Hospital Chief Operating Officer

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Hospital Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin Illinois. Plans Directs and manages administrators of assigned areas. Performs highly responsible administrative clinical and programmatic duties. Facilitates the of and regularly reviews Department Policy and Procedures and guidelines. Directs investigation of and prepares special reports on problems relating to operations and effectiveness of Elgin Mental Health Centers delivery system. At Elgin Mental Health Center we treat individuals with dignity and compassion. Our mission is to provide equitable access to social/human services supports programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Hospital Chief Operating Officer for the Elgin Mental Health Center.

• Serves as fullline supervisor.

• Serves as the Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in their absence with full range authority over the entire Hospital.

• Supports and supervises the business services processes for monitoring and evaluating the quality of facility fiscal and material conditions for identifying and resolving problems and for identifying opportunities to improve physical plant issues resulting in better patient care.

• Participates in meetings and serves as chairperson or member of various committees.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four 4 years of college.

• Requires four 4 years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the fields of health or human services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five 5 years of professional experience organizing administering and evaluating ongoing services in a multidisciplinary operation.

• Five 5 years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders.

• Three 3 years of professional supervisory experience assigning work providing guidance to subordinates recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements training staff preparing and signing performance evaluations and approving time off.

• Three 3 years of professional experience developing and interpreting policies and procedures for a public or private organization.

• Two 2 years of professional experience working with Federal and State standards and regulations relative to residential care and treatment programs.

• Two 2 years of professional experience developing strategic plans long and shortterm goals for residential treatment program.

• One 1 year of professional experience in accounting or business management.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment including personal computers.

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.

• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/545 apply to this position. As a result the employee should be aware that if offered nonState employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment the employee shall prior to accepting any such nonState employment offer notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.

• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act 5 ILCS 420/4A et seq. requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 1509 Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.

• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.