ResponsibilitiesJOB DESCRIPTION
As the premier leader in Behavioral Health Services, UHS continues to grow its Behavioral Health Division through organic hospital development and acquisitions. Given this unprecedented growth, we have developed an exciting program to harness and develop talent for future executive positions within our behavioral health hospitals and programs. Our 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 freestanding 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, functional areas of the business such as clinical departmental management, nursing, regulatory functions, finance, business development, marketing, as well as building community partnerships with providers and behavioral health programming.
The program prepares fast-track leaders to harness their talent and broaden knowledge of leadership and the functional aspect 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 from interactions and real-life work examples will help lay the groundwork for managing and running a successful UHS Behavioral Health Facility. Throughout the years, UHS has attracted and developed a large number of talented behavioral health leaders. Do you have what it takes to be a UHS Behavioral Health Hospital CEO?
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, Program Director within a behavioral, mental, psychiatric setting.
QualificationsJOB REQUIREMENTS
COO in Training:
Selected Executive Development participants will:
- 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.
- Must have experience as a Program Director, Executive Director, or Clinical and Operations Manager within an RTC, acute psychiatric hospital, a large psychiatric unit of an acute care hospital, or other behavioral health treatment environment.
- 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 'for-profit' experience preferred.
- Willingness and ability to relocate as needed.
This opportunity offers the following:
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
- 401k plan with company match
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Relocation benefits
- Bonus opportunity
*** This opportunity requires willingness and the ability to relocate as needed. ***
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success.
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