Discovery Behavioral Health · 2 weeks ago
Vice President of Admissions
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expDiscovery Behavioral Health is seeking a Vice President of Admissions to lead the development and execution of a fully integrated admissions operating model. This role involves partnering with executive leadership to set strategic direction for admissions functions and requires a metrics-driven leader to enhance performance management across a multi-site intake organization.
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Hiring Manager
Jocelyn McNabb
Responsibilities
Immerse themself in the Discovery opportunity, including current performance, program/site variability, and patient/payer dynamics. Conduct a thorough audit of admissions workflows, intake practices, staffing models, and enabling systems across the enterprise
Partner with the CGO to refine the strategic and tactical direction of Admissions and focus the management team and admissions organization into action through a standardized operating model, clear KPIs, and rigorous performance expectations
Take an aggressive, metrics-driven approach in leading the admissions organization; refine the admissions playbook to improve speed-to-contact, clinical screening quality, payer/navigation effectiveness, and conversion outcomes; deploy a standard intake/admissions process leveraging technology and reporting tools to drive throughput, forecasting accuracy, and individual accountability
Drive the recruitment, training, and building of a world-class admissions team (coordinators and Directors). Serve as a coach and mentor to Directors, empowering them to achieve professional development and performance goals while molding the overall organization into a highly skilled, high performing, patient-centered team
Reinforce and build upon Discovery’s reputation as an outstanding patient- and family-focused organization; identify best practices within Discovery and related industry sectors and infuse same into the admissions strategy and DNA of the organization, ensuring consistent, high-quality experiences across all touchpoints
Partner closely with Operations and Clinical leadership to align admissions execution with capacity, acuity, program criteria, and care delivery realities; establish an “ecosystem” of internal partnerships that improves patient placement, reduces leakage, and strengthens continuity from first contact through admission
Develop an efficient and effective admissions contact center and reporting model to streamline patient engagement, intake progression, and conversion. Implement robust dashboards/AI-enabled reporting to measure and optimize performance at every stage of the funnel (daily/weekly cadence), with demonstrated experience leveraging call center and CRM/admissions application technology
Qualification
Required
Currently functioning as a senior-level Admissions executive with a minimum of five years of increasingly responsible experience and superior accomplishment in behavioral health admissions and management
Premium will be placed on those who have experienced/catalyzed a major ramp-up and have digested and optimized challenges during a period of rapid expansion
In-depth knowledge of the greater healthcare landscape and a profound understanding of the trends, challenges and opportunities facing the industry; They will also have an appreciation of Discovery's unique position within the industry
Bias for action; a strategic thinker who is also pragmatic and operationally oriented; understands how to implement ideas, meet deadlines, and influence teams to get projects completed in a timely manner
Holds the highest standards of performance for themself and the team; goes beyond conventional performance benchmarks and consistently sets and achieves ambitious targets
A self-starter who can conceive of and drive the adoption of new initiatives up, down and across large organizations
Creativity and strategic thinking; intellectual curiosity and excellent communications skills
Company
Discovery Behavioral Health
Discovery Behavioral Health is a health care treatment center that specializes in mental health and addiction services.
Founded in 2018Los Alamitos, California, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cameron Bolish, M.Ed.
Regional CEO
John Hughes
Group CEO
Recent News
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