Assistant Medical Center Director

Department of Veterans Affairs•Albuquerque, NM

40d

About The Position

The New Mexico VAHCS is currently recruiting for one Assistant Medical Center Director. The incumbent is a full member of the organization's top management and participates fully with the Director, Associate Director, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS) and Deputy ADPCS in discussion, decisions and policy making and shares responsibility for executive management actions. This position reports directly to the Medical Center Director. The Assistant Medical Center Director has line authority for all administrative services and designated healthcare services in support of patient access, performance metrics, systems redesign, data analytics, and strategic facility planning. This position is expected to execute the three-to-five-year strategic plan and ten-year Capital Master Plan to improve access and quality of care. The incumbent exercises full line authority for the operation of multiple service lines including: Environmental Management, Police, CDCE, Patient Advocates, Fisher House, and Informatics. The incumbent will also be the VISN liaison for the Veteran Canteen Services, OI&T, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids. The Assistant Director may be assigned as the Chairperson of standing or Ad/Hoc Medical Center and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 councils/committees and has the responsibility for recommending to the Medical Center Director and/or Network Director actions associated with those councils and committees. In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the incumbent will: collaborate in the effective planning and execution of a medical care budget of more than $256 million work with chiefs of assigned programs and formulate budgets for their respective services collaborate with financial management to gather past expenditures, suggest and modify the operation of programs and recommend program adjustments to ease budget shortages implement cost-conscious ideas to optimize access to quality care and increase patient satisfaction establish priorities for needed personnel, services, supplies and equipment and allocate funds accordingly accept responsibility for the performance of subordinate staff take personnel actions to reward, promote or recognize staff utilize a strong working knowledge of federal personnel management requirements to capitalize on various employee needs and contributions recommend or establish career development and professional enrichment programs appropriate to subordinate needs promote labor-management relations through regular communication with Human Resources, bargaining unit partners and service chiefs in order to meet affirmative action goals and enforce the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan advise, counsel, and instruct employees on complex administrative matters, resolve complaints, effect disciplinary actions and approve leave for assigned service chiefs formal public speaking engagements for community associations, other hospitals and medical societies, colleges and universities and volunteer groups promote and project an atmosphere of quality patient care meet with news media representatives regarding VA or Healthcare System activities communicate with congressional offices, VACO and third parties in responding to letters of inquiry or complaints responsible for implementing and completing internal reviews and audits ensure services provided by the medical center are within acceptable standards by the accrediting agencies collaborate with internal groups utilizing tools to initiate action to correct deficiencies and make improvements assume responsibility for the duties and responsibilities of the Associate Director in their absence with unrestricted authority to act.

Responsibilities

Participate fully with the Director, Associate Director, Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS) and Deputy ADPCS in discussion, decisions and policy making and shares responsibility for executive management actions.
Execute the three-to-five-year strategic plan and ten-year Capital Master Plan to improve access and quality of care.
Exercise full line authority for the operation of multiple service lines including: Environmental Management, Police, CDCE, Patient Advocates, Fisher House, and Informatics.
Act as the VISN liaison for the Veteran Canteen Services, OI&T, Prosthetics and Sensory Aids.
Chair standing or Ad/Hoc Medical Center and Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 councils/committees and has the responsibility for recommending to the Medical Center Director and/or Network Director actions associated with those councils and committees.
Collaborate in the effective planning and execution of a medical care budget of more than $256 million
Work with chiefs of assigned programs and formulate budgets for their respective services
Collaborate with financial management to gather past expenditures, suggest and modify the operation of programs and recommend program adjustments to ease budget shortages
Implement cost-conscious ideas to optimize access to quality care and increase patient satisfaction
Establish priorities for needed personnel, services, supplies and equipment and allocate funds accordingly
Accept responsibility for the performance of subordinate staff
Take personnel actions to reward, promote or recognize staff
Utilize a strong working knowledge of federal personnel management requirements to capitalize on various employee needs and contributions
Recommend or establish career development and professional enrichment programs appropriate to subordinate needs
Promote labor-management relations through regular communication with Human Resources, bargaining unit partners and service chiefs in order to meet affirmative action goals and enforce the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Plan
Advise, counsel, and instruct employees on complex administrative matters, resolve complaints, effect disciplinary actions and approve leave for assigned service chiefs
Formal public speaking engagements for community associations, other hospitals and medical societies, colleges and universities and volunteer groups
Promote and project an atmosphere of quality patient care
Meet with news media representatives regarding VA or Healthcare System activities
Communicate with congressional offices, VACO and third parties in responding to letters of inquiry or complaints
Responsible for implementing and completing internal reviews and audits
Ensure services provided by the medical center are within acceptable standards by the accrediting agencies
Collaborate with internal groups utilizing tools to initiate action to correct deficiencies and make improvements
Assume responsibility for the duties and responsibilities of the Associate Director in their absence with unrestricted authority to act.