HEAD OPERATIONS
Department: Hospital Operations
Designation: Head – Operations
Reports To: Hospital Director / Management
Qualification & Experience
Graduate with MBA/MHA/PG Diploma in Hospital/Healthcare Administration preferred. Significant experience in hospital operations with leadership responsibility preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day hospital operations across patient-facing and support departments.
- Ensure smooth OPD, IPD, admission, transfer and discharge processes.
- Monitor patient flow, waiting times, bed utilization and service turnaround times.
- Coordinate with Medical Administration, Nursing, Front Office, Billing, TPA, Pharmacy, Diagnostics, Housekeeping, Security, Maintenance, IT and other departments.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
- Conduct regular operational rounds throughout the hospital.
- Ensure effective implementation of hospital policies and SOPs.
- Monitor departmental KPIs and service-level standards.
- Ensure prompt escalation and resolution of patient complaints.
- Coordinate implementation of Management decisions and operational projects.
- Participate in capacity planning and hospital expansion initiatives.
- Monitor infrastructure, equipment and facility-related requirements.
- Coordinate planned maintenance and minimize service disruptions.
- Optimize manpower deployment and operational resources.
- Work with Finance/Management on operational budgets and cost-control initiatives.
- Ensure vendor and outsourced-service performance meets agreed standards.
- Participate in quality, NABH, patient-safety and infection-control initiatives.
- Coordinate emergency preparedness and disaster-management activities with relevant teams.
- Ensure statutory/operational licenses are appropriately coordinated with responsible departments.
- Develop and monitor operational MIS dashboards.
- Conduct departmental review meetings and track action points to closure.
- Drive patient experience and service excellence initiatives.
- Ensure appropriate interdepartmental communication and accountability.
- Submit periodic operational reports to the Hospital Director/Management.
- Perform other responsibilities assigned by Management.