Administrator-Behavioral Health

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

An experienced nurse leader with both operational and clinical responsibility for all facility-based functions of the Upstate Behavioral Health Hospital. Scope includes hospital and all facility-based programs. Provides leadership in the achievement of the System's mission, vision and strategic goals within assigned facilities and services. Works with both the CEO, GMC and Chair, Department of Psychiatry.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Translates strategic, financial and operating targets into facility, service line and departmental business plans within the context of the system's strategic plan. Facilitates the identification, development and implementation of new programs and services.

• Directs development of nursing and designated clinical ancillary services, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards. 

• Maintains and strengthens relationships with medical staff and other specialty services to develop systems to foster cost effective delivery of high-quality care, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.

• Collaborates with medical staff and Prisma Health leadership to identify and implement performance improvement initiatives.

• Coordinates, develops, implements and assures compliance to system wide policy, procedures, performance standards, regulatory and accreditation requirements.

• Collaborates with other leadership staff and works with system-wide teams to optimize the efficiency, convenience, sharing of resources and utilization of Prisma Health facilities and services

• Establishes an efficient organizational structure and culture which promotes timely decision making and problem resolution at the lowest reasonable level of the organization. 

• Demonstrates commitment to the communities Prisma Health serves through appropriate community involvement such as participation in local service organizations and the effective use of advisory committees.

• Collaborates with marketing staff in the development of customized marketing plans to foster growth and system development.

• Collaborates with corporate services departments to maintain integrity of Prisma Health

• Ensures compliance with all applicable state, federal, joint commission, and other regulatory agency requirements.

• Prepares presentations, reports, and other information for the executive team as requested.

• Establish relationships with other nurse leaders in an effort to maximize clinical and operational performance.

• Maintains professional growth and development through formal education, seminar, workshops, in-services, current literature, and professional affiliations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of team members that may include final budget authority, hire/termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility and disciplinary authority. Job will be considered a member of management staff at Prisma Health or affiliate and will have direct reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - BSN required, MSN preferred, AND Master's Degree or higher in related field of study. Healthcare or Business preferred

• Experience - Five (5) years in nursing coordinating the planning, directing, and evaluation of patient care; AND five (5) years in a healthcare leadership role. Academic medical center or health system experience with direct oversite of Behavioral Health clinical and operational functions preferred

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of the education requirements noted above, the following combination of education, training and/or experience may be considered an equivalent substitution: may accept DNP and relevant leadership experience.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Registered Nurse in state in which work is performed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of office equipment

• Computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database)

• Communication skills

• Conflict resolution skills

• Interdisciplinary team building skills

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Baptist

Facility

1520 Baptist Hospital

Department

15209606 Behavioral Services Administration

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