Associate Administrator - MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, Massachusetts

MARKET SUMMARY:

Massachusetts Group 

MetroWest Medical Center has 229 beds located on two campuses in Framingham and Natick, Massachusetts.  Key Service Lines include Cardiology, Behavioral Health, and Women’s Services.

MetroWest Medical Center has been consistently recognized for high quality performance, thanks to the great contributions of our physicians, employees, and volunteers. Our most recent quality awards include:

• 2017 - 2019 Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospital
• 2004 - 2019 Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Heart Failure
• American Heart Association 2020 Mission: Lifeline Award Gold Plus: Receiving
• American Heart Association 2020 Mission: Lifeline Award Silver: NSTEMI
• 2019 Beacon Award bronze level for Excellence award in our Intensive Care Unit
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care, Knee & Hip Replacements, and Bariatric Surgery

At MetroWest Medical Center, you’ll find comprehensive health care services that address the needs of your entire family. Our services include:

• 24-hour Emergency Department
• Advanced cardiac care
• Comprehensive surgical treatments, including minimally invasive and laparoscopic procedures
• Advanced maternity care, including our Special Care Level IIB nursery and high risk pregnancy care.
• A unique behavioral health specialty center at our Leonard Morse Hospital campus in Natick, MA dedicated to the mental health of our community for child, adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatric care

https://www.mwmc.com/home 

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 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 responsible department heads, 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP - EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

As a leader in healthcare, Tenet is committed to providing the best possible care to every patient, with a clear focus on quality and service.  Strong leadership is essential to delivering on this commitment, and we believe that the quality of our leaders can give us a significant long-term competitive advantage.  We want to ensure every current and future leader in Tenet is successful, and we support that through our selection and hiring process and by providing coaching and training to our leaders.

In this regard, we have identified core competencies that will enable a leader to succeed at Tenet, and have defined them within the following five areas critical to performance: 

Optimize Execution

• Establishes realistic and aggressive team/individual goals, and action plans that deliver results (e.g., tasks that lead to the renovation of patient rooms).
• Demonstrates high visibility, consistently interacting with key stakeholders to