Hospital Administrator
Company: Freedom Behavioral
Location: Lake Charles
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
The Hospital Administrator is responsible for the overall
leadership and operation of the facility’s services, departments,
budget, and functions, subject to oversight by the Governing Body.
The Hospital Administrator reviews operating results of the
organization, compares them to established objectives and approved
budget targets, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures
are taken to correct unsatisfactory results, The Hospital
Administrator directs the ongoing mission and philosophy of care of
the facility by demonstrating leadership through exploring,
developing, accepting and implementing new ideas with vision,
foresight, and customer sensitivity to meet the facility’s and
community’s needs. The Hospital Administrator shall ensure the
facility is adequately staffed, programming standards are met, and
adequate resources are provided to meet the needs of the patient
populations served. He/She ensures compliance with patient care
quality standards and all state, federal and local regulatory laws,
standards and protocols for each department, while assisting with
the development of the annual operating budgets for these
departments; oversees the development of policies and procedures;
provides facilities management and oversight of the physical
structures, HVAC, mechanical, electrical systems, utility systems
and grounds of this hospital to ensure operative and safe working
conditions; reviews human resources needs with department managers.
The Hospital Administrator oversees and is responsible for the
development and evaluation of the performance of each department
and their improvement activities of the Quality Program. PREFERRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Bachelors
Degree, preferred Administration/Business related License: None
Required Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years in a Leadership Position
in a Acute Care or Psychiatric. The Chief Executive Officer must be
a sound leader who possesses excellent communication and
interpersonal skills to foster cooperation across departmental
lines and manage information, environmental and fiscal resources to
accomplish goals. The Chief Executive Officer must be able to
maintain and demonstrate a broad knowledge of the tasks and assets
necessary to accomplish the company objectives. Must have knowledge
about needs and requirements of third party payers and the ability
to be culturally sensitive to diverse groupings of employees and
consumers of services as well as maintain knowledge of
age/disability competency to the program areas served. Must be able
to demonstrate a high degree of integrity and uphold high standards
of care throughout the organization. Additional Requirement
Effective verbal communication skills Effective organizational
skills Effective interpersonal skills Analytical problem solving
skills Ability to read and comprehend written instructions; ability
to follow verbal instructions Proficient knowledge of PC computers
Basic understanding of medical and psychiatric diagnoses and
conditions CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND/OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Photo ID Social Security Card/Driver’s License Primary Source
Verification of education Copy of clinical license if applicable
CPR
Keywords: Freedom Behavioral, Alexandria , Hospital Administrator, Administration, Clerical , Lake Charles, Louisiana
