Behavioral Health Operations Manager
Listed compensation
$75K - $90K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Behavioral Health Operations Manager is responsible for assisting the Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health and Senior Administration manage the operational, administrative, and financial functions of behavioral health programs. This role ensures that services are delivered effectively, align with organizational goals, and comply with all relevant regulations and standards.
Duties Include
- Perform administrative functions for SVP which included phone reception, file maintenance, calendar management, supply ordering, purchase order processing, interoffice coordination, word processing and daily niche assignments.
- Manage special projects for hospital administration, including new facility construction, IT task coordination, procurement initiatives, creation of project-based spreadsheets, hospital space management, event logistics and grant submissions for new behavioral health programs.
- Provide leadership and operational oversight to administrative support team, including Medical Staff Administration and the Administrative Project Manager.
- Coordinate internal communications to clarify evolving priorities, strategies, and policy updates.
- Manage payroll for SVP and senior management staff
- Preparing correspondence to donors, government agencies, Advisory Council
- Maintaining minutes from Community Advisory Council meetings
Bachelor’s Degree- Preferred
Salary: 75- 90K
Key Responsibilities
The role manages operational, administrative, and financial functions for behavioral health programs to ensure regulatory compliance and organizational alignment. Key duties include supporting the SVP, overseeing administrative teams, and managing special projects such as facility construction and grant submissions.
Requirements
A Bachelor's degree is preferred for this position. The candidate should have experience in operational oversight, administrative leadership, and project coordination within a healthcare setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry Career Context
In New York, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$127k (22 salary observations; 49 listings), vs ~$106k nationally (173 salary observations; 836 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 33% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
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