Director-Admissions

Baptist•Jonesboro, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves overseeing admissions operations, including staff assessment and development, ensuring patient and personnel safety, managing supplies, and driving continuous quality improvement through assessment of registration activities. The position requires planning and coordinating staff schedules, effective staff utilization, and developing orientation plans for new and existing personnel. Implementation includes fostering positive interdepartmental relationships, supervising daily work performance, conducting objective employee evaluations, providing counseling and in-service training, and instructing staff on hospital policies. Monthly unit meetings are conducted to communicate operational issues and performance metrics. The Director also collaborates with CFO and Human Resources on hiring, transfers, and discharges, reviews financial/registration reports, admits patients, and covers shifts as needed. Evaluation involves supervising work performance, adherence to policies, and staff development, as well as counseling personnel and reviewing/revising department policies and procedures. Personal development includes participating in hospital improvement activities and enhancing management skills, with an understanding of computer system failures and emergency plans.

Requirements

Job specific experience, supervisory experience.
3 years of admissions/supervisory experience.
High School Diploma
Must obtain NAHAM Certification within 15 months of hire date to this position.

Nice To Haves

BS Degree

Responsibilities

Assesses competency of staff members, identifies areas of improvement and assists in the development of educational opportunities.
Routinely inspects the division to insure the safety of patients, visitors, and personnel.
Assesses the need for supplies and orders appropriately according to area needs.
Assesses registration activities to provide indicators for continuous quality improvement.
Plans and prepares appropriate time schedules for staff in order to complete necessary assignments in a timely and accurate manner.
Plans for the effective use of staff available.
Develops and coordinates orientation plans for staff within units.
Plans and assists in the orientation of new personnel to the unit.
Facilitates positive relationships among staff supervised within the department and with other departments.
Supervises work performance on a daily basis.
Completes employee evaluations objectively and in a timely manner.
Provides for employee counseling or in-service to insure corrective actions in instances deviations from standards and policies/procedures by employees supervised.
Instructs personnel regarding hospital and division policies and procedures.
Conducts monthly unit meetings using Performance Improvement monitors and Report Cards or other pertinent sources for communication to all staff regarding issues and unit operational issues.
With CFO and Human Resources makes decisions concerning hiring, transfer, or discharge of employees with assistance from CFO and Human Resources. Provides appropriate documentation in a timely manner.
Reviews financial/registration reports within units to identify problems requiring intervention.
Admits patients and covers shifts as necessary.
Performs other duties as assigned by CFO.
Supervises and evaluates work performance, adherence to hospital policies and staff development of staff.
Counsels personnel and takes appropriate action regarding problems of a personal and professional nature which have an effect upon effective division operations.
Reviews and evaluates department policies and procedures and initiates development and revisions processes.
Participates in activities designed to assist the hospital and departments of responsibility in improving services.
Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development of management skills.
Has knowledge of computer system failure and emergency plans, i.e., fire, disaster, bomb threats, etc.