BH Hospital Chief Executive Officer
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) seeks a Chief Executive Officer for Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (PGH), a Joint Commission-accredited and CMS-certified 123-bed geropsychiatric hospital. PGH is Virginia’s only state facility dedicated exclusively to inpatient mental health treatment for people aged 65 and older. It is located in Burkeville, Virginia, in a rural residential community in Nottoway County. The CEO leads a multidisciplinary team in delivering person-centered care to people with complex behavioral health needs. The role oversees hospital administration, strategic planning, operations, human resources, finance, and quality improvement, with accountability for performance, operational efficiency, quality standards, patient outcomes, and sound business and financial decisions. The CEO oversees a $59 million annual operating budget and guides the hospital in meeting and maintaining CMS deemed-status certification. The position requires an experienced healthcare executive with a record of managing complex healthcare operations and particular expertise in inpatient behavioral health leadership, including care for civil and forensic patients and geropsychiatric populations. The CEO works with hospital staff, state and community partners, law enforcement, judicial entities, advocacy groups, consumers, and families, and participates in statewide planning to advance behavioral health practices.
Requirements
- Significant experience managing and administering a behavioral health organization, with progressive healthcare leadership experience.
- In-depth knowledge of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care and strategies for managing forensic populations and meeting the needs of civil and forensic patients.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multifaceted healthcare operations, including financial management, workforce development, and achievement of operational goals.
- Experience with budget oversight, fiscal management, and efficient operations.
- Expertise in strategic planning, change management, and systems thinking, with demonstrated ability to drive large-scale organizational improvements.
- Ability to lead and communicate effectively with facility staff, consumers, families, advocacy organizations, elected officials, and community-based providers.
- Experience fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
- Prior leadership experience in an inpatient behavioral health hospital, particularly in forensic and geropsychiatric care.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in behavioral health or relevant leadership certifications.
Responsibilities
- Oversee hospital administration, including strategic planning, operations, human resources, finance, and quality improvement.
- Lead initiatives to improve patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and financial performance, while meeting performance metrics and quality standards and fostering a culture of excellence and safety.
- Manage the administrative and business operations of a complex hospital and support high-quality, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care for civil and forensic patients.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize workflows, reduce barriers to care, and maintain compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Recruit, train, and develop the workforce; lead multidisciplinary clinical, professional, and administrative teams and promote teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.
- Build partnerships with public and private community-based treatment programs and providers, state hospital leaders, community providers, law enforcement, judicial entities, and advocacy groups.
- Participate in statewide planning to advance best practices across the healthcare continuum.
- Oversee the hospital’s $59 million annual operating budget and support fiscal responsibility and financial sustainability.
- Analyze operational data and develop conclusions, recommendations, and solutions to improve performance; promote cost-effective, data-driven decisions while maintaining care standards.
- Lead quality-improvement initiatives focused on patient safety, evidence-based practices, and continuous performance enhancement.
- Guide the hospital in achieving and maintaining CMS deemed-status certification.
- Interpret and apply policy in alignment with state regulations, accreditation standards, and best practices, and support implementation of policies and procedures to improve care and operational efficiency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
