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 facility's 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.
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Lead pre-opening planning and execution, including
hiring, onboarding, policy implementation, licensure readiness, and operational
go-live preparation
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Help stand up programming across IOP, PHP, detox, and
residential treatment
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Develop operating systems, reporting structures,
workflows, and accountability processes across departments
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Oversee facility-level financial performance,
budgeting, labor management, census growth, and operational efficiency
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Monitor key performance indicators and support payer
strategy, reimbursement awareness, referral growth, and census development
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Recruit, build, and lead a high-performing leadership
team across clinical, medical, nursing, admissions, operations, compliance, and
administrative functions
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Provide direct supervision, coaching, and support to
department leaders
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Work closely with the Medical Director, Clinical
Director, nursing leadership, and treatment team to support high-quality,
evidence-based care
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Ensure compliance with applicable state, federal,
payer, and accreditation requirements, maintaining survey and licensing
readiness
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Represent Bridgewater Recovery in the community,
referral network, payer environment, and broader behavioral health market
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Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business
Administration, Public Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Social Work,
Counseling, Psychology, or a related field
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5+ years of progressive behavioral health leadership
experience
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3+ years of executive leadership experience
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Experience launching a new treatment facility or
leading a start-up healthcare operation preferred
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Experience with ASAM levels of care, including 3.5
residential and 3.7 detox, preferred
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Experience with state licensure, accreditation
readiness, Joint Commission, CARF, or similar standards preferred
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Experience working with Medicaid MCOs, commercial
payers, utilization review, and reimbursement-driven operations preferred
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Prior leadership experience in a high-growth or
multi-site behavioral health organization preferred
Salary:
$130,000 -
$170,000 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:
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies
on behalf of Bridgewater Recovery.
You didn’t enter the Behavioral Health space to drown in paperwork, stress over Joint Commission audits, or troubleshoot IT tickets. You did it to help patients and build a successful business.
At Atlantic Health Strategies, we handle the "business of the business" so you can focus on the mission.
We are your full-spectrum behavioral health support partner.
We aren't just consultants who hand you a binder of rules and walk away. We are operators who have sat in your seat. We know that in this industry, Compliance is the spine of your operation, and a strong spine needs muscle (HR) and a nervous system (IT) to function.
We act as your Strategic Anchor, translating complex regulations into clear, profitable business strategies for Founders and Investors.
How we stabilize and grow your organization:
Licensure, Accreditation & Compliance: We speak fluent "regulatory." From De Novo startups to multi-state expansions, we navigate the red tape so you don’t have to. We turn "audit panic" into "audit readiness."
HR Managed Services: Generalist HR firms don’t understand clinical ratios or behavioral health burnout. We do. We manage credentialing, staffing, and culture to keep your team compliant and your retention high.
IT Managed Services: Behavioral Health IT isn't about fixing printers; it's about HIPAA security and EHR integrity. We build secure, compliant tech infrastructures that protect your patient data and your license.
M&A Advisory & Due diligence: Buying or selling? Don’t buy a headache. We perform deep-dive operational audits to ensure the asset is clean, compliant, and ready for growth.
The Atlantic Difference:
We bridge the gap between "Clinical Empathy" and "Business Rigor." Whether you are a Visionary Founder who hates the details or an Investor who needs to mitigate risk, we are the partner that keeps the doors open and the business growing.
Let’s get to work.
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