About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities, and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located across the U.S., Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As the premier leader in Behavioral Health Services, UHS continues to grow its Behavioral Health Division through organic hospital development and acquisitions. The COO in Training development program has been designed to identify high potential behavioral health leaders in the marketplace and internally within the UHS hospital system. Chosen candidates will be placed within a UHS free-standing inpatient psychiatric facility and work closely under the tutelage of a Chief Executive Officer. During the training period, candidates will focus on key areas of the business, gaining expertise in managing and creating a successful team, clinical departmental management, nursing, regulatory functions, finance, business development, marketing, and building community partnerships with providers and behavioral health programming.
The program prepares fast-track leaders to harness their talent and broaden their knowledge of leadership and the functional aspects of running a UHS Behavioral Health Hospital. Candidates that successfully complete the training will be placed as Chief Executive Officers within the UHS Behavioral Division. The knowledge gained during this process will help lay the groundwork for managing and running a successful UHS Behavioral Health Facility.
Initial program locations and assignments vary within many areas of the Country. The ideal candidates will have worked within an inpatient acute behavioral health setting. Candidates must have departmental leadership experience in a clinical role, administrative role, or previous experience as an Executive Director or Program Director within a behavioral, mental, or psychiatric setting.
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
COO in Training:
- Participate in the general management of the hospital with the intention of assimilating the necessary skills and competencies to ultimately advance into a CEO position at the end of the development track.
- Enjoy an opportunity for curriculum-based and direct, hands-on learning experiences.
- Be given a varied initial scope of responsibilities based upon the candidate's education, experience, and skills.
Requirements of the program include:
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree preferred.
- Experience as a Program Director, Executive Director, or Clinical and Operations Manager within an RTC, acute psychiatric hospital, or a large psychiatric unit of an acute care hospital.
- Working knowledge of behavioral health management practices and clinical operations.
- Working knowledge of state and federal regulatory and various accreditation requirements related to behavioral health management.
- Working knowledge of operations and financial management and marketing methods.
- Strong
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