Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Highlands Behavioral Health

UHS•Highlands Ranch, CO

About The Position

The Chief Executive Officer leads Highlands Behavioral Health and is accountable for creating an environment and culture focused on fulfilling the organization’s mission, vision, and values. The role oversees clinical and non-clinical operations, including nursing, admissions, business development, process improvement, finance, clinical services, and regulatory affairs, with the goal of driving patient-care outcomes and meeting quality standards. The CEO supports hospital growth through physician and staff recruitment, development of medical services, expansion of outpatient and ambulatory programs, census-building efforts, and strategic planning. The position also manages financial performance, payor contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, cost controls, and relationships with local stakeholders. Travel of at least 10% is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Currently working as a behavioral health executive, such as a CEO at a behavioral health facility, or as a director of a large acute care facility with a large multi-unit psychiatric department.
Working knowledge of behavioral health management practices and clinical operations.
Advanced knowledge of state and federal regulatory requirements and accreditation requirements related to behavioral health management.
Working knowledge of operations, financial management, and marketing methods.
Ability to travel a minimum of 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Create an environment and culture focused on fulfilling the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
Manage clinical and non-clinical departments, including nursing, admissions, business development, process improvement, finance, clinical services, and regulatory affairs.
Ensure hospital quality metrics are achieved through sound clinical processes that follow accreditation and regulatory agency guidelines.
Recruit physicians and staff in targeted specialty areas; coordinate medical staff participation in new hospital ventures and targets; and develop new areas of medical care.
Supervise development of more comprehensive outpatient care and ambulatory programs.
Develop positive relationships with local industry, local government, potential key healthcare providers, and the general public.
Ensure timely submission of month-end financial and operational reviews and participate in corporate-wide strategic planning.
Communicate operational circumstances and events to the supervisor and other appropriate people.
Achieve budgeted financial objectives.
Manage contract negotiations and compliance with the commercial payor community.
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.
Focus on census-building efforts and strategic planning.
Travel at least 10% of the time.