Outpatient Program Director

Beacon Behavioral Hospital

$80K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of leadership experience in behavioral health or healthcare operations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing teams and day-to-day operations.
  • Knowledge of financial management and budgeting practices.
  • Proven ability to drive growth initiatives and enhance patient access.
  • Experience in hiring, onboarding, and staff development.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop outpatient program teams for optimal performance.
  • Oversee daily operations to ensure efficient service delivery.
  • Monitor program financials and identify operational opportunities.
  • Collaborate with leadership on strategy and performance improvement.
  • Support staffing plans and retention initiatives for clinical teams.
  • Work with marketing and business development for patient growth.
  • Drive initiatives to enhance patient experience and program outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a growing outpatient behavioral health program.
  • Engagement with various teams for cross-functional collaboration.
  • Focus on improving patient access and community referrals.
  • Emphasis on data-driven decision-making for program enhancement.
Full Job Description
Outpatient Program Director

Beacon Behavioral Health Partners

Position Summary

The Outpatient Program Director is responsible for leading day-to-day operations and supporting the growth, quality, and performance of Beacon's outpatient behavioral health program. This role oversees team leadership, financial performance, operational execution, hiring support, patient growth initiatives, and cross-functional projects that strengthen program outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, support, and develop outpatient program teams to ensure consistent performance, accountability, and engagement.

Oversee daily program operations, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with organizational expectations.

Monitor program financials, including budget performance, productivity, staffing needs, and operational opportunities.

Partner with leadership to execute program strategy, growth priorities, and performance improvement initiatives.

Support hiring, onboarding, staffing plans, and retention efforts for clinical and operational team members.

Partner with marketing, admissions, and business development teams to support new patient growth and referral development.

Identify operational barriers and drive initiatives that improve access, patient experience, team effectiveness, and program performance.

Use data and reporting to track key metrics, communicate progress, and recommend actions.

Maintain strong relationships with internal partners, providers, team members, and external referral sources.

Ensure compliance with applicable policies, procedures, documentation expectations, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

3-5 years of relevant leadership experience, preferably in behavioral health, healthcare operations, outpatient services, or a related setting.

Experience leading teams and managing performance, priorities, and day-to-day operations.

Working knowledge of financial management, budgeting, productivity, or operational performance metrics.

Demonstrated ability to support growth initiatives, marketing partnerships, new patient access, and referral development.

Experience supporting hiring, onboarding, staffing, and team development.

Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

Preferred Experience

Behavioral health or outpatient program operations experience.

Experience scaling or improving a program, service line, or clinic operation.

Experience partnering with clinical, administrative, marketing, and senior leadership teams.

Success in This Role

Builds a strong, accountable, and well-supported team.

Improves operational consistency and program performance.

Supports financial discipline and data-informed decision-making.

Contributes to new patient growth and referral development.

Drives initiatives from planning through execution.

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