Director of Behavioral Health

Director of Behavioral Health – Memorial Health, Springfield, IL

Signet Health, a national behavioral health management company, is currently recruiting for a full-time Director of Behavioral Health to manage a comprehensive behavioral health service line at Memorial Health located in Springfield, IL. We are seeking a seasoned and dynamic professional with experience running a hospital-based, behavioral health inpatient department.

This is a highly visible position with strategic responsibility, working collaboratively with Signet Health and hospital leadership creating a respected and cohesive program to serve the community.

• Advance physician engagement and drive operational excellence in patient care delivery.
• Recruit physicians, advanced practice providers, and management staff for behavioral health.
• Oversee business development and marketing efforts for the behavioral health service line.
• Develop and implement strategic operating and capital budgets.
• Provide oversight for an existing adult behavioral health program consisting of a 34-bed Inpatient unit plus Outpatient, Partial Hospitalization Program and ECT.
• Planning and implementation of behavioral health system integration throughout the Memorial Health System.
• Collaborate with clinical and quality leadership to optimize organizational performance in regard to national quality measures.
• Serve as the system expert and operational go-to for Behavioral Health within the Leadership Team.
• Utilize experience and knowledge of Illinois’ Regulatory Systems to include Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to oversee regulatory compliance and program expansion.

• Master’s degree in Healthcare or Business Administration or related clinical degree.
• Progressive Behavioral Health operations experience for a minimum of 10 years with at least 5 years in a director’s role or higher.
• Experience in managing physician relationships.
• Experience developing and implementing a continuous improvement culture with a strong familiarity of process improvement methodologies and systems that sustain an environment of quality and cost improvement.
• Experience with Illinois’s State governmental oversight, reimbursement and regulation for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services.

Signet Health offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 401K plan and unlimited PTO.