What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Clinical Program Manager position at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital?
Additional Information About The Role
Barnes‑Jewish St. Peters and Progress West Hospitals are seeking a Senior Clinical Program Manager to provide strategic, operational and financial leadership across a broad portfolio of essential hospital support services. In this key leadership role, the Senior Clinical Program Manager will oversee eight critical support areas, including Environmental Services, Food & Nutrition, Environmental Health & Safety/Emergency Management, Operators, Facilities Management, Public Safety, Occupational Health, and Volunteers.
The Senior Clinical Program Manager will partner closely with hospital leadership, clinical teams, and frontline staff to ensure these departments operate efficiently, safely, and in alignment with organizational goals, regulatory standards and budgetary expectations. This role is responsible for financial stewardship across the portfolio,driving performance excellence, fostering collaboration, and supporting a patient‑centered environment through effective planning, communication, and problem solving.
Ideal candidates will bring prior leadership experience in healthcare or complex operational environments, demonstrate strong communication and relationship‑building skills, and possess the ability to address challenges with sound judgment and innovative solutions. Success in this role requires a hands‑on leader who can balance day‑to‑day operational oversight with long‑term strategic thinking.
This is a full‑time, on‑site position.
Overview
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.
At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, every decision is made in the best interest of patients and families. The Administration leads and oversees all operational aspects of the hospital, collaborates with all levels of leadership to develop strategies and implement tactics that improve financial performance and service delivery at the hospital.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Oversees development and implementation of programmatic strategic plans, working closely with hospital administration and physician leadership. Directs financial and operational performance of departments including development of annual budgets, monitoring of revenues and expenses, as well as implementation of consistent management practices across departments.
Responsibilities
Education
Supervisor Experience
< 2 years
Benefits And Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Barnes‑Jewish St. Peters and Progress West Hospitals are seeking a Senior Clinical Program Manager to provide strategic, operational and financial leadership across a broad portfolio of essential hospital support services. In this key leadership role, the Senior Clinical Program Manager will oversee eight critical support areas, including Environmental Services, Food & Nutrition, Environmental Health & Safety/Emergency Management, Operators, Facilities Management, Public Safety, Occupational Health, and Volunteers.
The Senior Clinical Program Manager will partner closely with hospital leadership, clinical teams, and frontline staff to ensure these departments operate efficiently, safely, and in alignment with organizational goals, regulatory standards and budgetary expectations. This role is responsible for financial stewardship across the portfolio,driving performance excellence, fostering collaboration, and supporting a patient‑centered environment through effective planning, communication, and problem solving.
Ideal candidates will bring prior leadership experience in healthcare or complex operational environments, demonstrate strong communication and relationship‑building skills, and possess the ability to address challenges with sound judgment and innovative solutions. Success in this role requires a hands‑on leader who can balance day‑to‑day operational oversight with long‑term strategic thinking.
This is a full‑time, on‑site position.
Overview
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.
At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, every decision is made in the best interest of patients and families. The Administration leads and oversees all operational aspects of the hospital, collaborates with all levels of leadership to develop strategies and implement tactics that improve financial performance and service delivery at the hospital.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Oversees development and implementation of programmatic strategic plans, working closely with hospital administration and physician leadership. Directs financial and operational performance of departments including development of annual budgets, monitoring of revenues and expenses, as well as implementation of consistent management practices across departments.
Responsibilities
- Ensures, through direction and coordination of activities, the goals and strategies of the strategic plans are developed, prioritized and implemented in collaboration with WUSM physician leaders/business directors and hospital administration. Manages joint WUSM & hospital comprehensive infrastructure, steering committees, implementation committees and subcommittees in collaboration with the WUSM physician leaders/medical directors and hospital directors/vice presidents for the purpose of addressing inpatient and outpatient services; policies, procedures and treatment protocols; supply chain; clinical outcomes; patient experience; growth and capacity planning; and financial performance.
- Leads and manages new initiatives and implementation of evidence based practice. Develops continuing alliances and communication with peer institutions. Foster relationships and collaboration amongst all key stakeholders (Clinical/non-clinical).
- Develops/executes improvement programs using solid data/analytics and lean methodologies that directly impact key metrics related to people, service, growth/innovation, quality and margin. Monitors and develops program contracts and scorecards to support analysis for use in mission support agreements, medical directorships, physician co-management, operational excellence and performance/care improvement.
- Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
- Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
Education
- Master's Degree
- Bus/HC Admin/Nursing/related
Supervisor Experience
< 2 years
Benefits And Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
- Not all benefits apply to all jobs
Salary : $92,248 - $150,238