MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ADMIN-DCF - 60061179

Requisition No: 843432 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ADMIN-DCF - 60061179

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60061179 

Salary:  $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2024 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

 

NORTH FLORIDA EVALUATION AND TREATMENT FACILITY IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

 

We are seeking a talented, mission driven, goal-oriented Hospital Administrator to join our team. This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as the Hospital Administrator of the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center.  The Administrator is responsible for the overall leadership of the facility’s services, departments, and overall operations. The Administrator directs the ongoing mission and philosophy of care of the facility by demonstrating leadership through exploring, developing, accepting, and implementing new ideas with vision, foresight, and customer sensitivity to meet the facility’s and community’s needs. The Administrator shall assure the facility is adequately staffed, programming standards are met, and adequate resources are provided to meet the needs of the patient populations served. The Administrator must be a sound leader who possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster cooperation across departmental lines and manage information, environmental and fiscal resources to accomplish goals. The Administrator must be able to maintain and demonstrate a broad knowledge of tasks and assets necessary to accomplish the agency goals.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for all operational areas of the hospital, including clinical services, support services and ancillary departments
• Provide leadership and direction to hospital staff, ensuring adherence to organizational policies and procedures
• Stay abreast of healthcare regulations, standards, and licensing requirements, ensuring the facility’s compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Administer and monitor various Operations areas includin