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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Acadia Healthcare

Saint Louis, MO • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 25 days ago

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6.2

Company rating: 6.2 out of 10

Based on 189 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

696th of 884 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Overview
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - McCallum Place
Lead with Compassion. Restore Health. Shape the Future of Eating Disorder Recovery.
At McCallum Place, treatment is more than stabilization-it's transformational healing for adolescents, adults, and athletes living with eating disorders. As a nationally acclaimed center of excellence, McCallum Place delivers comprehensive, evidence-based care supported by on-site medical and psychiatric management, individualized psychotherapy, and a structured, real-life treatment environment.
We are seeking a visionary, hands-on Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to guide McCallum Place forward by elevating clinical quality, expanding program impact, and strengthening collaborative, compassionate care across our St. Louis and Kansas City locations.
What We Offer
As part of Acadia Healthcare, our CEOs are supported with robust resources and national expertise, ensuring both clinical and operational excellence:
  • Competitive executive compensation with performance-based incentives
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match and long-term equity opportunities
  • Generous paid time off and executive scheduling flexibility
  • Access to Acadia's nationwide network of 250+ behavioral healthcare facilities
  • Opportunities for advancement across the Acadia Healthcare system

About McCallum Place
McCallum Place is a comprehensive eating disorder treatment center providing specialized care for preadolescents, adolescents, adults, and athletes of all genders. Programs span a full continuum of care, including:
  • Residential Treatment with 24/7 medical and psychiatric monitoring
  • Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) offered up to seven days per week
  • Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) with structured therapeutic support
  • Transitional Living for out-of-town patients needing step-down support
  • Outpatient Services & Family Programming to reinforce long-term recovery

Our treatment philosophy integrates:
  • Evidence-based psychological, nutritional, and medical care
  • Personalized nutritional support in a comfortable, non-hospital setting
  • Therapeutic modalities including EMDR, exposure-based therapies, and individualized psychotherapy
  • A multidisciplinary team dedicated to compassion, dignity, and healing

We focus on restoring physical and emotional stability, strengthening values-based coping, and building flexible, resilient self-concepts for lasting recovery.
Why Lead Here?
Leading McCallum Place means more than directing operations-it means shaping the national landscape of eating disorder care.
As CEO, you will:
  • Drive a clear clinical vision that promotes exceptional recovery outcomes rooted in evidence-based practice
  • Inspire and mentor a multidisciplinary team committed to compassionate, patient-centered care
  • Ensure operational and regulatory excellence, optimizing efficiency without compromising clinical integrity
  • Cultivate partnerships with referring clinicians, hospitals, schools, athletic communities, and advocacy networks
  • Champion whole-person healing, fostering environments of structure, trust, and hope

This role is an opportunity to lead with courage, empathy, and strategic insight-while making a profound impact on individuals, families, and the broader eating disorder recovery community.
Responsibilities
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
The successful Chief Executive Officer candidate will:
  • Be instrumental in developing a culture that emphasizes high quality care and patient safety.
  • Manages day-to day operations and staff so that the facility achieves its objectives in all of the following key performance areas:
    • effective patient care outcomes
    • appropriate fiscal management
    • maintenance of licensure, accreditation and other regulatory criteria
    • implementation of focused business development processes
    • medical staff compliance with regulatory and accreditation guidelines
  • Organizes the day-to-day management and operation of the Facility through departmentalization, delegation and alignment of responsibilities to meet the facility's patient care and business objectives.
  • Create and maintain a network of local constituency groups to include government agencies, local businesses, affiliate health providers, and the surrounding community.
  • Appraises leadership team performance, both of individual members and the team, assesses competencies, and provides coaching/corrective action as appropriate under the direction of the governing body.
  • Ensure participation of staff in facility/program wide in-service and continuing education programs, including those specific to the treatment of adults, seniors, adolescents, and families.
  • Recruit allied health professionals and psychiatrists to increase the scope of service offerings at the facility.
  • Effectively work with corporate contracting team to manage and direct contract negotiations and contract compliance with the commercial payer community to include rate negotiations and services provided. Oversee contract relationships to include regular reporting on contract performance as well as new revenue generation and growth.
  • Leads development of continuum of care to include comprehensive outpatient services and community-based programs.
  • Serves as the final authority for resolution of staff performance concerns and performance improvement activities as appropriate.
  • Routinely attends and as appropriate, chairs periodic meetings with the governing body, medical staff, executive management team, and other departments of the facility.
  • Abides by all company policies and procedures and operates with the highest personal integrity and professionalism.
  • Remains current in all national healthcare-based initiatives through participation in such organizations as NAPHS and the relevant state-based facility association.
  • Ensure an effective survey readiness plan is always active including a comprehensive auditing plan, corrective actions taken to address noncompliant areas, and preventative actions to maintain continuous accreditation and regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure adherence to the Corporate Compliance program including timely follow-up with reported compliance issues, staff training, and proactive auditing.
  • Confirm and lead accurate Governing Board reporting and quarterly calls.
  • Guarantee prompt, thorough follow-up of any patient safety issues including system-issue corrections and proactive assessment of high-risk areas.
  • Ensure appropriate support for QAPI activities including direct and leadership staff resources, training, and other requirements.
  • Consistently demonstrate a high level of leadership skills resulting in efficient planning, development and implementation. Assist in the development of and implementation of long-range goals and annual objectives.
  • Identify critical issues and maintain a deep understanding of the marketplace, customers and the broad forces that affect the organization's future.
  • Manage the performance of the organization to the budget and short- and long-term financial goals. Focus on execution. Practice financial acumen in managing budgets and census.
  • Support the executive team - to achieve goals and objectives that fulfill the mission and vision of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Continually enhance the reputation of the organization within the community regarding mental health, addiction, treatment and recovery and broaden that community involvement.
  • Earn the trust and establish credibility among the organization and facility leadership, the staff nurses, medical staff, and nursing leadership. It is essential that the new Chief Executive Officer be visible within the hospital.
  • Ensure the facility is financially sound and has a positive operating margin.
  • Increase both the occupancy and payor mix as well as increase customer satisfaction.
  • Shift the culture toward innovation, advancing opportunities for revenue diversification and virtual programs and services.
  • Promote a foundation for, and a culture of diversity, equity, inclusiveness, transparency, and collaboration throughout facility. The end results will be high employee engagement, strong employee morale, as well as high patient, physician, and clinical staff satisfaction that are continuously improving.
  • Continue to build a culture that is focused on performance improvement, quality, and service excellence as the organization strives to be the industry leader in addiction treatment.
  • Further develop and refine a clear strategy such that the organization is seen as the voice for mental health, addiction, treatment, and recovery in the U.S.

Qualifications
Education/Certification:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Marketing, Clinical Discipline, or related discipline is required. A Master's degree in health care administration, business administration, Clinical Discipline or related field is preferred.
  • Minimum of three to five years of experience in senior leadership or a CEO role within a behavioral health, acute care, eating disorder, and/or managed care environment.
  • Demonstrates thorough knowledge of facility administration and clinical operations. Experience in turning around an organization as well as the ability to direct crisis and inpatient behavioral health services.
  • Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible timeframes. Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes.
  • Initiative-taking and self-directed with effective communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work professionally with sensitive, proprietary data & information while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Excellent people skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels; both internal and external.
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail.
  • Must be organized and work well under pressure while multi-tasking in a demanding environment; must be able to effectively react to emergencies.
  • Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules and regulations governing mental health and addiction treatment inpatient services and related funding (CMS, Joint Commission, AHCA, DCS, HIPAA, 42 CFR). Strong knowledge of Joint Commission accreditation standards and the proven ability to lead successful licensure, accreditation, and compliance efforts in a behavioral health facility.
  • Capable of working within established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the organization.
  • A transformational leader, well known and well respected, ideally with Hospital Administrator experience or in a similarly visible leadership position.
  • Strong financial acumen and business orientation with a working knowledge of fiscal management and business development processes.
  • History of developing high-performing teams and creating followership.
  • Experience working with HR to develop robust succession plans that identify, develop, and advance the next generation of leaders.
  • English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions.

Personal Characteristics:
  • Uncompromising passion for and alignment with the mission; empathy toward those who are in crisis or suffer a mental health and substance use disorder.
  • An authentic, honest individual with steadfast integrity who leads with empathy, trust and transparency, balanced with an ability to be decisive and firm, holding people and teams accountable and driving toward change.
  • Visible, inspiring leader who brings gravitas and one who carries themselves with humility and is a self-aware servant leader who listens and collaborates across the organization; leads with gratitude and grace.
  • A visionary, innovative leader, capable of leveraging technology and advancing the organization to achieve the greatest impact toward its mission.
  • An engaged leader who acts with courage and is willing and able to make complex decisions that are in the best interest of the organization.
  • Exceptional communicator with high emotional intelligence and outstanding people skills.
  • Promotes a culture of accountability.
  • Commitment to embrace and advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.
  • Highly strategic with strong execution skills with the ability to direct crisis and inpatient behavioral health services.

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Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider in the healthcare and hospital industry, based in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. The company is recognised for its commitment to creating a behavioural health network that provides accessible, high-quality treatment options for individuals suffering from mental health issues, addiction, eating disorders, and PTSD. Acadia Healthcare was founded in 2005, with the mission to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioural health and addiction disorders.

Industry

Hospitals

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Franklin, TN, US

Year founded

2005

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