Hospital Administrator

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Administrator is responsible for the overall leadership and operation of the facility’s services, departments, budget, and functions, subject to oversight by the Chief Executive Officer. The Administrator reviews operating results of the organization, compares them to established objectives and approved budget targets, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results. The Administrator directs the ongoing mission and philosophy of care of the facility by demonstrating leadership through exploring, developing, accepting and implementing new ideas with vision, foresight, and customer sensitivity to meet the facility’s and community’s needs.

The Administrator shall ensure the facility is adequately staffed, programming standards are met, and adequate resources are provided to meet the needs of the patient populations served. He/She ensures compliance with patient care quality standards and all state, federal and local regulatory laws, standards and protocols for each department, while assisting with the development of the annual operating budgets for these departments;

oversees the development of policies and procedures; provides facilities management and oversight of the physical structures, HVAC, mechanical, electrical systems, utility systems and grounds of this hospital to ensure operative and safe working conditions; reviews human resources needs with department managers. The Administrator oversees and is responsible for the development and evaluation of the performance of each department and their improvement activities of the Quality and Utilization Program.

The Administrator is responsible for managing underperformance within all departments by utilizing the Rolling Action Plan (RAP), which allows strategies, responsibilities, and timelines according to the risk levels of the organization to get things back into compliance and performance standards. The Administrator is responsible and will use the RAP to host their weekly Department Head Meetings, focusing on underperforming risk areas and Key Performance Indicators;

necessary actions must be taken weekly to get back into compliance and performance standards.

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment may be moderate to high.

The work environment may include chemicals used for cleaning, and may have dust, mist, and streams generated in housekeeping tasks. This is a smoke-free workplace. The employee must provide documentation of a tuberculosis test during new-hire orientation and annually thereafter. Exposure Category:
Category II (tasks may involve potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissues).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to stand on feet for moderate periods, standing could be as high as 60-80% per working shift per day. Must be able to sit for extended periods, at least 4 hours. A certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary to carry out job duties. Lifting/carrying may exceed 10 pounds.

Additional work environment characteristics may include: performing repetitive tasks/motion, and hearing alarms, telephone, and an normal speaking voice. Stress is identified as a job hazard resulting from a hectic environment with frequent interruptions. The environment alone presents a certain amount of risk in servicing psychiatric patients in acute and crisis needs. The position also requires:

• Reaching — Extending the hands and arms in any direction.
• Handling — Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hand or hands.
• Fingering — Picking, pinching, and otherwise working with the fingers primarily.
• Feeling — Perceiving such attributes of objects and materials as size, shape, temperature or texture by means of receptors in the…