Overview
Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.
Where We Are:
Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking throughout the region. Sylva is home to Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC, and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150 miles from Sylva.
Why Choose Us:
· Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
· Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for full-time employees
· Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
· Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
· Opportunities for education and training through partnership with Duke LifePoint Healthcare
· And much more…
JOB SUMMARY
Plans, organizes and directs the overall management and operations of departments as assigned by Chief Executive Officer.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Develops, implements and monitors departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates incompliance with allocated funding.
Performance review includes recognition of active participation in briefs, debriefs, huddles, learning boards, and executive patient safety rounds.
Serves as member of executive leadership team contributing and participating in facility administration activities.
Oversees the establishment of departmental policies and procedures and functional objectives.
Ensures compliance with all agencies having jurisdiction, provides reliability of equipment performance and provides structural conditions and appearance which promotes quality of patient care.
Plans and recommends capital expenditures including modernization of equipment, retro-fittings of building systems and development of physical facilities. Evaluates equipment to be purchased for compatibility, functionality, and maintenance required.
Maintains a sanitary and safe operation in accordance with federal, state and local health regulations.
Establishes and revises, with each manager, standards of performance (quality and quantity) for the departments.
Represents effectively the needs of administration to the managers and staffs of those departments regarding performance, budget concerns, etc.
Oversees the fire and disaster drill programs.
Manages the Hazardous Material Disposal Program.
Manages programs for assigned departments.
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Participates in developing programs, policies and procedures that impact the safety and protection of patients, visitors and staff.
Participates in the preparation of and monitors the various departments’ operating budgets and financial reports.
Meets with and reports to the Safety Committee on findings, recommendations, actions and monitoring of the Safety Management Program.
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
Required Skills
Must have excellent organizational, oral and written skills and capable of writing and presenting technical reports.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Possesses a working knowledge of standards set by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Minimum Work Experience
Must have at least five (5) years of progressive management experience in a healthcare setting, with emphasis in operations related support services or graduate degree with hospital administrative residency experience.
EEOC Statement
“Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
**Job:** **Administration/Management*
**Organization:** **
**Title:** *Executive Director – Operations*
**Location:** *NC-Sylva*
**Requisition ID:** *7463-12321*
