental, vision and a variety of voluntary benefits as well as a Utah Retirement System (URS) pension option.

Southwest Behavioral Health Center (SBHC), a comprehensive behavioral health center established in 1986 and located in St. George, Utah is seeking to find a replacement for the retiring CEO who served for 17 years in this capacity.

SBHC serves the residents of the Southwest counties of Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington, serving about 6000 individuals on an annual basis. The Center offers a wide continuum of comprehensive behavioral health services, with programs that include five outpatient locations, four adult residential treatment locations, two adult day treatment facilities, and a crisis stabilization facility in Washington County. The Center's Prevention services cross all five counties with programs and efforts in many southwest communities. The Center partners with many local and state social service organizations, school districts and private providers.

A Center budget of about $34M dollars supports an infrastructure of about 275 employees and a network of 100+ private providers. With the main administrative offices located in St. George, Utah, service locations are spread throughout the five-county area.

Southwest Utah is one of the fastest growing areas in the State, with a combination of frontier, rural and urban living. The area is beautiful and offers numerous recreational opportunities.

This position has an anticipated start date of February 2027 which is negotiable.

POSTING CLOSES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026 AT 4:00 P.M. MT.