Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital

Overview

Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States. Acadia operates a growing network of 250 plus behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 75,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.

Acadia Healthcare’s purpose is to Lead Care With Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health and addiction concerns. We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation.

 

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital

Tufts Medicine, a leading integrated academic health system in Massachusetts, and Acadia Healthcare, the largest standalone provider of behavioral health services in the U.S., have partnered to create the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 144-bed facility in Malden, Massachusetts. Slated to open in fall 2025, this hospital is designed to address the growing need for high-quality behavioral health services in the region.

The Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital will serve as a center of excellence, offering inpatient and intensive outpatient programs for patients of all ages. Additionally, it will function as a teaching hospital, providing a vital training site for future behavioral health professionals, including students and residents from the Tufts University School of Medicine. This initiative aims to address the regional shortage of behavioral health clinicians while ensuring a continuum of care for patients and their families.

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to build and oversee a flagship facility in collaboration with Acadia Healthcare, the nation’s leading behavioral healthcare provider, and Tufts Medicine, one of Massachusetts’ most respected healthcare systems. The CEO will play a pivotal role in shaping the hospital’s operations, culture, and impact in the community.

What We Offer

• At Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, we invest in our team with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth:
• Competitive salary with a lucrative bonus opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance tailored to your needs
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan with company match
• Stock-based awards, offering an opportunity to benefit from the company’s achievements and build long-term financial value
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick days, personal days, extended sick leave, and holidays
• Access to an exceptional training program to sharpen your skills
• Career advancement opportunities within Acadia’s extensive national network of hospitals and facilities

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
  • staff and patient Satisfaction
  • deeply partnered relationship with Tufts and their internal/external stakeholders
  • integration with Tufts around our shared mission, vision, values, clinical excellence expectations, and professional operations
  • 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 operational 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/or physicians/psy