Job Description

The Manager of Hospital-Based Specialists provides operational, financial, and people leadership for all McLeod

Regional Medical Center Hospital-Based Specialist services. This role is accountable for departmental performance, physician

partnerships, quality outcomes, employee engagement, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, and execution of organizational

strategic initiatives. The Manager leads departmental operations while partnering with executive leadership to achieve hospital goals

and drive sustainable growth.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Serves as the operational leader for Hospital-Based Specialist services, anticipating challenges, identifying opportunities, and implementing innovative solutions that improve patient care, physician satisfaction, and departmental performance.
• Leads change management initiatives and drives organizational priorities through effective communication, stakeholder alignment, and execution accountability.
• Maintains full accountability for departmental operations, staffing effectiveness, physician support, productivity, and performance outcomes.
• Monitors key performance indicators, identifies performance gaps, and implements corrective action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Ensures operational readiness and survey preparedness at all times while maintaining compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, hospital, state, and federal requirements.
• Develops, manages, and maintains departmental operating and capital budgets with accountability for financial performance and resource optimization.
• Provides direct leadership and oversight of departmental management, coordinators, administrative personnel, and support staff.
• Recruits, develops, mentors, and retains high-performing team members (APP’s, RN’s, Administrative Staff). Participates in recruitment and onboarding of new providers.
• Conducts timely performance evaluations, coaching discussions, and corrective actions as necessary to support organizational standards.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, hospital leadership, and key stakeholders to support organizational success.
• Leads departmental quality improvement initiatives and ensures performance improvement methodologies are utilized to
• improve outcomes.

Qualifications/Education/Training:

• Associate's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years’ healthcare experience with emphasis that the candidate has experience in:
• Extensive communication skills both verbal and written
• Problem solving and organizational skills
• Conflict negotiation skills
• Development of processes and quality improvement
• Ability to insure the confidentiality of issues

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.