BH Hospital Chief Executive Officer
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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Nottoway, Virginia
Categories: Health and Human Services
Title: BH Hospital Chief Executive Officer
State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager III
Hiring Range: $125,000-$170,191
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location: Central Office
Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) is seeking a distinguished and visionary healthcare executive to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (PGH), a Joint Commission accredited and CMS certified, 123 bed geropsychiatric hospital. It is the only Virginia state facility that exclusively treats elderly persons aged 65 and over who are in need of inpatient treatment for mental illness. PGH is located in Burkeville, VA is a small historic Nottoway County town known as a peaceful residential community. It offers a quiet, rural environment surrounded by forests and farmland. It's located near Twin Lakes State Park and is only about 30 minutes from the town of Farmville, which offers additional dining, shopping, and historical sites like the Robert Russa Moton Museum.
As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you will lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary team in delivering excellent, person-centered care to individuals with complex behavioral health needs. This position requires a dynamic and results-driven executive with a proven track record of managing large, complex healthcare operations. You will be responsible for ensuring the hospital's operational efficiency, meeting key performance metrics, providing outstanding care, and supporting sound business and financial decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
• Leadership & Strategic Oversight: Oversee all aspects of hospital administration, including strategic planning, operations, human resources, finance, and quality improvement. Drive initiatives to enhance patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and financial performance. Ensure the hospital meets key performance metrics and quality standards while fostering a culture of excellence and safety.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee and manage the administrative and business operations of a complex, multi-faceted hospital. Ensure the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care that meets the unique needs of civil and forensic patients. Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize workflows, reduce barriers to care, and maintain compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Workforce Development: Build and cultivate a dynamic, engaged workforce through effective recruitment, training, and development programs. Lead multidisciplinary teams of behavioral health clinicians, professionals, and administrative staff to create a culture of teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Collaboration & Partnership: Provide effective leadership to a network of diverse groups, including public and private community-based treatment programs and providers. Work closely with other leaders within the state hospital system, community providers, law enforcement, judicial entities, and advocacy groups to ensure a comprehensive approach to behavioral health care delivery. Actively participate in statewide planning efforts to advance best practices across the healthcare continuum.
• Financial & Performance Management: Oversee the hospital's $59 million annual operating budget, ensuring fiscal responsibility and financial sustainability. Analyze and synthesize large amounts of data to develop logical conclusions, recommendations, and solutions for enhancing operational performance. Drive cost-effective, data-driven decision-making while maintaining high standards of care.
• Innovation & Quality Improvement: Lead initiatives to drive quality improvement, with a focus on patient safety, evidence-based practices, and continuous performance enhancement. Guide the hospital through initiatives to achieve and maintain Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) deemed status certification.
• Policy Interpretation & Implementation: Interpret and apply policy effectively, ensuring alignment with state regulations, accreditation standards, and best practices. Support the implementation of new policies and procedures to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a distinguished hospital within the Commonwealth's state hospital system and make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals requiring specialized care. If you are an experienced healthcare leader with a passion for improving the lives of those with complex behavioral health needs, we encourage you to apply.
Minimum Qualifications
• Leadership Experience: Significant experience in the management and administration of a behavioral health organization, with a progressive career trajectory in healthcare leadership.
• Expertise in Behavioral Health: In-depth knowledge of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care, as well as strategies for managing forensic populations and meeting the specific needs of civil and forensic patients.
• Operational Acumen: Proven ability to lead and manage multifaceted healthcare operations, with a strong focus on financial management, workforce development, and achieving operational goals. Experience with budget oversight, fiscal management, and efficient operations is essential.
• Strategic and Visionary Thinking: Expertise in strategic planning, change management, and systems thinking, with a demonstrated ability to drive large-scale improvements across an organization.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to lead and effectively communicate with diverse groups, including facility staff, consumers, families, advocacy organizations, elected officials, and community-based providers. Experience in fostering collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams and external partners.
• Healthcare Management Experience: Prior experience in inpatient behavioral health hospital leadership, particularly in forensic and geropsychiatric care.
Additional Considerations
• Certification in behavioral health or relevant leadership certifications.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date.
Contact Information
Name: ShaKiera Miles
Phone: N/A
Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.
Advertised: 20 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 10 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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