Vista Health, Fort Smith Work Values

Daily Duties at Vista Health, Fort Smith:

Responsible for the day to day operations of the inpatient and the out patient area of the hospital. I meet with the directors of each department (nursing department, billing department, maintenance department, dietary department, medical records, patient intake department, housekeeping, clerical support, and outpatient clinics twice a week. This meeting is to discuss any issues faced by the departments and also update the directors on our revenue and expanse status. This bi-weekly meeting helps the administration team monitor the financials early so that we can proactively adjust rather than being reactive. Responsible for Annual Operational Budget. Since the company is new, I met with the the CFO of the other existing facility, Vista Health Fayetteville, to obtain historical actual budget numbers. With these historical numbers from a facility similar to Vista Health Fort Smith, I met with each directors at regular weekly meetings for over three months and developed an annual operational budget that is profitable and attainable. This annual budget.is over 7 million dollars with a Capital Budget over 3 million dollars which encompassed the entire hospital including Vista Health, Fort Smith Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic. Responsible for leading staff members totaling 140 medical and non-medical staff members. I have regular departmental meetings every month where I meet with individual departments and their staff. Once a week I would "shadow" a staff member, I work along side them to get to know their job responsibilities and to get to know them on a personal basis. I meet with the physicians (three psychiatrists) and the the rest of the providers ( two psychologists and five behavioral health therapists) twice a month to build better working relationship. Chairman of the Vista Health Fort Smith Governing Board. The governing board consists of one non-administration member from each department. Staff members can relay to their representatives their concerns, suggestions, and ideas to the board. This encourages open communication and team building environment. We meet once as month. I report to the Owners and the CEO of Vista Health Fayetteville & Vista Health Fort Smith on the financials, market growth, physician recruitment, and daily operations of the hospital.

What they like about Vista Health, Fort Smith:

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Tags

CEO, COO, Vice President, Executive Director, Director

Skills

MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Internet, Drill Down, Windows, Email, Print Master Platinum, WordPerfect, SPSS, MS Publisher, DOS and other application software.

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