Regional Hospital Administrator- Central State Hospital- Milledgeville

Georgia Department of Revenue•Milledgeville, GA

About The Position

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is seeking a Regional Hospital Administrator (RHA) / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Central State Hospital (CSH) in Milledgeville. Opened in 1842, CSH is Georgia’s preeminent maximum-security forensic hospital. Its 182-bed facility serves people referred by segments of the criminal justice system for evaluation, treatment, and competency restoration. CSH also operates seven staff-supervised community residential homes for individuals with behavioral health disorders. Reporting to DBHDD’s Director, Division of Hospital Services, the RHA directs CSH and its community residential homes. The role has 24/7 responsibility for inpatient and residential treatment and services; management and administration of 750 direct care, programmatic, operational, and support staff; facility and equipment operations and maintenance; and budget development and administration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
Six years of healthcare management or supervisory experience, or two years of experience at the lower-level position or an equivalent position.
Knowledge of large healthcare program execution and delivery, including experience managing or administering 24/7 direct-care facilities providing behavioral health and/or forensic services.
Demonstrated commitment to recovery and competency restoration.
Ability to professionally challenge existing practices and implement improvements.
Ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex organization-wide or system-wide issues.
Fact-finding and investigatory skills, with the ability to anticipate issues, formulate remedial action, and oversee remediation through completion.
Understanding of the civil rights of institutionalized persons.
Familiarity or expertise with national healthcare accrediting bodies and related compliance, regulatory, and certification matters.
Ability to build relationships, credibility, and trust, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders such as individuals and families, legislators, agency staff, providers, and advocacy groups.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Ability to monitor, synthesize, and report progress and results.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a related field, such as psychology, business administration, or healthcare administration.
At least five years of behavioral health hospital management experience, including at least three years at the CEO level or equivalent.
Significant experience leading, managing, and coordinating forensic behavioral health services.
Demonstrated experience improving behavioral health services at the CEO level in a large, complex behavioral health organization.
Familiarity with and successful experience addressing regulatory and compliance issues involving TJC, CMS, and similar bodies.
Demonstrated commitment to competency restoration and the concept of recovery.

Responsibilities

Lead an interdisciplinary team and direct the delivery of healthcare and forensic services at the hospital and associated residential homes.
Monitor programs, activities, service delivery, and outcomes; identify opportunities to improve services; and coordinate with DBHDD leadership to support effective, efficient, high-quality, and compliant service delivery.
Implement and sustain CSH’s strategic and operational plans, and develop or modify policies and protocols to support service quality and performance.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators, assess system performance, identify gaps or issues, and develop and drive solutions.
Set appropriate objectives and priorities for CSH, communicate them to leadership, monitor results, and adjust them as organizational needs or circumstances change.
Oversee direct care, programmatic, operational, and support functions, activities, and staff.
Develop and administer departmental policies that support CSH objectives and ensure compliance with departmental, state, federal, and regulatory requirements, including applicable certification requirements.
Maintain facilities in compliance with departmental and relevant regulatory-body requirements and certifications.
Ensure CSH leadership develops and administers program budgets that support quality and continuous services.
Create and maintain a high-performance learning environment characterized by positive leadership and teamwork.
Collect and analyze information from CSH staff and entities and prepare and distribute accountability reports on service status, perceived program and system quality, and overall service-delivery impact.
Build and maintain key internal and stakeholder relationships in support of hospital services.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.