Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PURPOSE OF CLASS

At UConn Health, this executive level position is responsible for a state-operated adolescent behavioral health inpatient hospital. Incumbents in this class provide executive leadership and strategic direction for all clinical, operational, administrative, financial, regulatory, and support services while ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, trauma-informed behavioral healthcare for adolescents with complex behavioral health needs. Responsibilities include organizational leadership, regulatory compliance, fiscal stewardship, workforce management, quality improvement, emergency preparedness, and collaboration with governmental agencies and community partners.

Reports to the Chief Operating Officer of John Dempsey Hospital.

Directs, supervises, and evaluates executive, managerial, clinical, professional, supervisory, technical, and administrative staff.

Directs the overall administration, operation, and strategic planning of a state-operated adolescent behavioral health hospital;
Establishes organizational goals, policies, and operational priorities consistent with institutional and state objectives;
Provides executive leadership for clinical, medical, nursing, behavioral health, educational, administrative, security, facilities, and support services;
Develops and maintains a safe, trauma-informed, patient-centered environment that promotes recovery and quality care;
Oversees hospital quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, infection prevention, and performance improvement initiatives;
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards including CMS, Joint Commission, OSHA, HIPAA, licensing requirements, and applicable regulations;
Directs development and administration of operating and capital budgets; monitors financial performance and resource utilization;
Leads workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, employee engagement, labor relations, and leadership development;
Represents the hospital with governmental agencies, community organizations, legislators, advocacy groups, educational institutions, families, the media, and other stakeholders;
Directs emergency preparedness, disaster response, business continuity, and incident command activities;
Develops collaborative partnerships that improve continuity of care and successful patient transitions;
Leads strategic initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness, operational performance, patient outcomes, and service delivery;
Evaluates organizational performance through established quality, financial, operational, and regulatory metrics;
Interprets and implements laws, regulations, policies, and procedures affecting hospital operations;
Performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of Hospital administration;
Behavioral health systems;
Healthcare operations;
Regulatory and accreditation standards;
Healthcare finance and budgeting;
Public administration principles;
Knowledge of Trauma-informed care principles;
Quality improvement methodologies;
Labor relations;
Government healthcare programs;
Considerable skill in Executive leadership;
Strategic planning;
Organizational development;
Financial management;
Change management;
Skill in Negotiation;
Communication;
Conflict resolution;
Considerable ability to Direct large multidisciplinary organizations;
Develop organizational strategy;
Establish collaborative relationships;
Analyze complex organizational issues;
Make sound executive decisions;
Ability to Communicate effectively orally and in writing;
Manage competing priorities;
Interpret laws, regulations, and policies.

A master’s…