Job Description

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital has been providing psychiatric services to the Philadelphia area for more than 40-years. Located in Fort Washington, PA, our 146-bed facility provides a peaceful setting for those seeking treatment for mental illness. Brooke Glen offers unique and individualized programming for adolescents and adults that sets us apart from many other treatment facilities, and our tenured leadership team includes a seasoned nursing department.

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Position Summary

The Assistant Hospital Administrator sets objectives, develops plans, staffs, and directs activities of assigned departments/areas of responsibility. Assists hospital's senior leader in the operation of the hospital. May assume administrative responsibility for the hospital in the absence of the hospital senior leader. In addition, the Associate Administrator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing hospital activities pertaining to regulatory compliance, legal issues, hospital licensing, hospital preparation for CARF/JCAHO/DBHR certification, quality assurance activities, outcomes assessment, confidentiality regulations of HIPAA/CFR 42, Part 2, and medical staff privileging, credentialing and scheduling (as applicable).

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the hospital, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and standards.
• Participates in the planning and development of departmental budgets, revenue, capital and operational expenses, sufficient number of staff, and any other plans for allocation of fiscal or other resources according to the scope of services provided.
• Develops, designs and provides for a written scope of services, departmental policies and procedures that guide and support the provision and integration of services according to mission and vision of the hospital.
• Directs the coordination and integration of departmental services with other departments and the hospital's primary functions.
• Participates in hospital and departmental performance improvement activities to measure and assess the quality of services provided.
• Guides and directs management in the development and promotion of new and existing hospital services.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the subordinate units/departments.
• Directs and supports performance improvement activities for the facility.
• Establishes operating policies consistent with the hospital senior leader's broad policies and objectives and ensures their execution.
• Evaluates the results of overall operations regularly and systematically and reports these results to the Chief Executive Officer.
• Manages multiple subordinate department managers who supervise staff members in multiple departments.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, or clinical specialty. Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty.

Licenses/Certification: Healthcare professional licensure preferred.

Experience:

Minimum two years in health care administration/management. Minimum two years' experience in facility operations management, human resources management, and/or finance. Graduate level education may substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required experience.

Qualifications:

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word-processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to spend a limited amount of time on travel required.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of JCAHO, local, state, and, federal laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of general budgeting, accounting, and management skills.
• Ability to exercise complex analytical judgment in the work environment.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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