Department Administrator - Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery (Medical Center) at Houston Methodist in HM Texas Medical Center

Job description

At Houston Methodist, the Department Administrator position is the administrative leader and senior management consultant to the Department Chair. Primary responsibilities for this position are to generate, manage, and interpret strategic information, provide financial management and accountability for all Department resources, and to provide administrative infrastructure for providers, faculty, and staff. The Department Administrator position has oversight that covers each of the Department's primary missions of patient care, academic, and research. This position is responsible for all administrative operations of the Department, including finance, research, and administration. Additionally, the Department Administrator position provides direction to improve practice services to ensure an exceptional patient experience for our patients. The Department Administrator position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also ensures training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.

 FLSA STATUS Exempt QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION Master’s degree in business, healthcare, or closely related field EXPERIENCE Seven years in health care, finance, or relevant experience in a closely related field with five years management experience, preferably in an academic and/or medical setting. For HM applicants, six years experience with four years of progressively responsible management experience will be considered Experience in a physician organization or clinical practice setting LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Preferred Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) SKILLS AND ABILITIES Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially about activities impacting patient or employee safety or security Demonstrates the ability to interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization Ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals involved Demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through self-direction initiative and effective interpersonal skills and oral/written communication skills Ability to identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities, comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences Extensive knowledge of regulatory and accreditation agency requirements that impact department; stays abreast of industry changes Demonstrates highly effective communication skills—strong written communications and platform presentation abilities Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in the workplace Capable of leading teams/facilitating groups, building consensus and garnering highest confidence in professionalism and work product by senior leadership Ability to work und