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Job Requisition ID:

R00039669

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

HR Talent Acquisition

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Department Business Administrator

Job Summary:

Administers overall business activity in department including but not limited to strategic planning and goal setting, personnel management and staff development, research contracts and grants management, education program development, legal services and regulatory compliance, space management-academic and research needs, information systems, division financial management, analysis and reporting, building and maintaining department internal and external relationships, and initiatives of the academic/research and clinical missions.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in business, health sciences, or health care administration and five (5) years financial/business management experience, two (2) of which must have been in a supervisory position. Experience in an academic medical center or large group experience with knowledge of teaching, research, and clinical practice operations preferred.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:  HFMA, FACMPE, CPA or similar preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Physician recruitment and compensation plan development experience. Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with physicians, management, staff, and other customers. Demonstrated customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving issues. Comfortable operating in a complex matrix environment. Ability to effectively handle challenging situations and manage multiple priorities. Demonstrates ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly. Demonstrates low tolerance for mediocrity and exhibits conscientiousness and high sense of responsibility. Shows awareness of organizational culture and builds formal and informal networks to achieve goals. Acts as a catalyst for organizational change.  Is able to assess readiness and manage people through change processes. Excellent verbal and written skills. Ability to use personal computer applications and knowledge of accounting systems and other financial and managerial software applications.

Responsibilities

Strategic planning and goal set ing: works with the chairman to develop a departmental strategic plan that is in concert with department, school of medicine, academic/research and the healthcare strategic plans. Collaborates with the chairman and division chiefs to ensure departmental and divisional yearly goals are established. Ensures that the annual strategic objectives are linked to performance targets for all faculty and staff. Sets up reporting for measuring goals and providing performance reports related to achievements. Ensures that department leadership understands and can represent to all stakeholders the department strategic plans and targets.

Personnel management and staff development: establishes and maintains appropriate department staffing levels. Provide overall leadership, direction, and management for department. Recruits competent staff to meet the operational needs of the department. Provides appropriate orientation for new staff so that they understand their roles, accountabilities and performance expectations. Provides effective and timely performance management that clearly defines work expectations, recognizes and rewards individuals for a job well done, provides disciplinary counseling when necessary, conducts timely performance appraisals adhering to university standards, working with their HR business partner, oversees the disciplinary actions and firings for faculty and staff. Partners with the chairman and the school of medicine in the annual recruitment of new residents. Partners with their chairman, residency program director and GME office to recruit additional faculty for teaching, research and clinical care in adherence with the department's strategic plan. Establishes relationships, works with recruitment office, and negotiates favorable contracts for the department. Works with on-boarding groups to ensure proper orientation of new faculty and staff. Works with chairman, health system leadership, compliance and the division chiefs to develop faculty compensation plans that provide incentives that align with department and institutional goals. Provides oversight for faculty appointments and promotions in coordination with school of medicine and department promotional and tenure committee guidelines. Oversees department payroll and payroll reporting from internal and external sources. Promotes and ensures salary equity and diversity for faculty and staff. Supports establishment of professional development opportunities and mentoring for department staff.

Fiscal management: advises the chair and vice chairs on fiscal matters and represents and acts on their behalf in the rendering of business decisions. Works collaboratively with the chair, faculty, house staff, hospital and outpatient administrators to support the provision of accessible, patient friendly, cost effective, high quality patient care. Works collaboratively with the other administrators in developing clinical practice strategies and programs. Measures the fin