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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8AM-4:30PM

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

34000 - 1035 Anesthesiology Admin

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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I. Major Responsibilities: 

1. Assists the Department Administrator in organizational/personnel issues, including but not limited to, the development and execution of organizational/staffing plans for faculty and non faculty, recruitment activities, physician and/or CRNA compensation plans, administering merit increase programs, annual reviews etc.  As required, directs the creation of the CRNA clinical staffing schedules for all sites in conjunction with the Clinical Vice Chair and administrative staff.    
2. Performs analytical studies of existing or proposed services and activities to provide the economic basis for management decisions to improve operational/financial performance and to realize productivity improvements.  Works to increase the clinical revenue of the department.
3. Identifies trends and appraises causes and effects and highlights opportunities to improve performance. Gathers, selects, utilizes information on appropriate healthcare industry operational performance benchmarks to establish the most appropriate standards and reporting methodology (performance metrics) to foster on going improvements in operating efficiency/process improvements.
4. Participates in developing and recommending the Department’s annual school and clinical budgets.  Manages activities to assure that financial goals are met.  Monitors the disbursement of funds to determine the appropriateness of expenditures and to ensure compliance with the budget. Responds to system requests and requirements including School and Clinical Budget Offices, Accounting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Grants Management and Information Services.  Recommends sources of funding for expenses not included in the budget.
5. As required, monitors, reviews, edits and negotiates required changes in monthly school and clinical financial reports.     
6. Oversees Department grants.  Works with faculty on the development of grant submission, grant budgets, and monitors grant expenditures compared to planned expenses.  Analyzes and reports on variances of actual to proposed expenditures.  May serve as advisor to faculty for the preparation of requests for grants and adherence to governmental/funding agency regulations and procedures. Negotiates research contracts and clinical contracts with outside organizations.     
7. As required, manages department data in all necessary fiscal and human resource databases, including the faculty and staff database, as well as Peoplesoft.  Supervises all processes required for personnel action, including DEFAs and Pas.     
8. As required, responsible for the Department’s indirect cost time and effort reporting to the medical school.  As applicable, directs the department segment of the credentialing process for physicians and CRNAs.  
9. As applicable, works with outside vendors/locum agencies to effectively negotiate contract terms and/or recruit for temporary clinical staff.  As applicable, negotiates research contracts and clinical contracts with outside organizations.  
10. May oversees billing and collection activities as well as reimbursements.    
11. Represents the department at administrative meetings within and outside of UMMHC/UMMS.
12. May assist the Department Administrator in facilitating advertising and promotional activities for promoting department services to the community and outside groups. Coordinates efforts with corporate Strategic Planning and