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CEO Florida Market

Centerstone


Job Location:

Bradenton, FL - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 256820 - 256820
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Centerstone is among the nations leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes peoples 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 andmaintainsdual 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. TheMarketCEO 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 andmaintainaccountability 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 communityneed and market opportunity.

  • Serve as the primary executive partner and liaison to the Market Board of Directors;establisha strong transparent relationship with the Board Chair and Board members and support effective governance practices.

  • Ensure the Market Board receivestimelyaccurate and meaningful informationregardingstrategy financial performance quality growth risk workforce operations regulatory developments and other key performance indicators and presentappropriate mattersfor Board oversight approval or action.

  • Engage Board members as ambassadors and strategic partners in advancing Centerstones mission reputation community presence and relationships.

  • Maintain a strong understanding of the state legislative regulatory funding Medicaid payer and public policy environment andanticipatepotential impacts on Centerstones operations workforce services growth and financial sustainability.

  • Develop andmaintaineffective 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.

  • Identifystrategic partnerships and community opportunities that strengthen Centerstones 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
Masters 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 torepresentCenterstone 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.

  • Strongchangeleadership strategic relationship management judgment and decision-making capabilities.

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Range:

$256820.00--$385225.00

Delivering care that changes peoples 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 persons 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.


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Chief


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Centerstone, a nonprofit health system, provides a wide range of mental health & addiction treatments for adults, children, families, veterans & military.

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