Director, Healthcare Facility Operations

Lifepoint Health; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Lifepoint Health in Hickory, NC seeks a Director of Plant Operations to lead our facilities teams, ensuring safe patient care through reliable infrastructure and services. You will direct department activities, manage budgets, and coordinate audits.

The role emphasizes staff development, process improvement, and alignment with clinical and regulatory standards, while fostering an environment that supports professional growth and high-quality care across communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• Applicable work experience may be used in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Directs the department's activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
• Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
• Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Ensures department stays focused on their important role in the continuum of care.

Skills

Department leadership

Budget management

Staffing management

Quality control

Process improvement

Audits coordination

Employee development

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Lifepoint Health in Hickory, NC seeks a Director of Plant Operations to lead our facilities teams, ensuring safe patient care through reliable infrastructure and services. You will direct department activities, manage budgets, and coordinate audits.

The role emphasizes staff development, process improvement, and alignment with clinical and regulatory standards, while fostering an environment that supports professional growth and high-quality care across communities.