COO in Training Behavioral Health - Executive Development Program

COO In Training Program

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

As the premier leader in Behavioral Health Services, UHS continues to grow its Behavioral Health Division through organic hospital development and acquisitions. Given this unprecedented growth we have developed an exciting program to harness and develop talent for future executive positions within our behavioral health hospitals and programs. Our COO in Training development program has been designed to identify high potential behavioral health leaders in the marketplace and internally within the UHS hospital system. Chosen candidates will be placed within a UHS free standing inpatient psychiatric facility and work closely under the tutelage of a Chief Executive Officer. During the training period candidates will focus on key areas of the business, gaining expertise in the functions of managing and creating a successful team, functional areas of the business such as clinical departmental management, nursing, regulatory functions, finance, business development and marketing as well as building community partnerships with providers and behavioral health programing. The program prepares fast-track leaders to harness their talent and broaden knowledge of leadership and the functional aspect of running a UHS Behavioral Health Hospital. Candidates that successfully complete the training will be placed as Chief Executive Officers within the UHS Behavioral Division.

The knowledge you gain during this process from interactions and real life work examples will help lay the ground work for managing and running a successful UHS Behavioral Health Facility. Throughout the years UHS has attracted and developed a large number of talented behavioral health leaders. Do you have what it takes to be a UHS Behavioral Health Hospital CEO? Initial program locations and assignments vary within many areas of the country.

Job Requirements

COO in Training: Selected Executive Development participants will:

• Participate in the general management of the hospital with the intention of assimilating the necessary skills and competencies to ultimately advance into a CEO position at the end of the development track.
• Enjoy an opportunity for curriculum-based and direct, hands-on learning experiences.
• Be given a varied initial scope of responsibilities based upon the candidate's education, experience and skills.

Requirements of the program include:

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree preferred.
• Must have experience as a Program Director, Executive Director or Clinical and Operations Manager within an RTC, acute psychiatric hospital, a large psychiatric unit of an acute care hospital or other behavioral health treatment environment.
• Working knowledge of behavioral health management practices and clinical operations.
• Working knowledge of state and federal regulatory and various accreditation requirements related to behavioral health management.
• Working knowledge of operations and financial management and marketing methods.
• Strong "for profit" experience preferred.
• Willingness and ability to relocate as needed.