Associate Director - Weight Management

JOB SUMMARY:

Leadership responsibility for a significant program or functional area in a department, institute, or division that has organizational impact.  Identifies and implements value-added opportunities focused on both near and long-term operational success and service line growth for the department. Responsible for coordination of activities that support internal operations, strategic execution, and maximize margin, efficiency, quality, and customer service opportunities. Operational responsibility for clinical and support services as assigned.  Contributes to the development and completion of departmental goals and projects and promotes the activities of all Weight Management Center programs.

 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 

Master's Degree required in human services, business, or healthcare administration. Minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience preferable in the healthcare setting

 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: 

Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and active licensure by the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition required.  Continuing education requirements must also be met.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Responsible for the overall administration and coordination of the day-to-day delivery of key Weight Management Center functions such as administrative and scheduling support, data management, retail, vendor and contract management, and customer experience
2. Provides day-to-day leadership developing and managing financial, operational, and strategic goals and objectives through budget preparation, appropriate business plans, and optimizing resources
3. Oversees all program initiatives and ensures the program is outcome focused and effectively marketed
4. Makes strategic decisions based on analysis and goals and objectives of assigned program
5. Identifies and implements value-added opportunities focused on both near and long-term operational success and service line growth for the department
6. Participates in strategic planning as part of the leadership team and assures an effective method for evaluating programmatic impact in all areas of supervision
7. Acts as a steward of financial resources by allocating resources in a manner that optimizes efficiency and productivity
8. Oversees the selection, development, evaluation and performance of direct reports and provides leadership to improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity
9. Facilitates communication and collaboration with internal and external partners

 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: 

•     Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills 

•     Thorough knowledge and understanding of functional area to served 

•     Excellent organizational and leadership skills 

•     Highly self-motivated professional with ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines 

•     Ability to achieve results with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail 

•     Demonstrated problem-solving and analytic skills 

•     Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, work independently and in a team or collaborative setting

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clean, well-lit, comfortable office setting.
• Moderate noise environment. 
• Subject to stressful conditions.
  
   

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems wil