text: PURPOSE AND DISTINGUISING CHARACTERISTICS\n\n(Description of the job which distinguishes it from other job(s) in a series or family)\n\nIncumbent is the chief administrative officer for the Utah State Hospital which provides quality impatient treatment for Utah's citizens who suffer from severe and persisitent mental illness.\n\nEXAMPLES OF TASKS\n\n(More specific information about the job can be found in the Purpose and Distinguishing Charactersitics. This list contains tasks that are typically associated with the job. It is not all-inclusive and may vary from position to position. Hiring agencies may, depending on the specific nature of the position, modify these tasks and/or identify additional tasks, based on a current position analysis.)\n\n    * Evaluates, plans and directs activities of the organization.\n    * Plans and allocates resources to ensure agency policies and state statutes are fully implemented.\n    * Participates in establishing direction, goals, and policies. Meets with agency managers and directors to determine needs and challenges.\n    * Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.\n    * Interprets, clarifies, explains and applies agency policy and procedures, business practices, federal or state laws and regulations, etc.\n    * Develops and coordinates plans and policies, resources, and mission as well as goals, vision, and expectations of agency or program; prepares and updates plans and priorities.\n    * Sets goals, establishes priorities, manages resources, develops concepts and approaches, reviews projects progress and results; makes management decisions.\n    * Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.\n    * Represents agency interests on key legislative issues, task forces, committees, etc., and/or draft legislation, find sponsors, propose amendments, etc.\n    * Ensures the proper acceptance and discharge of patients in the public mental health system.\n    * Other tasks as assigned.\n\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES\n\n(This list contains KSAs that are typically associated with the job. It is not all-inclusive and may vary from position to position. Hiring agencies may, depending on the specific nature of the position, modify these KSAs and/or identify additional KSAs, based on a current position analysis.\n\nKNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING THEORY, PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES AND/OR CONTENT:\n\n    * agency mission, goals, objectives, organization, programs, and business practices\n    * agency, professional and/or industry standards and practices\n    * applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures\n    * biological, psychological and/or social impact on health conditions\n    * human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research, or assessment, methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders\n    * human services licensing\n    * principles, theories, and practices of accreditation\n    * principles, theories, and practices of administrative rulemaking\n    * principles, theories and state/agency budget management practices\n    * principles, theories, and practices of conflict management\n    * principles, theories, and practices of emergency management, communications, planning and implementation\n    * principles, theories, and practices of human growth and development\n    * principles, theories, and practices of mental health\n    * principles, theories, and practices of performance management\n    * principles, theories, and practices of personnel/human resource management\n    * principles, theories, and practices of public administration\n    * principles, theories, and practices of public relations\n    * principles, theories, and practices of safety and risk management\n   