Executive Director | Dubuque, IA

Bridgewater Recovery is a behavioral health organization developing a substance use treatment program focused on expanding access to high-quality IOP PHP detox and residential treatment services in Dubuque Iowa. The program is being built to serve individuals who need a higher level of care with a focus on clinical quality operational discipline strong culture and long-term sustainability.

Bridgewater Recovery is seeking an experienced Executive Director to serve as the senior operational leader for its Dubuque Iowa facility. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for translating vision into execution during the facilitys launch and ongoing operations spanning IOP PHP detox and residential levels of care. The Executive Director ensures regulatory compliance financial performance and exceptional client care while developing the leaders and teams that make it all possible.

Lead pre-opening planning and execution including hiring onboarding policy implementation licensure readiness and operational go-live preparation

Help stand up programming across IOP PHP detox and residential treatment

Develop operating systems reporting structures workflows and accountability processes across departments

Oversee facility-level financial performance budgeting labor management census growth and operational efficiency

Monitor key performance indicators and support payer strategy reimbursement awareness referral growth and census development

Recruit build and lead a high-performing leadership team across clinical medical nursing admissions operations compliance and administrative functions

Provide direct supervision coaching and support to department leaders

Work closely with the Medical Director Clinical Director nursing leadership and treatment team to support high-quality evidence-based care

Ensure compliance with applicable state federal payer and accreditation requirements maintaining survey and licensing readiness

Represent Bridgewater Recovery in the community referral network payer environment and broader behavioral health market

Masters degree in Healthcare Administration Business Administration Public Health Behavioral Health Administration Social Work Counseling Psychology or a related field

5 years of progressive behavioral health leadership experience

3 years of executive leadership experience

Experience launching a new treatment facility or leading a start-up healthcare operation preferred

Experience with ASAM levels of care including 3.5 residential and 3.7 detox preferred

Experience with state licensure accreditation readiness Joint Commission CARF or similar standards preferred

Experience working with Medicaid MCOs commercial payers utilization review and reimbursement-driven operations preferred

Prior leadership experience in a high-growth or multi-site behavioral health organization preferred

Salary: $130000 - $170000 annually commensurate with experience

Performance Incentives: Additional performance-based incentives tied to census growth financial performance operational execution compliance and quality outcomes

Schedule: Full-time On-site Contract to start transitioning to employee at facility launch

Bridgewater Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information veteran status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

EEO is the Law: opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Bridgewater Recovery.