Associate Administrator - St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Children’s Hospital

Associate Administrator - St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

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PALM BEACH GROUP

St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

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PALM BEACH GROUP
St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

Founded in 1938, St. Mary’s Medical Center is a 420-bed, acute care hospital that provides medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric, trauma and emergency services to a five-county area. What started as a small 50-bed facility founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, has grown into a dynamic institution, known for its innovation and award-winning programs, as well as a legacy of excellence that began more than three generations ago.

A leader in critical care medicine, St. Mary’s treats more than 70,000 emergency and trauma patients each year. With advanced diagnostic and imaging services, we are the only GE Show site in the Southeastern United States for neurointerventional imaging technology. Our dedicated team of physicians and staff has helped us achieve top quality awards through The Birthplace, our level I trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, level III NICU and more.

St. Mary’s Medical Center has many specialized programs, including a state-designated Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The Palm Beach Children’s Hospital y’s Medical Center is the only dedicated pediatric hospital between Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. As members of the national Children’s Hospital Association, we provide highly specialized services to more than 50,000 children each year. Our campus is also the home of Quantum House, a hospitality home for families of pediatric patients. Our numerous employees and affiliated physicians have dedicated themselves to healing our community.

Position Summary

The Associate Administrator has responsibility for developing management objectives and policies for the various departments and monitoring the results. He/she also interprets objectives, policies, and procedures. Further, the Associate Administrator is responsible for coordinating the activities of the assigned departments with other departments both within and outside the hospital. The Associate Administrator resolves problems with department heads concerning the use of resources, as well as encourages and maintains open lines of communication with and between employee groups, other medical personnel, and patients and their family members.

Functional Expectations & Requirements

The Associate Administrator has responsibility for evaluating the performance of the various departments, as well as the performance of key managers and supervisors. He/she advises employees promptly when performance problems arise or changes are needed. Other functional requirements include:

• Establish the operating budgets for the various departments and monitor performance against budgets.
• Assist Administration with special projects and with short- and long-term strategic planning.
• Attend promptly to the administrative details of the position including the signing of documents, preparation of reports, completion of performance appraisals, and other employee-related actions.
• Ensure that all operations within the scope or the position are carried out in an ethical, responsible manner.
• Develop, with the help of the department heads responsible, standard operating procedures for the departments within the position’s span of control. Coordinate with other departments and medical staff as needed.
• Make final hiring and firing decisions of personnel within immediate scope of operations coordinating information with upper management and human resources according to established procedures.
• Approve expenditures to the level established by upper management.

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