Executive Director of Clinical Healthcare Operations

Enterprise Management

$120K — $150K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required
  • Proven leadership experience in healthcare or behavioral health operations
  • Experience managing compliance workflows and performance expectations
  • Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and documentation accountability
  • Minimum of 5 years in healthcare operations, with at least 3 years in management
  • Ability to navigate complex operational issues and competing priorities
  • Preferred familiarity with inpatient and outpatient behavioral health systems.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations for healthcare and behavioral health programs
  • Implement enterprise leadership directives and ensure operational standards
  • Coordinate communication among various healthcare teams and administrative staff
  • Monitor workflows to enhance efficiency, accountability, and performance
  • Supervise program leaders and operational managers to maintain service delivery
  • Support recruitment and staff development initiatives
  • Prepare reports and updates for executive leadership on operational performance.

Benefits

  • Company vehicle provided for travel requirements
  • Opportunities for professional development and leadership coaching
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative healthcare environment
  • Monday through Friday work schedule with potential for flexibility
  • Engagement in strategic planning for new programs and expansions.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Full-Time Executive Director of Clinical Healthcare Operations to provide executive-level operational leadership and oversight for the Clinical Healthcare & Behavioral Health Portfolio. This role is ideal for an experienced healthcare operations leader with strong knowledge of behavioral health operations, compliance readiness, staffing coordination, documentation accountability, billing readiness, workflow management, performance reporting, and multi-program leadership.

What You'll Do
  • Oversee day-to-day operational execution across assigned healthcare and behavioral health programs
  • Ensure operational consistency, workflow accountability, and service delivery standards across all assigned entities
  • Implement operational directives issued by enterprise leadership and the Chief Operating Officer
  • Coordinate communication between program leadership, administrative teams, compliance personnel, billing departments, and executive leadership
  • Monitor operational workflows and implement process improvements to strengthen efficiency, accountability, and performance
  • Supervise assigned program leaders, operational managers, supervisors, coordinators, and administrative staff
  • Monitor staffing plans, operational coverage, scheduling coordination, and workforce accountability
  • Support recruitment, onboarding coordination, staff development, and leadership coaching initiatives
  • Address operational performance concerns and support corrective action planning when necessary
  • Coordinate operational support systems for outpatient mental health, psychiatric rehabilitation, Behavioral Health Home, primary care, pharmacy, and laboratory operations
  • Monitor scheduling workflows, intake coordination, referrals, patient access, follow-up procedures, and continuity of care processes
  • Support coordination between clinical leadership and operational teams to ensure effective service delivery
  • Support regulatory readiness efforts for audits, inspections, accreditation reviews, licensing reviews, and payer evaluations
  • Monitor documentation accountability, staff training compliance, credentialing coordination, and operational controls
  • Assist with corrective action plans, compliance initiatives, and operational readiness activities
  • Monitor workflows affecting billing readiness, documentation completion,authorizations, eligibility verification, and service reporting
  • Coordinate with billing, credentialing, and administrative support teams regarding operational barriers affecting reimbursement
  • Track operational issues contributing to delayed documentation, billing deficiencies, or revenue-cycle concerns
  • Monitor operational performance indicators including staffing efficiency, productivity, census, utilization, and workflow performance
  • Support budget planning, operational forecasting, staffing coordination, and service line performance reviews
  • Prepare operational reports, workflow updates, performance summaries, and executive reporting materials
  • Assist with operational planning for new healthcare and behavioral health programs, service lines, and expansion initiatives
  • Support stabilization and restructuring efforts for underperforming or developing programs
  • Provide regular operational updates to the Chief Operating Officer regarding staffing, compliance concerns, operational risks, program performance, service delivery issues, and organizational needs
  • Facilitate meetings with program leaders, operational teams, compliance personnel, billing support, and administrative staff
  • Coordinate with HR, finance, compliance, IT, administration, billing, credentialing, and property management teams regarding operational priorities
  • Monitor operational risks involving staffing, compliance, billing readiness, documentation accountability, patient access, licensure, audits, financial controls, and service delivery
  • Escalate urgent operational, financial, compliance, staffing, or patient safety concerns to executive leadership immediately
  • Support crisis response coordination, continuity planning, and operational recovery efforts during staffing shortages, inspections, service disruptions, or emergency situations


Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 40 hours per week. Scheduling needs may vary based on business demands, audits, inspections, staffing concerns, program deadlines, urgent compliance matters, patient care issues, and service delivery requirements. Evening, weekend, or emergency operational availability may be required as necessary.

Travel Requirements
  • Approximately 50% travel required
  • Company vehicle provided
  • No additional travel compensation provided


Education, Certifications, & Qualifications
  • Master's degree required in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Human Services Administration, Behavioral Health Administration, Nursing Administration, or a closely related field
  • Valid driver's license required
  • Proven leadership experience in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, outpatient clinical operations, psychiatric rehabilitation, primary care operations, or a related regulated service environment
  • Demonstrated experience managing program operations, staff accountability, documentation standards, compliance workflows, audits, performance expectations, and service delivery systems
  • Strong understanding of healthcare operations, documentation readiness, regulatory expectations, credentialing coordination, billing readiness, staffing models, internal reporting, and performance monitoring
  • Proven ability to lead multiple programs, departments, or locations while maintaining compliance, quality, accountability, and operational discipline
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, leadership, and follow-through skills
  • Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion
  • Ability to work independently while remaining aligned with C-suite direction
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, urgent deadlines, and complex operational issues
  • Strong ability to build systems, standardize workflows, and improve accountability
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive healthcare, behavioral health, human services, or clinical operations experience strongly preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years of supervisory, management, or program leadership experience strongly preferred
  • Experience working with outpatient behavioral health, OMHC, PRP, Behavioral Health Home, primary care, pharmacy, laboratory, or integrated healthcare programs preferred
  • Experience with CARF, Joint Commission, state licensing, Medicaid, Medicare, payer audits, or similar regulatory/accreditation environments preferred
  • Experience with EHR systems, billing workflows, credentialing systems, authorization tracking, and documentation audits preferred
  • Experience managing multi-site or multi-entity operations preferred
  • Experience creating operational policies, workflows, reports, dashboards, and corrective action plans preferred
  • Any applicable professional healthcare, behavioral health, or administrative licensure must be maintained in good standing if required for the individual's professional background or assigned operational responsibilities
  • Must maintain compliance with all organizational, regulatory, credentialing, and training requirements applicable to assigned programs and operational oversight responsibilities


Working Conditions
  • Work may occur in administrative offices, healthcare program sites, outpatient clinics, and other assigned locations
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced, regulated healthcare environment
  • Must be able to manage urgent issues, competing priorities, and sensitive information
  • May require occasional evening, weekend, or urgent availability depending on operational needs
  • Must be able to travel between assigned locations as required
  • Must maintain professionalism when interacting with staff, clients, patients, families, regulators, vendors, payers, and executive leadership


Physical Demands
  • Ability to travel between program sites, administrative offices, partner locations, meetings, inspections, and other business-related locations as required
  • Ability to manage urgent issues, competing priorities, and operational deadlines in a fast-paced healthcare environment
  • Ability to maintain professionalism when interacting with staff, clients, patients, families, regulators, vendors, payers, and executive leadership
  • Ability to review reports, documentation, audits, schedules, operational records, and compliance-related materials
  • Ability to work occasional evening, weekend, or urgent operational hours depending on operational needs


How to Apply

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and qualifications for consideration.



Email: [email protected]

Website: https://enterprisemgmtinc.com/

Selection Process

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Qualified candidates may be contacted for interviews and further evaluation.

Disclaimers

The statements in this job description outline the core duties and expectations of the role but are not all-inclusive. Responsibilities may evolve to meet operational needs. Any updates or changes will be communicated accordingly.

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