Associate VP of Behavioral Health

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW :

The Associate Vice President (AVP), Behavioral Health, provides executive-level operational and clinical leadership for Akin’s statewide behavioral health portfolio. This role ensures excellence in practice management across all behavioral health service lines, aligning clinical quality, operational efficiency, and fiscal sustainability.

The AVP oversees and supports four Clinical Directors, serving as the central integrator for standardized workflows, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives across programs according to organizational policies. The position is responsible for ensuring that services meet Akin’s strategic goals, regulatory requirements, and values-aligned, trauma-informed care principles. This position will also have, as necessary, access to paper and electronic protected healthcare information (PHI) and confidential identifiable information (CII) to perform related job duties and responsibilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Provide oversight of Akin’s behavioral health operations, ensuring programmatic alignment with organizational strategy, CARF standards, and funding requirements.
• Lead the integration of clinical and operational workflows across WISe, Outpatient, Therapeutic Early Childhood programs, and statewide initiatives.
• Establish performance goals, key metrics, and accountability systems for program directors; monitor progress and intervene when needed to ensure results.
• Partner with Finance, HR, and Contracts to ensure staffing, budgets, and compliance systems meet program needs.

Practice Management & Quality Assurance

People Leadership & Development

Systems Improvement & Change Management

External Relations & Representation

QUALIFICATIONS :

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS :

In addition to a competitive base salary of $130,000 to $160,000, Akin also provides a comprehensive benefits package which includes access to robust health, vision, and dental insurance; 401(k) with up to 3% employer contribution; Employee Assistance Plans (EAP); Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); Health Savings Account (HSA); Voluntary Long-Term Care Plan; Voluntary Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance; short-term disability insurance; Critical Illness, Hospital, and Accident Insurance; Financial Wellness & Identity Protection; Voluntary Long-Term Care; and 14 days of vacation accrued in the first year, 12 days of sick pay accrued per year, 2 Employee Appreciation days, as well as 14 observed paid annual holidays per year.

APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS :

Akin has retained the services of Scion Executive Search, a national executive search firm specializing in nonprofit recruitment, to assist in conducting this important search.

For immediate consideration, please apply with your resume and cover letter, formatted in Microsoft Word, via : https : / / scionexecutivesearch.com / job / 13604.

Please address applications to :

Ex Hopson, Senior Executive Search Principal

Scion Executive Search

(888) 487-8850 Extension 142

Review of applications, nominations, and expressions of interest will begin immediately and continue on a confidential basis until an appointment is made.