Healthcare CEO: Strategic Leader & Growth Architect

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

Job summary

Discovery Behavioral Health is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership across the company, its divisions, and administrative departments. The CEO will build partnerships with hospitals, clinics, lenders, regulators, and vendors, and manage risks while guiding the organization toward growth and compliance.

The role emphasizes recruiting senior leaders, ensuring regulatory adherence, optimizing clinician and staff utilization, and directing financial performance and

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience in behavioral health care and division or department management.
• Master's degree in social work, psychology, business or related area.
• Knowledge of health care environment and regulatory landscape.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, develop and manage division directors and department managers.
• Oversee compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and clinical practices.
• Assist in maximizing utilization of clinicians and administrative staff.
• Review performance vs goals and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with senior management to identify opportunities.
• Foster external referral partnerships and ensure services are provided.
• Oversee state filings for company and divisions.
• Analyze profit and loss and review forecasts.
• Maximize and reduce expenditures and contract with vendors.
• Direct company operations and support strategic decisions.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Vendor management

Finance forecasting

Education

Master's degree in social work, Psychology, Mental Illness, Business, or related area

Job description

Discovery Behavioral Health is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership across the company, its divisions, and administrative departments. The CEO will build partnerships with hospitals, clinics, lenders, regulators, and vendors, and manage risks while guiding the organization toward growth and compliance.

The role emphasizes recruiting senior leaders, ensuring regulatory adherence, optimizing clinician and staff utilization, and directing financial performance and