Chief Executive Officer (CEO - BH) - Aurora Pavilion (Behavioral Health) (Aiken)

Position

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services

About the Facility

Aurora Pavilion is a 62‑bed inpatient acute psychiatric facility located in Aiken, South Carolina. The Pavilion offers acute care crisis stabilization, short‑term inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization and adult intensive outpatient treatment programs for seniors, adults, children and adolescents.

Company Overview

Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating across the United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for creating an environment and culture that focuses on fulfilling the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Operational management of clinical and non‑clinical departments including nursing, admissions, business development, process improvement, finance, clinical services and regulatory affairs to effectively drive patient care outcomes.
• Ensure hospital quality metrics are achieved through sound clinical processes following accreditation and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Recruit physicians and staff in targeted specialty areas, coordinate medical staff participation in new hospital ventures, and develop new areas of medical care to offer at the hospital.
• Supervise the development of comprehensive outpatient care and ambulatory programs; build positive relationships with local industry, government, key healthcare providers and the public.
• Ensure timely submission of month‑end financial and operational reviews; contribute to corporate‑wide strategic planning efforts.
• Communicate operational circumstances to supervisors and appropriate stakeholders.
• Achieve budgeted financial objectives.
• Effectively manage contract negotiations and compliance with the commercial payer community.
• Increase revenues and income before inter‑company allocations; maintain or decrease the effective bad debt rate; achieve margin percentages and implement operating cost controls in staffing, supplies, purchased services, and other areas.
• Focus on census building efforts and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Currently serving as a behavioral health executive (e.g., CEO of a behavioral health facility) or as a director of a large acute‑care facility with a large multi‑unit psychiatric department.
• Working knowledge of behavioral health management practices and clinical operations.
• Advanced knowledge of state and federal regulatory requirements and various accreditation requirements related to behavioral health management.
• Working knowledge of operations, financial management and marketing methods.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 10% of the time.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
• Competitive compensation.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Relocation benefits.
• Bonus opportunity.
• UHS stock opportunity.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal‑opportunity employers and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.