What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrator position at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation?
This Administrator position is for our LTACH facility in Bethlehem. Our LTACH is a specialty that exists to care for patients who are experiencing life-threatening health crises within a patient / family centered model of care. The Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital (LTACH) has been helping patients recover from complex medical conditions and injuries since 2000 and is the first long-term acute-care hospital in the region!
- JOB SUMMARY
- Directs health care services by planning, implementing, controlling, and evaluating health care delivery programs and operations.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- IDENTIFIES PATIENT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
- By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
- MAINTAINS PATIENT CARE SERVICES
- By identifying markets
- establishing standards
- developing collaboration among medical, nursing, and administrative staffs.
- MAINTAINS FISCAL OPERATIONS
- By establishing rates for health care services
- overseeing budget preparation
- conducting cost studies
- scheduling expenditures
- analyzing variances
- initiating corrective actions.
- MAINTAINS BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
- By planning and controlling space allocations, building additions, and major equipment acquisitions
- overseeing maintenance programs.
- MAINTAINS THE STABILITY AND REPUTATION OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
- By complying with accreditation requirements
- developing, interpreting, and enforcing hospital policy and applicable regulatons and standards.
- COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
- By studying existing and new legislation
- anticipating future legislation
- enforcing adherence to requirements
- advising the Senior Vice Presidednt, Chief Nursing Officer on needed actions.
- MAINTAINS HEALTH CARE FACILITY STAFF
- By recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
- maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment
- determining core staffing requirements for departments
- coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
- planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
- MAINTAINS A COLLABORATIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT
- By fostering a spirit of interdisciplinary cooperation among clinical services, support and ancillary services, medical staff and administration
- maintains collaboration between entity and parent.
- DEVELOPS HEALTH CARE FACILITY STAFF
- By providing information, educational opportunities, and experiential growth opportunities.
- MAINTAINS MEDICAL STAFF
- By recruiting physicians, providing support services, and enforcing policies and procedures.
- MAINTAINS HEALTH CARE FACILITY OPERATIONS
- By initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
- REPRESENTS THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY
- By promoting programs, contributing to community programs and groups, and informing and responding to news media.
- MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
- By attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT
- By accomplishing related results as needed
- follows through on tasks
- responds to requests for assistance
- demonstrates behaviors as defined by the GSSH – A code of conduct
- leads by example.
- QUALIFICATIONS
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Master's Degree preferred
- Work Experience
- 5-7 years of progressive supervisory experience, preferably in an acute healthcare setting, required
- Licenses / Certifications
- N/A
Location: Good Shepherd Rehabilitation · Specialty - Divisional Administration
Schedule: Full Time (40 hrs/wk), Day / Evening / Night Shift, 8:00am - 5:00pm, hours may vary