Hospital Administrator

Trinity Health; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

MercyOne Trinity Health in Waterloo, IA is seeking a Hospital Administrator to lead daily operations, strategic planning, and resource management across the Medical Center. This executive role blends clinical excellence with financial stewardship to deliver high-quality patient care.

You will oversee multiple departments, develop annual operating and capital budgets, mentor management staff, and partner with senior leaders to identify growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, health care administration or nursing required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years management level experience in health care service line preferred.
• Administrative leadership experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Works primarily through direct reporting relationships and matrix reporting with leaders to ensure patient care is supported at all sites.
• Plans, organizes, directs and monitors activities of all hospital departments and collaborates with market leaders.
• Responsible for ongoing assessment and improvement of service line performance based on quality metrics and satisfaction data.
• Supervises management staff; provides education, orientation and support to the management team.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/public administration/health care administration or nursing

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Position Purpose:

The Hospital Administrator oversees the daily operations, strategic planning, and resource management of the Medical Center. Additionally, key operational services include administrative support of the Medical Center. This leadership role requires balancing clinical excellence with operational efficiency to ensure optimal patient care while maintaining financial stability.

What you will do :

• Works primarily through direct reporting relationships and indirect "matrix" reporting relationships with leaders in clinical and support functions to ensure that patient care is properly supported at all sites.

• Plans, organizes, directs and monitors the activities of all departments/service areas of the hospital and collaborates with market leaders of system provided services.

• Responsible for ongoing assessment and improvement of the service lines performance based on, but not limited to, quality metrics and customer/colleague satisfaction data.

• Supervises assigned management staff. Provides necessary education, orientation and support to the management team. Demonstrates effective leadership and delegation skills.

• Develops annual operating and capital budgets, monitors and analyzes performance and productivity and implements necessary corrective plans. Collaborates with other departments in budget preparation, determining capital priorities, monitoring and analyzing trends. Effectively utilizes budget information in management decision-making.

• Provides for the means and methods to ensure competent patient care to the patient populations served by obtaining and appropriately interpreting data, using demonstrated knowledge, feedback and appropriately adapting procedures.

• Supports and abides by all MercyOne policies, including safety policies and practices.

• Represents MercyOne in service line joint ventures, as requested.

• Maintains open and positive communication with staff, physicians, other hospital departments and others. Actively participates on committees, in meetings and workgroups.

• Collaborate with Senior Leadership and managers on the identification, prioritization and execution of business development opportunities and strategies for the Medical Center that promotes growth and sustainability.

• Partners with colleagues and physicians to develop and communicate strategies that strengthen overall financial and service performance.

• Responsible for ensuring annual operating plan for public safety and emergency preparedness.

• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

Hours/Schedule:

• Full Time - Days

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, health care administration or nursing required

• Master’s degree preferred

• 5 years management level experience in health care service line preferred

• Administrative leadership experience desired

Mission Statement: We, MercyOne Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Core Values:

• Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.

• Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty: We stand with and serve those who are experiencing poverty, especially the most vulnerable.

• Safety: We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.

• Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.

• Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.

• Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran