Director Subspecialty Operations

Akron Children's Hospital

Akron, OH

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Akron, OH
POSTED
1 day ago

Full-Time, Onsite

Day Shift

Summary:

The Director of Subspecialty Practices assumes responsibility for administration of assigned Medical and Surgical Sub-Specialty service lines and provider practices.

Responsibilities:

  • Adds value as a key member of the ambulatory management team; understands the customers, business and financials elements of running physician practices.
  • Supervises employees, provides direction, coaches, trains and develops, and manages performance to company goals and expectations.
  • Promotes family centered care and employee engagement.
  • Mentors, directs, guides and assists work of operations and clinic managers/supervisors and staff within area of responsibility to meet department goals.
  • Develops, participates and monitors systems, procedures, process improvement initiatives, and workflows to facilitate growth and efficient operations.
  • Partners with their respective physician leader in the development and execution of strategic initiatives and goals, including planning for new / expanded services.
  • Responsible for management of fiscal resources, operational policies and standards of performance for areas of responsibility.
  • Prepares, manages, and adheres to department budget to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Provides administrative oversight for ambulatory practices and physical plant.
  • Strives to meet goals through department and intra department collaboration and active participation on appropriate committees. At the direction of the Vice President, leads and/or participates in projects that cross the entire ambulatory and physician practice enterprise.
  • Assumes 24/7 administrative oversight for staff who work on inpatient units.
  • Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

  • Experience in progressive health care leadership is required.
  • Experience partnering with physicians and clinical leaders in a collaborative environment is required.
  • Experience with revenue cycle functions, financial management, and patient care operations is required.
  • Experience with performance improvement and quality strategies especially. Lean Six Sigma, is preferred.
  • Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
  • Experience in healthcare is preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. EPIC Systems software is preferred.

Education and Experience

  1. Education: Bachelor's degree required, must be enrolled in a Master's degree program and be completed within 2 years from start date.

  2. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant practice management and/or ambulatory health care experience is required; 7 or more years is preferred.

  3. Years of supervisory experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience supervising/managing employees and/or teams is required; 7 years is preferred.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite

About the Company

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Akron Children's Hospital