Executive Director at Pinnacle Treatment Centers

Executive Director

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.  

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.   

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.  

As an Executive Director, you will be directly responsible for the daily operations of a growing treatment facility. You will have demonstrated experience in managing key functions in a behavioral health system (required); including teammate relations, human resources, marketing, and growth initiatives, state and accreditation compliance, finance management, utilization, and admission flow. You must be able to create strong teams by infusing a positive culture. You will ensure all facility functions are delivered accordance with state and federal guidelines, best practices and Pinnacle Treatment Centers policies and procedures. 

Benefits:

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university in human services field
• Five (5) years' experience in management
• Ability to coordinate the organization's services with other community resources.
• Administrative or supervisory experience in a licensed substance use disorders or mental health treatment facility.
• Management skills in addressing human resources and financial matters.
• Travel time expected for the position where the travel occurs, such as locally or in a specific countries or states, and whether travel is overnight.
  • Must possess a current valid driver's license in good standing in state of employment and be insurable by the designated carrier. This role is required to drive for company purposes. 
  • Localized and overnight travel up to 25% may be required to attend community events, meetings, and conferences. 
• PA (Pennsylvania) Specific Requirements:
  • The Executive Director shall meet the qualifications in at least one (1) of the following paragraphs:
    • A Master's Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in medicine, chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in the human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 2 years of experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervision of others, direct service and program planning. 
    • A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in the human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 3 years experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervisor of others, direct service, and program planning. 
    • An Associate Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in human services), public administration, business management or other related field and 4 years of experience in a human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting, which includes supervision of others, direct service, and program planning.

Responsibilities:

• Assures compliance of the program with CARF, State and County Standards to include confidential regulations in accordance with state and federal laws. 
• May assist with developing, implementing, and enforcing all company policies and procedures, including patient and teammate rights according to agency, state, federal and accreditation standards. 
• Plan for and administer managerial, operational, fiscal, and reporting components of the organization.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Plan for patient care, teammate retention, and performance. 
• Assess the needs of the participants through outcomes surveys, suggestions, and meetings to assure consistent, quality care for the population we serve to include follow-up with adjustments of development of the program. 
• Ensuring that all teammates are assigned duties based upon their education, training, competencies, and job descriptions. 
• Establish and maintain community relationships, including memorandums of agreement with community resources.
• Supervise all staff, including medical, clinical, and administrative. 
• Maintain a system to review and verify credentials annually for teammate renewals and compliance. 
• Ensure that policies for documentation in the patient's record are adhered to and timely. 
• Ensure the safety and well-being of staff and patients through the development and implementation of policies and procedures addressing health and safety accreditation standards.
• Conduct ongoing review of clinical supervisor/lead counselor, Director of Nursing/Nursing Supervisor/ Lead Nurse case files to ensure compliance with Federal, State, CARF, and facility requirements. 
• Maintain and monitor compliance with DEA requirements if applicable.
• Conduct annual performance reviews of the supervisory, medical and support team. 
• Complete all required trainings for orientation / annual as required by program, state and CARF.
• Coordination with Contact Center to monitor admissions program for census management. 
• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Join our team. Join our mission.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field
• Masters or better in Clinical Psychology or related field
• Masters or better in Psychology or related field

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, traits historically associated with race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.