Hospital Assistant Administrator - Behavioral Health Services

Job Description

HOSPITAL ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

Req #: 246192 Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Job Location: UW Medical Center - Northwest Job Location Detail: 1550 North 115th Street, Seattle, WA 98133 Posting Date: 05/27/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $15,000 - $19,600 per month Other Compensation: Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here. UW Medical Center-Northwest is hiring a Hospital Assistant Administrator for Behavioral Health Services. The Assistant Administrator is a member of our senior nursing leadership team and will play a key role providing clinical leadership and operational guidance to our medical center.
POSITION OVERVIEW

The Assistant Administrator for Behavioral Health Services provides strategic and programmatic leadership at UW Medical Center-Northwest. The Assistant Administrator will directly oversee 6-8 Department Managers and will indirectly oversee approximately 150 FTEs.

The Assistant Administrator will oversee the complex and integral operations of our hospital’s behavioral health service line, including our Geropsychiatric Program, our Long Term Civil Commitment Program, our Single Bed Certification process, and our Voluntary Adult Psych Program. The Assistant Administrator will also oversee the strategic oversight of our Center for Behavioral Health & Learning.

This position will collaborate with a broad number of departments and leaders across UW Medicine and will represent our medical center in local, statewide, and national committees.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborates with key stakeholders to achieve a strategic vision

Provides programmatic oversight in behavioral health to ensure key goals and quality standards are met

Identifies potential areas of development in behavioral health services and works with others to gain consensus for change

Develops effective action and implementation plans to ensure projects and initiatives meet operational and quality goals

Identifies new regulations, trends, and standards in the industry and evaluates how they apply to UW Medicine

Collaborates with Medical Director, Finance, and Senior Hospital Leadership to develop an operational budget

Ensures behavioral health policies and procedures are maintained and communicated to staff and providers

Leads regulatory readiness and survey activities for the Division of Mental Health Survey, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, and the Department of Health

Serves as internal resource and subject matter expert on behavioral health regulations

Monitors key indicators of clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and patient safety

Fosters professional practice of nursing, evidence based care, and nursing research

Utilizes knowledge and best practices to investigate and resolve complex clinical problems

Ensures sound onboarding is in place and holds staff accountable to expected levels of performance

Maintains a non-blame culture and leads development of psychiatric leaders to promote patient safety

Promotes the professional practice of nursing and allied disciplines

Allocates resources to perform audits, review adverse events, and collates findings to identify patterns for action

Monitors trends in healthcare industry and adapts to changes and new developments
REQUIREMENTS

Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

5 years of progressive management experience in a Behavioral Health environment

Knowledge of Behavioral Health Policy at both the state and local level

Knowledge of care and treatment of behavioral health in the geriatric population

Prior work experience in an acute care clinical environment

Masters Degree in Nursing or a related field required. For those without a Masters Degree, enrollment in an accredited program will be required within 2 years of hire.
ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST
UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.
The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.
Teamwork. Community. Opportunity.
ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law .

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