Chief Executive Officer Full Time

Chief Executive Officer – Hickory Recovery at Albion

Department: Operations

Direct Report To: Regional Director of Operations

Job Type: Full-Time, On- Site

About the Role:

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for directing the day-to-day operations, managing, and developing staff, assuring high quality care, sound fiscal operations, maintaining a strong referral base and compliance with Joint Commission and CMS regulations while continually monitoring the facility’s services and delivery systems.

Why Hickory Recovery?

Hickory Recovery is setting the benchmark in mental health care, especially for those facing acute challenges or dealing with co-occurring disorders. Our focus is on

• Delivering personalized, top tier care that fosters healing and improves wellbeing
• Ensuring every individual has access to the best possible support and treatment

Our Mission is to provide high quality, acute care to adults struggling with mental health issues or mental health co-occurring disorders. It’s Hickory’s primary goal to offer expert treatment for all we serve.

What We Offer:

• 401k
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• PTO
• Vision insurance
• Career development
• Mental health days
• Holiday pay

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; master’s degree is preferred.
• Currently working as a behavioral executive, i.e., CEO at a Behavioral Health facility or as a director of a large acute care facility with a large multi-unit psych department.
• A working knowledge of behavioral health management practices and clinical operations.
• Computer proficiency, including Excel, Word, Publisher, and PowerPoint required.
• Knowledge of “best practices” behavioral medicine treatment delivery and methodologies
• Impeccable ethics, integrity, and customer relations skills and demonstrate sound clinical judgement and decision-making skills.
• Completion of CPR and CPI within first 30 days of employment
• Schedule flexibility is REQUIRED.
• Must hold valid driver’s license with reliable transportation

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for creating an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Operational management of clinical and non-clinical departments including but not limited to: Nursing, Admissions, Quality Improvement, Finance, Clinical Services, and Regulatory Affairs that effectively drive patient care outcomes.
• Ensure hospital quality metrics are achieved through sound clinical processes following accreditation and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Supervise the development of more comprehensive outpatient care and ambulatory programs. Develop positive relationships with local industry, local government, potential key health care providers, and the public.
• Ensure the timely submission of month-end financial and operational reviews, contribute to the development of and participation in corporate-wide strategic planning efforts.
• Achieve budgeted financial objectives.
• Increase revenues and income before inter-company allocations, maintain or decrease the effective bad debt rate, achieve the margin percentage, and implement operating cost controls in the areas of staffing, supplies, purchased services, etc.
• Focus on census building efforts and strategic planning.

As this is not an all-inclusive list. Other duties may be assigned as required by Patient and Facility needs.

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