Hospital General Manager
Mediclinic Worcester | Worcester | South Africa
Closing date: 10/08/2026
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Elisma Bothma
Reference number: 72410
Workplace Type: On-site
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To oversee and manage the operations of the hospital to ensure safe patient care by providing comprehensive, high-quality, efficient health care services and delivering on budgets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Drive business growth, strategy and development for the hospital
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, specifically doctors
- Manage and control hospital budgets/finances
- Manage client experience
- Manage patient safety
- Lead and manage the people in the hospital
- Manage and mitigate hospital risks
- Ensure continuous improvement of the overall quality of services delivered
- Facilitate the implementation of initiatives to integrate health service delivery across the continuum of care and support the region.
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or related field.
DESIRED EDUCATION: Business management with subjects in finance
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Experience in a private healthcare environment
DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in a private healthcare environment
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Healthcare industry
- Functions and processes within a private hospital environment, and how disciplines interact with each other
- Budgeting and financial planning/management principles
- Application of business metrics
- Governance and risk management
- Contract and Service Level Agreement (SLA) management
- Funders of Healthcare/Managed Healthcare
- Relevant legislative regulations
- Quality management principles
- Health and Safety principles
- Client Experience principles
- Knowledge of the clinical environment
- Demonstrates computer literacy in the Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of advances in Artificial Intelligence
All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
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