Hospital Administrator

Trinity Health • Waterloo, IA

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About The Position

The Hospital Administrator oversees the Medical Center’s daily operations, strategic planning, and resource management, including administrative support for operational services. This leadership role balances clinical excellence with operational efficiency to support optimal patient care and financial stability.

The Administrator works with clinical and support leaders to ensure patient care is supported across all sites; directs hospital departments and service areas; assesses and improves service-line performance; supervises and develops management staff; and oversees operating and capital budgets, productivity, and corrective plans. The role also supports competent patient care, represents MercyOne in service-line joint ventures as requested, participates in committees and workgroups, collaborates on business development and financial and service strategies, and ensures an annual operating plan for public safety and emergency preparedness. The Administrator maintains knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies to support ethical and compliant conduct.

MercyOne states its mission is to serve communities as a compassionate and transforming healing presence. Its core values are Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. The organization also describes its commitment to honoring colleagues’ dignity and differences and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, health care administration, or nursing.
• Five years of management-level experience in a health care service line is preferred.
• Administrative leadership experience is desired.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Five years of management-level experience in a health care service line preferred.
• Administrative leadership experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Work through direct and matrix reporting relationships with clinical and support leaders to ensure patient care is supported at all sites.
• Plan, organize, direct, and monitor hospital departments and service areas, collaborating with market leaders of system-provided services.
• Assess and improve service-line performance using quality metrics and customer and colleague satisfaction data.
• Supervise assigned management staff and provide education, orientation, and support to the management team; demonstrate effective leadership and delegation.
• Develop annual operating and capital budgets, monitor performance and productivity, implement corrective plans, and collaborate on budget preparation, capital priorities, and trend analysis.
• Use budget information effectively in management decision-making.
• Ensure competent patient care for the populations served by obtaining and interpreting data, applying knowledge and feedback, and adapting procedures appropriately.
• Support and abide by MercyOne policies, including safety policies and practices.
• Represent MercyOne in service-line joint ventures as requested.
• Maintain open, positive communication with staff, physicians, other hospital departments, and others; participate in committees, meetings, and workgroups.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and managers to identify, prioritize, and execute business development opportunities and strategies that promote Medical Center growth and sustainability.
• Partner with colleagues and physicians to develop and communicate strategies that strengthen financial and service performance.
• Ensure an annual operating plan for public safety and emergency preparedness.
• Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, and other policies and procedures to support honest, ethical, and professional conduct.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager