Executive Director

Full-Time | On-Site | Exempt

About Us

At Wise Path Recovery Centers, we are committed to providing integrated behavioral health and addiction treatment through evidence-based, high-quality clinical care for individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use and mental health disorders. Wise Path Recovery Centers is operated by Ascension Recovery Services (ARS), a national behavioral healthcare organization specializing in the development and management of substance use disorder treatment programs. Our work is grounded in the belief that recovery is deeply personal and that exceptional treatment requires both clinical excellence and genuine human connection.

Our Culture Is Built Around

• Kindness
• Teamwork
• Empathy
• Integrity
• Excellence
• Mission-driven care

Camp Baer will bring these values to life in an environment intentionally designed to promote healing, connection, accountability, and lasting recovery.

Why You Should Join Us

• Build and develop the founding leadership team
• Shape the culture and expectations of a brand-new program
• Establish operational systems and standards before opening
• Create an exceptional client and family experience
• Develop meaningful partnerships throughout the Morgantown community
• Work closely with experienced behavioral healthcare leaders across Wise Path and Ascension Recovery Services
• Lead a program designed to provide a more restorative, retreat-style approach to recovery
• Make a meaningful impact on behavioral health access in West Virginia

You will have significant local leadership responsibility while also receiving support from centralized ARS teams including Human Resources, Compliance, Finance, Revenue Cycle, IT, Marketing, Admissions, and other shared services.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership & Launch Execution

• Lead all aspects of pre-opening operational readiness, including staffing, onboarding, training, scheduling, workflows, and policy implementation
• Build the leadership structure and operational cadence necessary to successfully launch and scale the program
• Establish clear performance expectations, accountability systems, and key operational metrics
• Develop efficient processes supporting admissions, clinical services, medical services, recovery support, hospitality, documentation, and facility operations
• Ensure strong communication and coordination across all departments
• Identify operational barriers early and drive timely, practical solutions
• Partner closely with Wise Path and ARS leadership throughout the opening process

Retreat-Style Client Experience

• Help create an environment that is calm, restorative, welcoming, structured, and highly professional
• Ensure the physical environment and daily operations support the therapeutic mission of Camp Baer
• Promote a client experience grounded in dignity, compassion, personal responsibility, and recovery
• Create strong alignment between clinical care, recovery programming, hospitality, and day-to-day operations
• Maintain appropriate professional and therapeutic boundaries while creating a highly supportive treatment environment
• Regularly assess the client and family experience and identify opportunities for improvement

Regulatory, Compliance & Accreditation Oversight

• Ensure compliance with applicable West Virginia behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment requirements
• Lead facility readiness for applicable regulatory and accreditation surveys
• Ensure policies, procedures, documentation standards, and operational expectations are consistently implemented
• Support compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, client rights, confidentiality requirements, and other applicable federal and state requirements
• Partner with Compliance and clinical leadership on performance improvement, incident review, quality assurance, and corrective action
• Maintain a strong culture of safety, integrity, accountability, and regulatory compliance

Clinical & Program Oversight

• Partner with the Clinical Director, Medical Director, nursing leadership, and other clinical leaders to:
  • Support high-quality, evidence-based, recovery-oriented treatment
  • Ensure appropriate treatment planning and interdisciplinary communication
  • Maintain strong clinical documentation standards
  • Monitor client engagement, outcomes, length of stay, and discharge planning
  • Support appropriate level-of-care and utilization review processes
  • Ensure coordination between clinical, medical, nursing, case management, and recovery support teams
  • Maintain clear accountability for client safety and quality of care

Financial Performance & Census Growth

• Manage facility financial performance and budget in collaboration with ARS Finance
• Monitor key operational and financial performance indicators including:
  • Census and occupancy
  • Admissions and discharges
  • Staffing ratios
  • Labor utilization
  • Overtime
  • Length of stay
  • Payer mix
  • Revenue performance
  • Facility expenses
• Align staffing levels with census and operational needs
• Maintain disciplined expense management without compromising quality or safety
• Collaborate with Business Development and Admissions to support sustainable referral and census growth
• Understand local market dynamics and help position Camp Baer as a trusted treatment resource in the region

People Leadership & Culture

• Recruit, develop, and retain a strong interdisciplinary team
• Build a culture rooted in kindness, teamwork, empathy, integrity, excellence, accountability, and mission
• Establish clear expectations for leaders and team members
• Coach and develop department leaders to strengthen their leadership and operational capabilities
• Lead structured supervision, performance management, and employee accountability processes
• Address performance, conduct, and culture concerns promptly and consistently
• Promote trauma-informed and recovery-oriented leadership practices
• Model professionalism, emotional intelligence, humility, sound judgment, and accountability

Community & Market Presence

• Serve as a visible representative of Camp Baer and Wise Path Recovery Centers throughout Morgantown and the surrounding region
• Develop strong relationships with hospitals, healthcare providers, behavioral health organizations, recovery communities, employers, and referral partners
• Build trust with community stakeholders and referral sources
• Collaborate with Business Development to support responsible market growth
• Help establish Camp Baer as a respected resource within West Virginia's behavioral health continuum

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Behavioral Health, Business Administration, Human Services, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience within behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, healthcare, residential treatment, or a related setting
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Strong operational management experience
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Experience working within regulatory and compliance-driven healthcare environments
• Demonstrated ability to build accountable, high-performing teams
• Strong communication, decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to successfully lead within a startup, new-facility, high-growth, or turnaround environment

Qualifications (Strongly Preferred)

• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Behavioral Health, Business Administration, or a related field
• Previous Executive Director, Administrator, COO, Program Director, or comparable facility leadership experience
• Substance use disorder treatment experience
• Residential treatment experience
• Experience opening or launching a new behavioral health or healthcare facility
• Joint Commission accreditation or survey preparation experience
• Familiarity with ASAM-aligned substance use disorder treatment
• Experience managing census growth, staffing models, and facility-level financial performance
• Experience working within a multi-site healthcare organization

Key Leadership Competencies

Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate:

• Operational Discipline & Execution
• Financial Acumen
• Regulatory & Compliance Expertise
• High Emotional Intelligence
• Talent Development
• Culture Building
• Strategic Thinking
• Tactical Follow-Through
• Strong Judgment
• Accountability
• Collaborative Leadership
• Mission Alignment
• Client-Centered Decision Making

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Full-time, on-site leadership position based in the Morgantown, West Virginia area
• Frequent movement throughout the facility and grounds
• Must be highly visible and engaged within facility operations, particularly during pre-opening and early operations
• Availability outside traditional business hours may occasionally be required based on facility needs
• Must be available to assist with urgent staffing, operational, clinical, safety, or facility matters when necessary
• Periodic travel may be required for organizational meetings, training, or collaboration with other Wise Path and ARS locations
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Relocation

Relocation assistance provided.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience, education, leadership background, and qualifications. This position is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation.

Benefits

Eligible team members may receive:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Company-Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development Support
• Performance-Based Incentive Opportunities