Program Chief / Vice President of Behavioral Health Operations

Crestwood Behavioral Health•Sacramento, CA

52d

About The Position

Are you looking for a meaningful role in behavioral health and have the desire to work with an organization that puts people first? If you have a passion for helping others along their recovery journey, then we invite you to join our Crestwood family! For more than 50+ years Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities that support each client in their journey. Our model of care focuses on a personal and self-directed process that empowers the people we serve and helps them to develop the skills to thrive! The Program Chief supervises, mentors, and directs assigned Behavioral Health and/or Skilled Nursing Administrators who are responsible for all campus operations including but not limited to Program Services, Nursing Services, Administrative Department, Human Resources, Social Services, and Therapeutic Recreation for the specific groups of programs. The Program Chief ensures that programs are operating within the guidelines of the organization’s mission, values, operational/system, program and risk framework, and that assigned campuses reflect Crestwood Culture including leadership approach (servant and humble leadership). The Program Chief ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, established policies and procedures and timely completion of respective reporting requirements. The Program Chief is responsible for the oversight of executive activities for each campus, including Human Resources, Program Services, Compliance, Quality, Administrative, Fiscal, Plant and Contracts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, healthcare administration, social work or field related to mental health.
Master’s degree in psychology, healthcare administration, social work or field related to mental health or 10+ years direct experience in Behavioral Health field.
A minimum of seven years in a behavioral healthcare setting with the following:
Five+ years as a senior leader.
Four+ years of which must have been in a mental health setting.
Four+ years in a leadership supervisory role (managing and leading program administrators and managers).
Four+ years managing multimillion-dollar budgets, putting controls in place and setting stretch goals.
Four+ years’ experience building or improving processes and systems resulting in operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Supervises, mentors, and directs assigned Behavioral Health and/or Skilled Nursing Administrators who are responsible for all campus operations including but not limited to Program Services, Nursing Services, Administrative Department, Human Resources, Social Services, and Therapeutic Recreation for the specific groups of programs.
Ensures that programs are operating within the guidelines of the organization’s mission, values, operational/system, program and risk framework, and that assigned campuses reflect Crestwood Culture including leadership approach (servant and humble leadership).
Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, established policies and procedures and timely completion of respective reporting requirements.
Responsible for the oversight of executive activities for each campus, including Human Resources, Program Services, Compliance, Quality, Administrative, Fiscal, Plant and Contracts.