SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

299d

About The Position

At the direction of the Department Chair, oversees and has responsibility for all administrative, financial and daily operations of the department. Scope extends to management of clinical practice (where applicable). Oversees all academic program development, research and business functions. Partners with Hospital and University leadership in promoting the system mission, vision and values. The candidate is accountable for outpatient practice, education and research administration and management. Key responsibilities include provider compensation plan management; provider recruiting; practice/education/research budgeting; patient access and growth; patient satisfaction; process/outcomes improvement; employee/team engagement, recognition, and retention; commitment to employee development and builds talent pool; accreditation/regulatory compliance; and active external engagement and benchmarking with like academic medical center departments and societies.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Bachelors Degree from an accredited university in the area of business, health administration or education.
• 5 or more years experience with a concentration in administration or equivalent combination in education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree with a concentration in Administration or equivalent combination in education and experience.
• Experience in medical group management and academic departmental management.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Functions as the operations manager for the Department.
• Works with the Department Chair to provide oversight of all clinical, administrative, research, educational, and various support activities in the department.
• Supervise billing-related business office operations for a department.
• Manage and monitor all the billing, collection, and coding functions between the department and outside vendors or contractors.
• Implement and maintain operational audit and quality control programs to ensure accurate and optimum performance in all billing related areas.
• Develop and maintain operating budgets for the department within guidelines and objectives established by applicable executive leadership.
• Develop and maintain efficient department and clinical practice procedures relative to the delivery of quality health care.
• Assure that the personnel, space, furniture and equipment needs of the department are continuously met.
• Actively support the Department Chair and their designees for medical direction in developing and maintaining business plans for the department.
• Analyze workflow to assure maximum staff utilization and instill service excellence.
• Identify, develop, and organize new programs and services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree