Executive Director, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

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Organization:

Hosp & Clinic Admin - Black

Job Summary:

Vanderbilt Health - Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for an Executive Director, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital.

The Executive Director Plays a leadership role in the development and implementation of long-term strategies, developing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the activities; preparing operating and capital expenditure budgets; and performing personnel administration functions specific to Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital.
The Executive Director will lead efforts to ensure the highest levels of patient care, quality, service, growth margin, and ROI for the 106-bed Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Psychiatric Assessment Service/Operation Command Center, and neuromodulation services based at the hospital (ECT). The candidate will have dual reporting relationships with the President of Vanderbilt University Hospital for the 78 adult beds and the President of Monroe Carell Junior Children's Hospital for the 28-bed Child/Adolescent Unit. The candidate will work closely with both hospitals ensuring optimal patient flow in the hospital (s) as needed. The candidate will assist in the initiatives of the Behavioral Health Clinical Services Center to support the professional home for master's level behavioral health providers.

Direct reports may include: Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Associate Operating Officer, Associate Director of Finance, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Engagement, and Director of Admissions & Business Operations.

Department Summary:
The Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) was founded as a psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. The hospital has expanded its services and now provides services for children, adolescents, and adults. Residents in their PGY 1 and PGY 2 year spend time on each of the following acute inpatient units: Child, Adolescent, General Adult, Psychotic Disorders, and Addiction.

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Key Responsibilities:

* Leadership

* Develop goals and objectives for the department based on interpretation of institutional policy and goals

* Provides leadership in developing program, organizational and financial plans and defines and implements plans and policies

* Ensure a long-range strategy which fits the mission and vision of Vanderbilt University Medical Center

* Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying and enriching environment for employees and provides a qualified, competent staff

* Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution

* Responsible for developing and maintaining sound financial practices and obtaining and implementing financial advice

* Ensures operations within budget guidelines

* Provide opportunities for communication and collaboration between Vanderbilt University and our community

* Develops a broad awareness of departments goals, objectives and activities

* Establish sound working relationships and cooperative arrangements with other groups and organizations

* Represents Vanderbilt University and/or Vanderbilt University Medical Center's point of view to agencies, organizations and the general public

Basic Qualifications

* Master's Degree

* 10 years experience (Required)

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience/Knowledge of billing, revenue cycle, finance, contracting, legislation, Tennessee Law

* Background in Behavioral Health

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Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Establishes function strategies with direct impact on the function results.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Directs the resolution of numerous strategic issues that affect own function and the broader organization.* Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in-depth business knowledge across multiple areas of the business. * Team Interaction: Leads a function serving the organization at large.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance .Ensuring High Quality : - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

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Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

10 years

Education:

Master's

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