Executive Director of Behavioral Health Programs

Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Executive Director of Behavioral Health Programs where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our HCA Florida Aventura Hospital team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Executive Director of Behavioral Health Programs where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Under a combination of administrative and executive direction, provides leadership and directs the overall operation of the hospital’s behavioral health services consistent with policies and objectives of the hospital and its advisory or Governing Board. In this regard, the Executive Director of Behavioral Health Operations plans, organizes, applies, directs, controls and evaluates all resources (human resources, facilities, equipment, capital and similar resources) invested in the service line. This role will use all resources to generate measurable returns to benefit the company, the community, the physician and most of all, the patient.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops short and long range management and organization plans to define responsibilities and business activities consistent with hospital goals and objectives.
• Develops systems to integrate behavioral health services within the medicine systems of care.
• Develops annual Management Plan for the HCA BH Service Line.
• Provides administrative direction for the recruitment, employment, development and termination of all service-line employees.
• Negotiates professional service contracts.
• Oversees the development and revision of personnel practices and policies for the service line.
• Approves performance appraisals and wage modifications, reviews and resolves employee grievances and makes suggestion as appropriate.
• Maintains primary responsibility for medical staff relations and development both inside and outside the hospital.
• Acts as liaison between the hospital advisory or Governing Board, the medical staff and the service line.
• Establishes and attends meetings to provide pertinent information related to the hospital operations and the provisions of quality health care.
• Prepares and presents operational and financial reports as required in regularly scheduled meetings and committees, as well as for the Hospital CEO and leadership team.
• Interprets public policy, economic developments and public opinion in meeting organizational goals.
• Participates in hospital associations and health care professional organizations.
• Works with the CFO’s office and related financial operations to ensure realization of fiscal business plan.
• Reviews and approves all financial reports, budgets, managed care contracts and major expenditures.
• Directs, establishes, reviews and adjusts charges for services.
• Maintains service line accreditation and licensure standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, Medicare, Medicaid, state licensure and regulatory agencies and similar organizations.
• Maintains high quality in the hospital operation by coordinating the hospital personnel in connection with the loss control, quality improvement and quality assurance programs and such other quality control programs as may be established.

• Serves as primary representative to a third-parties such as examiners and planning agencies

• Develops relationships and affiliations, which promote the success of public mental health in the surrounding communities.
• Responsible for local, regional and state coordination with other human service agencies as clinically or administratively needed.
• Serves on local community behavioral health boards.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree required
• 5+ years Inpatient Behavioral Health Leadership experience required
• 10+ years behavioral health experience

• Work Experience in lieu of Masters Degree

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Executive Director of Behavioral Health Programs role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.