Senior Director, Behavioral Health & Recovery Programs

Exceptional Dental; Spokane, Washington (WA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health, vision, dental

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Community-Minded Enterprises (CME) seeks a Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio. You will oversee Substance Use Disorder treatment, recovery services, Plan to Work, Foundational Community Supports, and related programs.

You will lead managers and staff, strengthen supervision, ensure compliance, and drive financial sustainability while expanding high‑quality services for Washington communities.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in Behavioral Health, healthcare, or related setting.
• Experience leading program operations, staff, compliance, and contracts.
• Experience developing or improving Behavioral Health operations, including clinical supervision and documentation.
• Experience using performance measures, audits, and improvement processes to strengthen program performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers and supervisors; build accountability.
• Strengthen clinical supervision, documentation, credentialing, compliance, and operational systems.
• Establish and monitor program performance measures, contract deliverables, and improvement priorities.
• Use performance data to identify barriers, guide decisions, and improve outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and Revenue Cycle to support budgets, billing readiness, productivity, and financial sustainability.
• Collaborate with HR, Risk & Compliance, Finance, and other leaders to strengthen department operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with healthcare providers, funders, government agencies, community organizations, and partners.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve, expand, and strengthen Behavioral Health and Recovery services.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Organizational change

Education

Behavioral Health credential/licensure preferred

Tools

EHR systems

Credentialing workflows

Revenue Cycle workflows

Job description

Community-Minded Enterprises (CME) seeks a Director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio. You will oversee Substance Use Disorder treatment, recovery services, Plan to Work, Foundational Community Supports, and related programs.

You will lead managers and staff, strengthen supervision, ensure compliance, and drive financial sustainability while expanding high‑quality services for Washington communities.