EVP Psychiatric Services

You will provide executive leadership and clinical oversight for specialty behavioral health medical and nursing services, residential program, and acute behavioral health services at CFHW. This includes outpatient psychiatric services, crisis services, withdrawal management, urgent psychiatric care, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and residential behavioral health programs.

The EVP ensures the delivery of safe, high quality, equitable, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based care while maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements. In partnership with other executive leaders, this position advances specialty behavioral health services, integrated care, operational excellence, workforce effectiveness, and CFHW’s mission, mission, and strategic priorities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Executive & Clinical Leadership

• Provide executive leadership and oversight for specialty behavioral health medical, nursing, residential and acute care services across the continuum of care.
• Establish strategic and operational priorities for assigned services in alignment with CFHW’s mission, strategic plan, clinical standards, and organizational goals.
• Partner with the EVP of Specialty Behavioral Health to align clinical programming, medical and nursing services, operational capacity, and workforce resources with client needs and organizational priorities.
• Provide psychiatric medical expertise and guidance to the executive team on clinical practice, psychopharmacology, crisis response, withdrawal management, residential treatment, urgent psychiatric care, and the integration of medical and behavioral health services.
• Lead service development, organizational change, and continuous improvement through a collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Represent CFHW in relevant local, state, and national initiatives that advance integrated, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based care.

Clinical Quality, Safety, & Compliance

• Ensure assigned services deliver safe, equitable, culturally responsive, and evidence-based care consistent with applicable clinical standards, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and CFHW policies and procedures.
• Oversee clinical quality and safety across outpatient psychiatric services, residential programs, and acute behavioral health services.
• Establish and monitor clinical practices that support appropriate assessment, treatment, stabilization, transitions between levels of care, continuity of care, and positive client outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate clinical oversight and coordination of medical and nursing services across assigned programs, including the identification and management of clinical risks.
• Co-lead Critical Incident Review (CIR) meetings, partnering with relevant leaders to review incidents, identify contributing factors, determine appropriate follow-up, and advance continuous improvement.
• Participate in relevant clinical quality, treatment review, client grievance, and safety committees.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data, including clinical outcomes, adverse incident reports, service utilization, and operational performance indicators, to evaluate effectiveness, identify risks, and guide improvement.
• Ensure appropriate clinical documentation, service entry oversight, privacy protections, and adherence to HIPAA and other applicable data privacy requirements.

Integrated Care & Clinical Collaboration

• Partner with the EVP of Specialty Behavioral Health and leaders across primary care, oral health, population health, and administrative functions to advance CFHW’s whole-person care model.
• Provide psychiatric medical expertise to the development and evolution of integrated specialty behavioral health and primary care services.
• Promote effective coordination among medical providers, nursing teams, behavioral health clinicians, pharmacy partners, and other care team members.
• Advance coordination across outpatient, residential, crisis, withdrawal management, urgent psychiatric, and MAT services to support appropriate access, transitions, and continuity throughout the continuum of care.
• Coordinate with Genoa Pharmacy staff, as appropriate, to support effective medication management and continuity of care.
• Support the EVP of Specialty Behavioral Health in maintaining community partnerships and represent CFHW at partner meetings and other external engagements as needed.

Operational & Financial Stewardship

• Oversee the effective, efficient, and compliant operations of assigned medical, nursing, residential programs, and acute care behavioral health services.
• Ensure operational models, staffing plans, service capacity, and workflows support client needs, safety care delivery, program requirements, and organizational priorities.
• Develop, manage, and monitor budgets for assigned areas, using financial and operational data to inform resource allocation, service delivery, and sustainability decisions.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate operational goals, performance indicators, and service outcomes for assigned teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve access, care coordination, quality, workflows, service capacity, resource utilization, and efficient use of resources across the continuum of care.
• Ensure policies, procedures, and operational practices are consistently implemented to support quality, compliance, access, and operational effectiveness.
• Hold assigned leaders and teams accountable for performance, service quality, documentation, and achievement of established goals.

Executive Partnership & Organizational Accountability

• Work collaboratively with the EVP of Specialty Behavioral Health and other executive leaders to advance organizational strategy, resolve cross-functional issues, and support consistent execution of organizational decisions.
• Communicate timely, relevant information to executive colleagues and staff, using active listening, constructive dialogue, and transparent decision-making.
• Engage in challenging conversations with professionalism, authenticity, and an objective, solutions-focused approach.
• Solicit and provide regular feedback to strengthen relationships, accountability, and organizational effectiveness.

• Model CFHW’s mission, vision, and values through leadership behavior, sound judgment, ethical decision-making, and adherence to organizational policies, the Compliance Plan, and Standards of Conduct.
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other CFHW staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Meet defined individual and departmental goals, activity metrics, and Key Performance Indicators.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION: Serves as a member of the executive team, contributing to organizational strategy, enterprise decision making, and achievement of organization objectives. Directly supervises leadership and staff, including hiring, performance management, succession planning, and separation decisions.

• Leads the division in achieving organizational strategy through operational excellence, collaboration, and accountable leadership.
• Contributes to enterprise-wide initiatives and organizational decision that extend beyond the assigned division, balancing divisional priorities with the overall needs of the organization.
• Partners with executive team to develop organizational strategy and ensures effective execution by translating enterprise priorities into divisional goals, operational plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Develops directors and managers through coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and leadership development opportunities.
• Builds leadership capacity and succession readiness to ensure long-term organizational success.
• Conducts performance evaluations and oversees corrective action, performance improvement, and development planning for direct reports.
• Leads cross-department collaboration to improve operational performance, patient outcomes, customer service, and organizational effectiveness.
• Holds divisional leaders accountable for achieving strategic, financial, quality, workforce, and operational performance goals.
• Ensures leaders effectively communicate organizational goals, implement strategic initiatives, and cascade information throughout their teams.
• Partners with executive leaders and shared services departments to support workforce planning, financial stewardship, quality improvement, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Monitors divisional performance through key operational, financial, workforce, quality, and patient/client experience metrics.
• Removes operational barriers and facilitates timely decision making across departments.
• Ensures consistent implementation of organizational initiatives throughout division.
• Supports leaders in resolving complex operational and workforce issues while maintaining accountably.
• Leads regular divisional leadership meetings to review performance, align priorities, share information, resolve challenges, and promote continuous improvement.

Compensation: $168,095 (Min) - $220,000 (max) annualized. The posted range represents the full salary range for this position. Starting pay is based on factors such as directly related experience, education, licensure and/or certification, and internal equity.

What We Need:

• Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree or international equivalent.
• Successful completion of ACGME-accredited residency in General Psychiatry and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Board certification through American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or Addiction Medicine required.
• Unrestricted Colorado medical license.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• At least three years of management experience, preferably in community mental health or comparable healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated expertise in emergency and acute psychiatric care, inpatient psychiatry, psychopharmacology, the medical-psychiatric interface, substance use treatment, evidence based neuropsychiatric and neurobehavioral assessment and treatment or related field.

Comprehensive benefits:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision options
• Medical and Dependent Care FSA/HSA
• Company paid life insurance
• Long term disability insurance
• Accident/hospital plans
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions
• CFWH offers vacation time, sick hours, and personal holiday hours.
• A collaborative team environment.
• Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
• Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success

CFHW is committed to an inclusive, age-neutral hiring process. In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act (JAFA), we do not ask applicants to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution. Please focus your application on your relevant skills, qualifications, and professional experience.

Clinica Family Health & Wellness is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other protected class under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Employees must meet applicable health and safety requirements, including an annual influenza (flu) vaccine, tuberculosis screening at hire, and any position specific requirements. Proof of required immunizations is required before employment begins. Exemptions and reasonable accommodations are considered.

Applications for this position will be accepted until the position is filled.