Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
Riverdale, Georgia
A highly visible executive leadership opportunity to lead Riverwoods Behavioral Health System, a premier provider of behavioral health services serving children, adolescents, adults, and families throughout the greater Atlanta region. This role provides overall strategic, operational, financial, and clinical leadership for a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment that improves the lives of the patients and communities it serves.
Located just south of Atlanta in Riverdale, Georgia, Riverwoods Behavioral Health System serves as a critical behavioral health resource for individuals across Georgia, offering a full continuum of care designed to address mental health and substance use disorders in a safe, therapeutic, and patient-centered environment.
Opportunity Overview
Executive Benefits & Support
- Competitive executive compensation with performance-based incentives
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off and executive scheduling flexibility
- Relocation assistance available, if needed
- Equity opportunity
- Strong operational, clinical, and compliance support through Acadia Healthcare’s national behavioral health platform
- Partnership with experienced regional and corporate leadership teams
Leadership Scope & Impact
- Executive oversight of a leading behavioral healthcare organization providing inpatient and outpatient services across multiple patient populations
- Full accountability for operations, financial performance, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, risk management, and physician relationships
- Leadership of behavioral health and substance use treatment services, as well as all associated clinical and support departments
- Strategic responsibility for growth initiatives, service line expansion, physician engagement, and community outreach efforts
- Direct leadership and development of a multidisciplinary executive, clinical, and operational leadership team
- Responsibility for fostering a culture centered on patient safety, quality outcomes, employee engagement, accountability, and operational excellence
Mission & Community Alignment
- Lead an organization committed to improving access to high-quality behavioral healthcare throughout Georgia
- Advance evidence-based treatment practices and patient-centered care models across all service lines
- Serve as a visible leader and advocate for mental health and addiction treatment services within the Atlanta metropolitan community
- Build and strengthen partnerships with hospitals, healthcare providers, referral sources, payors, community agencies, school systems, and government stakeholders
- Champion innovative programming and strategic growth initiatives that expand access to care and improve patient outcomes
About Riverwoods Behavioral Health System
Riverwoods Behavioral Health System is a trusted provider of behavioral health and addiction treatment services serving individuals and families throughout the Atlanta area and the state of Georgia. The organization offers a comprehensive continuum of care designed to address a wide range of mental health conditions and substance use disorders for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
Riverwoods is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment through a multidisciplinary team of behavioral health professionals who focus on helping patients achieve stabilization, recovery, and long-term success. Through its dedication to clinical excellence, patient safety, and community engagement, Riverwoods Behavioral Health System continues to play a vital role in meeting the growing behavioral healthcare needs of the region.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Collaborates with the governing body in the development of hospital-specific annual operating capital budgets and strategic business plans. Assures that the medical staff is involved and provides input into this process through coordination with the office of the Medical Director.
- Manages day-to day operations and staff so that the hospital achieves its objectives in all of the following key performance areas:
- a. effective patient care outcomes
- b. appropriate fiscal management
- c. maintenance of licensure, accreditation and other regulatory criteria
- d. implementation of focused business development processes
- e. medical staff compliance with regulatory and accreditation guidelines
- Organizes the day-to-day management and operation of the hospital through departmentalization, delegation and alignment of responsibilities to meet the facility’s patient care and business objectives.
- Create and maintain a network of local constituency groups to include government agencies, local businesses, affiliate health providers, and the surrounding community.
- Appraises leadership team performance, both of individual members and the team as a whole, assesses competencies, and provides coaching/corrective action as appropriate under the direction of the governing body.
- Ensure participation of staff in facility/program wide in-service and continuing education programs, including those specific to the treatment of children, adolescents and families.
- Recruit allied health professionals and psychiatrists to increase the scope of service offerings at the hospital.
- Effectively manage and direct contract negotiations and contract compliance with the commercial payer community to include rate negotiations and services provided. Oversee contract relationships to include regular reporting on contract performance as well as new revenue generation and growth.
- Leads development of continuum of care to include comprehensive outpatient services and community based programs.
- Serves as the final authority for resolution of staff performance concerns and performance improvement activities as appropriate.
- Routinely attends and as appropriate, chairs periodic meetings with the governing body, medical staff, executive management team, and other departments of the hospital.
- Abides by all Acadia policies and procedures and operates with the highest personal integrity and professionalism.
- Remains current in all national healthcare based initiatives through participation in such organizations as NAPHS and the relevant state based hospital association.
- Ensure an effective survey readiness plan is active at all times including a comprehensive auditing plan, corrective actions taken to address noncompliant areas, and preventative actions to maintain continuous accreditation and regulatory compliance.
- Ensure adherence to the Acadia Compliance program including timely follow-up with reported compliance issues, staff training, and proactive auditing.
- Confirm and lead accurate Governing Board reporting and quarterly calls.
- Guarantee prompt, thorough follow-up of any patient safety issues including system-issue corrections and proactive assessment of high-risk areas.
- Ensure appropriate support for QAPI activities including direct and leadership staff resources, training, and other requirements.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
- Perform other duties as assigned.
STANDARD EXPECTATIONS:
- Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
- Communicate clearly and effectively to person(s) receiving services and their family members, guests and other members of the health care team.
- Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintains them over time.
- Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- BA in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Marketing or a clinical discipline; MBA/MHA preferred.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in senior leadership/CEO role in a behavioral health, acute care, and/or managed care environment.
- Proven ability to lead successful licensure, accreditation, and compliance efforts in a behavioral health facility.
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge of facility administration and clinical operations.
- Strong working knowledge of financial management and business development processes.
- Ability to work professionally with sensitive, proprietary data & information while maintaining confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels; both internal and external.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes.
- Capable of working within established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the organization.
- English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
- Not Applicable
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS: Full responsibility for Facility
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