Essential Functions: Develops an understanding of the organization's mission, administrative structure, the operation and interrelationship of major units within the organization and the means through which the organization carries out the following functions: planning, human resource management, marketing, community and information management, financial management and resource allocation, and risk management. Attends meetings internal to the organization such as: department head, briefings, coordinating counsel, quality assurance, board of trustees, executive committee, finance committee, medical staff, medical records, infection control, information management, administrative staff, and long range planning committees.