Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, we offer rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in a variety of settings. Come talk to us about joining the Centerstone team!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Market CEO (CEO) is accountable for the overall direction, health, and success of the market and maintains dual accountability to the Enterprise Chief Operating Officer and the Market Board of Directors. The role sets market strategy and culture, drives sustainable growth and financial stewardship, leads the market executive team, and ensures alignment with Centerstone enterprise strategy and standards. The Market CEO serves as the senior external representative of Centerstone in the market, builds trusted relationships with the Board, community leaders, government officials, funders, payers, and other key stakeholders, and maintains a strong understanding of the legislative, regulatory, funding, and public policy environment affecting the market. The CEO creates clear accountability for operational execution and performance outcomes while aligning enterprise capabilities and resources to market priorities within delegated authority.
Primary Accountabilities
- Market strategy and enterprise alignment
- Growth and market development
- Culture and leadership effectiveness
- Financial stewardship and resource allocation
- Board governance and Market Board partnership
- Government, legislative, regulatory, and public policy leadership
- Community, stakeholder, and external relations
- Market-level performance outcomes
- Alignment of market and system resources
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Translate enterprise vision into a clear market strategy, priorities, and annual agenda, and ensure the Market Board understands and supports the strategic direction of the market.
Set expectations for growth, financial performance, quality, access, client outcomes, workforce health, and other commitments, and maintain accountability for overall market results.
Build a high-accountability leadership culture with clear roles, decision rights, succession plans, and escalation paths across the market executive team.
Make or recommend resource allocation decisions based on strategy, performance, risk, community need, and market opportunity.
Serve as the primary executive partner and liaison to the Market Board of Directors; establish a strong, transparent relationship with the Board Chair and Board members and support effective governance practices.
Ensure the Market Board receives timely, accurate, and meaningful information regarding strategy, financial performance, quality, growth, risk, workforce, operations, regulatory developments, and other key performance indicators, and present appropriate matters for Board oversight, approval, or action.
Engage Board members as ambassadors and strategic partners in advancing Centerstone's mission, reputation, community presence, and relationships.
Maintain a strong understanding of the state legislative, regulatory, funding, Medicaid, payer, and public policy environment and anticipate potential impacts on Centerstone's operations, workforce, services, growth, and financial sustainability.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with state and local government officials, policymakers, regulators, funders, payers, healthcare partners, and other key stakeholders; partner with enterprise government affairs, legal, compliance, finance, and operational teams on coordinated strategies and responses.
Serve as a highly visible executive representative of Centerstone throughout the market and build meaningful relationships with community leaders, healthcare systems, business leaders, educational institutions, advocacy organizations, philanthropic partners, and other community stakeholders.
Identify strategic partnerships and community opportunities that strengthen Centerstone's market presence, advance the mission, support growth, and improve access to care.
Chair a disciplined operating and performance cadence with the MOO, MPO, and executive team, ensuring clear ownership of priorities, risks, corrective actions, and results.
Ensure enterprise/shared-service resources align to market priorities; collaborate effectively across system functions and escalate barriers or resource needs requiring enterprise intervention.
Measures of Success
Achievement of strategic, financial, quality, growth, and market performance commitments
Sustainable growth aligned with mission and community need
Strength of culture, executive leadership, and succession bench
Effective Market Board governance, engagement, and confidence in market leadership
Proactive identification and management of legislative, regulatory, funding, and public policy opportunities and risks
Strength of government, payer, community, healthcare, philanthropic, and strategic partner relationships
Effective resource allocation, enterprise alignment, and barrier resolution
Strong market reputation and visible community leadership
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has supervisory responsibilities, which may include providing direction, training, coaching, and performance feedback in accordance with system policies.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Level
Master’s Degree in Healthcare or Healthcare Administration required.
Years of Experience
Minimum of ten years of progressive experience in senior management positions required, preferably in the mental health or health administration field.
Certification/Licensure
N/A
Preferred Qualifications and Leadership Capabilities
Executive leadership experience in a complex healthcare, behavioral health, human services, or similarly regulated environment, with responsibility for multi-functional market or enterprise performance.
Demonstrated responsibility for strategy, growth, financial stewardship, culture, quality, and organizational performance.
Experience working effectively with governing boards, including a strong understanding of governance, fiduciary oversight, executive accountability, and the distinction between governance and management.
Demonstrated political and legislative acumen, including the ability to understand and navigate state legislative, regulatory, Medicaid, funding, and public policy environments and translate developments into organizational implications.
Proven ability to build credibility and sustained relationships with elected officials, regulators, funders, payers, healthcare leaders, community partners, and other external stakeholders.
Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to represent Centerstone effectively with Boards, employees, government leaders, community stakeholders, and the public.
Ability to lead through influence across market, enterprise, shared-service, Institute, and service-line structures and balance local market needs with One Centerstone priorities.
Strong change leadership, strategic relationship management, judgment, and decision-making capabilities.
Time Type:
Full timePay Range:
$256,820.00--$385,225.00Delivering care that changes people's lives starts with our employees. Below are just some of the great benefits Centerstone employees enjoy:
Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
403b retirement plan with company match
Paid time off and ten paid holidays
AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
Employee Resource Groups
Continuing education opportunities
Employee Assistance Program
Centerstone is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Centerstone is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We treat all clients and colleagues with dignity and respect.
At Centerstone, we use our values as a guide for what we do. Respect, Expertise, Integrity and Empowerment are at the heart of every interaction at Centerstone, and particularly rooted in our Culture.
Our approach to culture is to create an environment that encourages, supports and celebrates the voices and experiences of our employees. We are committed to a culture of empowerment, respect, integrity and expertise that powers our innovation and connects us to each other, our clients and the communities we serve.
Centerstone is also committed to a strong culture of quality and safety, celebrating role-models who champion best practices for quality, clinical risk, and patient safety.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Healthcare or Healthcare Administration
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in senior management positions
- Experience in mental health or health administration preferred
- Executive leadership experience in a complex healthcare, behavioral health, human services, or similarly regulated environment
- Responsibility for strategy, growth, financial stewardship, culture, quality, and organizational performance
- Experience working with governing boards and understanding governance, fiduciary oversight, and executive accountability
- Political and legislative acumen, including understanding state legislative, regulatory, Medicaid, funding, and public policy environments
- Ability to build relationships with elected officials, regulators, funders, payers, healthcare leaders, community partners, and external stakeholders
- Strong executive presence and communication skills
- Ability to lead through influence across market, enterprise, shared-service, Institute, and service-line structures
- Strong change leadership, strategic relationship management, judgment, and decision-making capabilities
What We Do
Centerstone is a not-for-profit health system providing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Services are available nationally through the operation of outpatient clinics, residential programs, the use of telehealth and an inpatient hospital. Centerstone also features specialized programs for the military community, therapeutic foster care, children’s services and employee assistance programs. Centerstone’s Research Institute provides guidance through research and technology, leveraging the best practices for use in all our communities. Centerstone’s Foundation secures philanthropic resources to support the work and mission of delivering care that changes people’s lives.
