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Mediclinic Southern Africa is a private hospital group operating in South Africa and Namibia focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. We place science at the heart of our care process by striving to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard. The group currently operates 53 private hospitals and five day clinics throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with more than 8 000 beds in total.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
- To oversee and manage the general operations of the hospital to ensure safe patient care by providing comprehensive, high quality health care services.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Drive business growth and development
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
- Manage and control hospital budgets/finances
- Manage the patient experience
- Manage patient safety
- Lead and manage the people in the hospital
- Manage and mitigate hospital risks
- Ensure continuous improvement of overall quality standards
REQUIRED EDUCATION
- ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Tertiary qualification
- DESIRED EDUCATION: Business management with subjects in finance
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: At least 3 – 5 years experience in general management
- DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in a private healthcare environment
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Funders of healthcare/managed healthcare
- Knowledge of clinical environment
- Health and safety principles
- Relevant legislative regulations
- Quality management principles
- Application of business metrics
- Governance and risk management
- Budgeting and financial planning/management principles
- Contract and service level agreement (SLA) management
- Healthcare industry
- Functions and processes within a private hospital environment; and how disciplines interact with each other
- Patient experience principles
