CEO / Executive Director

Are you an experienced CEO/Executive Director in the substance use field seeking a new leadership role?

We have an opportunity for you at our IAFF Center of Excellence in Maryland!

This role is pivotal in supporting and overseeing the amazing partnership with the International Association of Fire Fighters at this facility. 

We are on a mission to save lives, restore relationships, and reunite families.

Advanced Recovery Systems is an integrated behavioral healthcare management company dedicated to the treatment of addiction, substance abuse, and mental health issues.  We put behavioral health front and center, providing assistance to people with substance abuse issues, addictions and mental health concerns.

Every facility in the Advanced Recovery Systems network strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based therapeutic models that really work. Our goal is to help men, women and adolescents live healthy, happy lives without the burden of substance abuse or mental illness. The IAFF Center of Excellence is a first-of-its-kind rehabilitation center designed especially for and by firefighters. The 60-bed facility, located on 15 acres just outside Washington, DC, gives these fire fighters and first responders the opportunity to receive treatment among peers, led by clinicians who have experience working with these professionals. 

We offer competitive salary, bonus potential, great benefits including 401(k), paid time off plan, medical, dental, vision, and much more.

The CEO/Executive Director holds full responsibility and accountability for the operations of their assigned facility or facilities. This includes overseeing all departments and functions, ensuring the financial health of the facility, maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards and ensuring we provide an excellent product for our patients and their families. The Site CEO will be the key decision-maker for all financial matters, including expense approvals, and will be supported by corporate functions for HR, IT, Finance, and Marketing. This position reports directly to the SVP of Operations or Regional Director Operations.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY TO POSITION

Ensures success of the facility by completing the following:
1. Assume full responsibility for the overall operations and financial performance of the facility.
2. Approve all expenses and maintain full visibility into revenue and expenditures.
3. Monitor each department’s performance metrics for compliance with company goals. This includes medical, nursing, clinical and behavioral health tech’s metrics. Develop performance improvement plans with departmental leaders as needed.
4. Meet with departmental leaders one on one at least bi-monthly to review successes and coach for improvements in areas of need. This includes, medical director, director of nursing, clinical director, BHT manager/ADON, kitchen manager, and plant ops manager.
5. Foster a leadership team which aligns with corporate vision and procedures, including admissions, staffing, business development and financial services.
6. Consistently look for areas in need of improvement and implement practices to meet these needs.
7. Provide on going training to ensure your entire team is able to effectively manage premature discharges.
8. Ensure all state, joint commission, ASAM (if applicable) and insurance provider regulations are followed.
9. Ensure company policies and procedures are implemented and followed by all staff.
10. Ensure a facility culture that is welcoming, accepting and focused on our client’s needs.
11. Ensure your leadership team understands their focus and works together to achieve facility success.
12. Ensure development, implementation and follow through with compliance activities as it relates to accreditation standards and licensing regulations, including client rights.
13. Ensure facility passes state and joint commission audits with minimal areas for improvement. Complete and monitor plans of correction for any licensing deficiencies and/or complaints are addressed as required by the accrediting agency.
14. Ensure timely staff orientation, education and supervision.
15. Determine staffing requirements and maintain effective and efficient staffing ratios for census.
16. Establishes clear lines of responsibility and accountability within direct reporting departments.
17. Provides facility reporting information to appropriate Leadership, as indicated.
18. Manage plant operations to ensure facility remains safe, secure and well maintained.
19. Complete payroll and invoice approval for employees, contractors and vendors.
20. Coordinate with business development team to expand and maintain liaison relationships with community partners.
21. Ensure all departments provide exceptional service to our patients and their family members.
22. Other duties as assigned

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Proficiency in reviewing performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
Ability to ensure follow through with compliance activities as it relates to accreditation standards and licensing regulations.
Demonstrate the ability to function as a team player by working with Corporate leadership to determine staffing requirements, and interview candidates.
Demonstrate effective time management

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree and five (5+) years of experience as defined below.
Or Bachelor’s degree and ten (10+) years of experience as defined below.
Or 10+ years’ experience as a Director as defined below.

With Master’s - five (5) years of full-time, or full-time equivalent, administrative or supervisory experience in a licensed substance use disorders treatment facility.
With Bachelor’s - ten (10) years of full-time, or full-time equivalent, administrative or supervisory experience in a licensed substance use disorders treatment facility.
Or ten (10+) years’ experience in an administrative or supervisory director role in an addiction, psychiatric, or mental health licensed facility.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION DESIRED:

• Basic First Aid
  
• CPR
• Ability to maintain licenses/certifications as required by Company policies and State regulations

The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO

We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.

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