Facility Chief Executive Officer

Overview

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals is seeking a Facility Chief Executive Officer at our Greenwood, IN location. As a national leader in behavioral healthcare, NPH provides medical and neurobehavioral care to patients in acute psychiatric distress. The CEO will lead the hospital in achieving its goals and objectives, aligning with the hospital's mission.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the hospital(s) and recommends long-range plans that support the institution's philosophy and general objectives.
• Informs and interests directors in current trends, issues, problems, and activities in health care generally, in community health needs, and in the institution to facilitate policy making.
• Attends all Board of Director meetings and its committees and acts as its representative at medical staff meetings.
• Designates an administrative officer to serve during his or her absence and ensures the attainment of hospital objectives through the selection, development, motivation, and evaluation of hospital personnel.
• Ensures licensures are in place for all required health care workers and establishes appropriate departmentalization and delegation.
• Pursues formal and informal education in health care management and ensures the orientation of all new employees to department, service, and personnel policies.
• Specifies personnel accountabilities and qualifications are commensurate with anticipated job responsibilities and evaluates performance annually.
• Directs departmental policies and procedures and verifies annual review.
• Maintains a current roster of members of the medical staff and their service categories and assures institutional operating stability by creating a working environment that is satisfactory to staff physicians.
• Verifies that policies are in place for communicating with physicians concerning an inpatient emergency and promotes health care services that are produced in a cost-effective manner.
• Plans for capital equipment through budget and obtains approvals for capital purchases above specified threshold.
• Ensures compliance with and regulations of governing hospitals and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring the organization's service delivery and initiating changes as required.
• Encourages the integration of the hospital(s) within the community by using effective communication and public relations program.
• Fosters a smoothly functioning, efficient organization through timely and effective resolution of disruptions.
• Oversees annual implementation of internal and external disaster preparedness plans with documentation of outcome.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, and adequate transport of patients.
• Handles detailed, complex concepts and problems and makes rapid decisions regarding administrative issues.
• Establishes strong and appropriate supervisor relationships.
• Develops smooth and constructive interface relationships with executive colleagues, as well as outside agencies, organizations, and individuals.
• Plans and meets deadlines.
• Maintains a flexible work schedule to meet various demands of executive management within the hospital.
• Ensures appropriate safety precautions are followed and coordinates with local, regional, and state health planning groups and other hospital services providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or Clinical Discipline required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years in hospital leadership roles or CEO role in behavioral health or acute care required.
• Experience in turning around an organization as well as the ability to direct crisis and inpatient behavioral health services preferred.
• Excellent verbal communication skills necessary in order to instruct and comfort patients and their families.
• Maintain effective contacts with a variety of Hospital Personnel.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served.