Director Plant Operations

This position is incentive eligible.

About the role

Join our Research Medical Center/Belton Medical Center team as Director of Plant Operations Facilities, where you will manage and maintain buildings, grounds, utilities, and non-clinical equipment across the Research Medical Center, Research Medical Center Brookside, Research Psychiatric, and Belton Regional Medical Center campuses. Reporting to the COO/Associate Administrator, you will facilitate construction projects, oversee contract providers for clinical equipment management, and provide leadership for all Plant Operations.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life—about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. We value your passion for leading and creativity, and we want your knowledge and expertise to make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, direct, and provide leadership for all Plant Operations.
• Manage and maintain buildings, grounds, utilities, and non-clinical equipment.
• Facilitate initiation and completion of construction projects.
• Oversee contract providers of clinical equipment management.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, conduct life safety and environmental care plans, and lead the hospital in Joint Commission surveys in these areas.

Requirements

• Minimum of ten years (10) experience in plant operations and construction.
• Experience in healthcare safety and security preferred.
• Experience with regulatory compliance, life safety, and environmental care plans.
• Union experience preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years in administrative positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in BSME, BSEE, Business, Security Management, Industrial Safety, Administration of Justice, or related field. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an associate degree in a related field with ten years of plant operations management experience and healthcare safety experience is acceptable.
• Current driver’s license; Class “A” Operating Engineers license preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Capacity to manage multiple agendas on an ongoing basis.

Benefits

Research Medical Center/Belton Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with low or no copay for many common services, including prescription drug, behavioral health, and free telemedicine services.
• Free AirMed medical transportation.
• Dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts.
• Supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity).
• Auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, and long-term care coverage.
• Moving assistance and pet insurance.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family-building benefits (Progyny) and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, and event planning.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other programs.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the facilities

Research Medical Center is a 585+ bed hospital offering an array of services, including women’s services (obstetrics and fertility), emergency care, a trauma center, a Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City locations. Specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary Stroke Center. It is one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Research Psychiatric Center is a 95+ bed facility offering acute inpatient, day treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare for adolescents, adults, and senior adults. The professional staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors, delivering skilled compassionate care regardless of age or circumstance.