Behavioral Healthcare Vice President in Long Beach, California at AKUA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC

Position: Behavioral Healthcare Vice President

Type: Salaried, Full-Time, Exempt (on-call, evening, and weekend coverage required)

Compensation: Up to $240,000 per year (incl. base salary and performance bonuses)
Location: Oversees multiple residential and outpatient behavioral healthcare facilities in Orange County and Long Beach

Benefits:

• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, Dental)
• PTO (Vacation, Sick)
• Equity Shares (ESOP)

Key Responsibilities:

• Take extreme ownership of all programs in the Orange County and Los Angeles region — clinical quality, operations, medical care, staffing, and financial performance.
• Coach, motivate, and hold Program Managers (and Clinical Director / Nursing Director) fully accountable; step in and run any program end-to-end if leadership is absent or underperforming.
• Serve as the senior clinical and operational authority: set treatment vision and curriculum; ensure quality of care, documentation, training, supervision, and program structure (residential and outpatient).
• Act as final decision-maker on emergency client care, high-risk admissions, and interdepartmental clinical operations.
• Monitor key metrics (census, length of stay, sessions, attendance, discharges) and drive performance improvement.
• Lead hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions for program leadership alongside the CEO/EVP.
• Maintain licensing, accreditation, and compliance; participate in CQI and work with governing bodies as needed.
• Build and maintain referral, hospital, payer, and industry relationships (directly and through Outreach).

Qualifications:

• License/Credentials: CADC-II+, LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, or functional equivalent (required)
• Education: Master’s degree preferred (Healthcare Administration, Leadership, or related)
• Experience: 8+ years behavioral healthcare experience (required); 5+ years management experience (preferred)
• Ability to run residential and outpatient behavioral health programs end-to-end (clinical, operations, and medical)

Important Qualities:

• Extreme ownership of Akua and the programs in the OC/LA region
• Ability to coach, motivate, and hold Program Managers and other leaders accountable
• Unique blend of clinical expertise and business/operational skill
• Compassion for clients and employees in all interactions
• Emotional stability under pressure and ability to lead through change
• Very strong professional integrity

Company Description:
Akua Behavioral Health is California’s leading mental health and substance abuse treatment center. We provide our clients with individualized, compassionate treatment from Master’s and Doctorate level clinicians across various levels of care at fully licensed and accredited facilities throughout Northern and Southern California. To give our clients the best chance at lasting recovery, we pioneered an integrative East-meets-West approach that combines Western evidence-based treatment with holistic Eastern traditions to treat the mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of behavioral healthcare for every client by ensuring our team is 100% trained and motivated to deliver industry leading client outcomes .