Behavioral Health Director jobs in the United States

You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Director of Nursing Operations - Behavioral Health.

You know how to move fast. You know how to stay organized. You know how to have fun.

You’re strong with the development/implementation of new strategies and actions to advance growth, but also to improve operational efficiency. You’re a strong people leader and engage with your staff and collaborate with partners across the organization.

You’re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

West Pines Behavioral Health at Lutheran Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our tight knit team specializes in helping adults ages 18 and older with psychiatric or addiction concerns.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We.

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.

Your day.

As a Director of Nursing Operations - Behavioral Health you need to know how to:

• Lead the day-to-day operations of all services provided by nursing, allied associates and support services under the Behavioral Health service line.



• Hold accountability for patient safety, quality outcomes, associate engagement as well as maintaining regulatory compliance.



• Collaborate with Executive Director to develop business plan strategy that ensures optimal, efficient and effective operations practices within regulatory and company guidelines.



• Hold responsibility for profit and loss management of each assigned program including optimal performance of facility operations to achieve or exceed budgets and key performance indicators.



• Oversee the facility expenses and accounts payable for the assigned area practicing cost containment strategies as appropriate. Review the balance sheet and income statements regarding revenue growth and commercial payor mix on a frequent basis to understand the status of the business. Determine impact of proposed changes and identified improvements prior to implementation to ensure a positive effect.

Your experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• Bachelor’s Degree in health administration, business, or a professional field of study related to the practice of a patient care/ancillary service.



• Current RN license in the State of Colorado



• Five (5) years of progressive healthcare operations experience, including ancillary services



• Five (5) years of leadership responsibility Preferred:



• Prior leadership experience for multiple ancillary services preferred



• Prior leadership experience for support services preferred

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being a Director of Nursing Operations - Behavioral Health on our team we hope you’ll join us. At SCL Health you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.