Director of Behavioral Health
Company: Signet Health
Location: Springfield
Posted on: January 29, 2026
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Job Description:
Signet Health, a national behavioral health management company,
is currently recruiting for a full-time Director of Behavioral
Health to manage a comprehensive behavioral health service line at
Memorial Health located in Springfield, IL. We are seeking a
seasoned and dynamic professional with experience running a
hospital-based, behavioral health inpatient department. This is a
highly visible position with strategic responsibility, working
collaboratively with Signet Health and hospital leadership creating
a respected and cohesive program to serve the community. PRIMARY
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Advance physician engagement and
drive operational excellence in patient care delivery. Recruit
physicians, advanced practice providers, and management staff for
behavioral health. Oversee business development and marketing
efforts for the behavioral health service line. Develop and
implement strategic operating and capital budgets. Provide
oversight for an existing adult behavioral health program
consisting of a 34-bed Inpatient unit plus Outpatient, Partial
Hospitalization Program and ECT. Planning and implementation of
behavioral health system integration throughout the Memorial Health
System. Collaborate with clinical and quality leadership to
optimize organizational performance in regard to national quality
measures. Serve as the system expert and operational go-to for
Behavioral Health within the Leadership Team. Utilize experience
and knowledge of Illinois’ Regulatory Systems to include Department
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to oversee
regulatory compliance and program expansion.
Requirements/Qualifications Requirements: Master’s degree in
Healthcare or Business Administration or related clinical degree.
Progressive Behavioral Health operations experience for a minimum
of 10 years with at least 5 years in a director’s role or higher.
Experience in managing physician relationships. Experience
developing and implementing a continuous improvement culture with a
strong familiarity of process improvement methodologies and systems
that sustain an environment of quality and cost improvement.
Experience with Illinois’s State governmental oversight,
reimbursement and regulation for inpatient and outpatient
behavioral health services. Signet Health offers a competitive
salary and benefits package including 401K plan and unlimited
PTO.
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