Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Overview

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Vermilion Behavioral Health System

 

A high‑impact executive leadership role overseeing a specialized behavioral health hospital serving the Lafayette and greater Acadiana region. Vermilion Behavioral Health System provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare for children, adolescents, and adults within a mission‑driven, rapidly growing treatment environment.

 

Opportunity Overview

 

Executive Benefits & Support

• Competitive executive compensation with performance incentives
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits + 401(k) with company match
• Generous PTO and executive scheduling flexibility
• Relocation assistance if needed
• Strong operational, clinical, and compliance support through Acadia Healthcare’s national network

 

Leadership Scope & Impact

• Executive oversight of a behavioral health hospital offering inpatient psychiatric treatment, detoxification services, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) for children, adolescents, and adults
• Direct leadership of multidisciplinary teams including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, therapists, and behavioral health technicians
• Strategic responsibility for service growth in a region with rising behavioral health needs, including expansion of programming for children and underserved populations

 

Mission & Community Alignment

• Lead an organization committed to compassionate, high‑quality care for mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and dual‑diagnosis needs
• Advance a values‑driven clinical culture grounded in kindness, innovation, trust, accountability, and patient‑centered healing
• Strengthen behavioral health access by collaborating with community providers, primary care, schools, and local support organizations

 

About Vermilion Behavioral Health System:

 

Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, Vermilion is a leading regional provider of mental health and addiction treatment services. Programs include:

• Inpatient psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, and adults
• Detoxification services for individuals with substance use disorders
• Partial hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP)
• Dual‑diagnosis treatment with individualized, multidisciplinary care plans
• Specialized age‑specific services, including a dedicated inpatient unit for children ages 7–11 to address one of the region’s most urgent unmet needs

 

As part of Acadia Healthcare, Vermilion benefits from the resources and stability of a national behavioral health network while maintaining a strong commitment to the local 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.
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