Clinical Section Administrator 2 - JR26887-3800 - The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
About the Job
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12220037 Department
BSD PED - Administration
About the Department
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago is a dynamic
and stimulating place to work. We strive for the highest level of
complex care for children from diagnosis and treatment; provide
outstanding education and training for students, postgraduate scholars,
and physicians; and nurture the research of Department scholars who seek
to elucidate the causes of pediatric disease and identify promising new
therapies. In addition to our provision of clinical care at UChicago
Medicine (UCM) Comer Children's Hospital and at our regional sites, we
are currently expanding our clinical care across Northern Illinois and
Northwestern Indiana. In collaboration with our partners in the
Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance (CCHA; Advocate Children's
Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System). CCHA has
responsibility for the care of almost 1 million children. The Department
has 6 ambulatory sites and 3 inpatient sites of care across the region
with the goal of providing care 'close to home' whenever feasible
(https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/). Our mission is to improve the health
of every child entrusted to us, in an inclusive environment that is
committed to family-centered care, clinical excellence, impactful
scholarship, effective disease prevention, and advocacy for the
appropriate care of every child. We are especially committed to the
children on the South Side of Chicago and to altering the inequities in
healthcare.
Job Summary
Manages Section and external clinical contracts ensuring efficient and
effective operations throughout; plans, organizes, directs, and controls
activities that support each Section's clinical, educational, and
research missions. Provides administrative leadership in formulating and
implementing section and department objectives aligned with
organizational goals and objectives; collaborates department-wide to
further goals and objectives. Oversees the day-to-day operations,
workflows, and problem resolution.
Our department follows a hybrid work structure that fosters
productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being. Working from the
office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of
collaboration.
Responsibilities
Strategy Development and Execution:
- Assists Department Leadership in developing the long-term strategy
for section faculty and staff recruitment, marketing and existing
program development to facilitate strategic operating plans.
- Develops tactics to support and implement the sections' long-term
strategic goals and operating plan.
- Participates in identifying priorities and in preparing and
implementing strategic and tactical plans.
- Participates in and completes various institutional survey
initiatives.
- Maintains plan, monitors metrics, and reports on progress.
- Negotiates and implements internal and external agreements in
partnership with Department Leadership and Finance.
- Assesses provider capacity and access, ensures adequate provider and
support staffing plans.
Clinical Practice Management:
- Works collaboratively with leadership of UCM and BSD to ensure
smooth and efficient clinical operations which include internal
needs, offsite and joint ventures, and appropriate clinical program
strategic growth to serve the mission of UCM and its patients.
- Partners with Chairmen, Executive Administrator, and Section Chief
to ensure appropriate provider coverage for relevant areas.
Financial Responsibilities and Oversight:
- Plans with Sections and Department Leadership for optimal financial
performance of the Section; develops annual and ad hoc budgets and
other analyses, for e ample: regularly monitors status and ensures
performance against budget, identifies need, analyzes and presents
ad hoc reports and graphs; ensures professional billing financial
integrity and compliance; approves and monitors expenses; identifies
and implements cost containment measures; and ensures compliance
with fiscal policies and procedures.
- Provides fiduciary leadership in overseeing financial operations
development, including taking a lead role in providing short- and
long-term financial forecasting, operational budgeting, revenue
generation, expense management, financial analysis and financial
operations.
- Understands and oversees the implementation of program budgets as
well as identifies and reports undesirable trends in order to make
recommendations for action.
- Understands the dynamics of health care accounting and applies
knowledge in ensuring appropriate direct and indirect revenue and
expenses related to grants, on- and off-site clinical activities,
and other activities.
- Researches, compiles, and analyzes data to create reports, proposals
and other documents.
Marketing, Communications, and Outreach:
Assists with appropriate external marketing and communications for
targeted programmatic growth in collaboration and
information, please see:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12220037 Department
BSD PED - Administration
About the Department
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago is a dynamic
and stimulating place to work. We strive for the highest level of
complex care for children from diagnosis and treatment; provide
outstanding education and training for students, postgraduate scholars,
and physicians; and nurture the research of Department scholars who seek
to elucidate the causes of pediatric disease and identify promising new
therapies. In addition to our provision of clinical care at UChicago
Medicine (UCM) Comer Children's Hospital and at our regional sites, we
are currently expanding our clinical care across Northern Illinois and
Northwestern Indiana. In collaboration with our partners in the
Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance (CCHA; Advocate Children's
Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System). CCHA has
responsibility for the care of almost 1 million children. The Department
has 6 ambulatory sites and 3 inpatient sites of care across the region
with the goal of providing care 'close to home' whenever feasible
(https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/). Our mission is to improve the health
of every child entrusted to us, in an inclusive environment that is
committed to family-centered care, clinical excellence, impactful
scholarship, effective disease prevention, and advocacy for the
appropriate care of every child. We are especially committed to the
children on the South Side of Chicago and to altering the inequities in
healthcare.
Job Summary
Manages Section and external clinical contracts ensuring efficient and
effective operations throughout; plans, organizes, directs, and controls
activities that support each Section's clinical, educational, and
research missions. Provides administrative leadership in formulating and
implementing section and department objectives aligned with
organizational goals and objectives; collaborates department-wide to
further goals and objectives. Oversees the day-to-day operations,
workflows, and problem resolution.
Our department follows a hybrid work structure that fosters
productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being. Working from the
office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of
collaboration.
Responsibilities
Strategy Development and Execution:
- Assists Department Leadership in developing the long-term strategy
for section faculty and staff recruitment, marketing and existing
program development to facilitate strategic operating plans.
- Develops tactics to support and implement the sections' long-term
strategic goals and operating plan.
- Participates in identifying priorities and in preparing and
implementing strategic and tactical plans.
- Participates in and completes various institutional survey
initiatives.
- Maintains plan, monitors metrics, and reports on progress.
- Negotiates and implements internal and external agreements in
partnership with Department Leadership and Finance.
- Assesses provider capacity and access, ensures adequate provider and
support staffing plans.
Clinical Practice Management:
- Works collaboratively with leadership of UCM and BSD to ensure
smooth and efficient clinical operations which include internal
needs, offsite and joint ventures, and appropriate clinical program
strategic growth to serve the mission of UCM and its patients.
- Partners with Chairmen, Executive Administrator, and Section Chief
to ensure appropriate provider coverage for relevant areas.
Financial Responsibilities and Oversight:
- Plans with Sections and Department Leadership for optimal financial
performance of the Section; develops annual and ad hoc budgets and
other analyses, for e ample: regularly monitors status and ensures
performance against budget, identifies need, analyzes and presents
ad hoc reports and graphs; ensures professional billing financial
integrity and compliance; approves and monitors expenses; identifies
and implements cost containment measures; and ensures compliance
with fiscal policies and procedures.
- Provides fiduciary leadership in overseeing financial operations
development, including taking a lead role in providing short- and
long-term financial forecasting, operational budgeting, revenue
generation, expense management, financial analysis and financial
operations.
- Understands and oversees the implementation of program budgets as
well as identifies and reports undesirable trends in order to make
recommendations for action.
- Understands the dynamics of health care accounting and applies
knowledge in ensuring appropriate direct and indirect revenue and
expenses related to grants, on- and off-site clinical activities,
and other activities.
- Researches, compiles, and analyzes data to create reports, proposals
and other documents.
Marketing, Communications, and Outreach:
Assists with appropriate external marketing and communications for
targeted programmatic growth in collaboration and
Source : The University of Chicago