Director of Facility Operations

Director – Facility Operations (Full time)

Riverview Behavioral Health is the premier psychiatric center in Texarkana, Arkansas, where adolescents and adults can receive comprehensive inpatient help for mental health challenges that have disrupted their lives. The facility offers a confidential, caring environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self‑awareness, social skills, and personal growth in a safe environment monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Director – Facility Operations is responsible for the overall maintenance of the buildings, grounds, fixtures, and equipment. Areas of responsibility may include safety, security, maintenance, facilities, materials management, and housekeeping.

• Oversee general building maintenance including plumbing, carpentry, painting, roofing, minor repairs, and electrical work.
• Ensure preventative maintenance is completed on all equipment.
• Ensure the facility is in a sanitary, attractive, safe, and orderly condition in compliance with all regulatory standards and accreditation requirements.
• Maintain compliance with standards such as NFPA, OSHA, CMS, TJC, etc.
• Provide staff management including hiring, development, training, performance management, and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Oversee proper operations and maintenance of water systems, emergency electrical systems, sewage systems, primary electrical systems, telephone systems, fire alarm systems, and heating and cooling systems.
• Develop facility maintenance plans, timetables for completion, and recommendations for maintenance projects.
• Serve as project manager for small‑scale, short‑duration projects.
• Respond to facility fire and disaster situations immediately and assist per emergency plans.
• Coordinate outside service vendors/contractors and maintenance staff to complete assigned projects.

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

• High School Diploma required.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher level of education in Business or a technical field preferred.
• Five or more years of healthcare experience involving construction/maintenance preferred.
• Ten or more years of construction/maintenance/healthcare supervisory experience preferred.

• Valid state driver’s license where required in a facility.
• CPR and de‑escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by the facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.
• Valid Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) will be preferred.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

Seniority level
:
Director

Employment type
:
Full‑time

Job function
:
Management and Manufacturing;
Industries
:
Mental Health Care