"Division Administrator"

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The mission of the Department of Medicine is to deliver accessible, patient-centered healthcare of the highest caliber, while training compassionate, visionary and innovative clinicians and researchers.

Our department's vision is to remain a world leader in academic medicine and to support cutting-edge innovation and discovery.

Together, our highly trained clinicians and researchers are leading us into an era of healthcare integration and fulfilling our promise to: Discover. Teach. Heal.

Your Role on the Team

Responsible for supervising the administrative services of a large academic department, reporting to Chief Administrative Officer. Administrative services include all or some of the following functions: IT, facilities, student services, contracts and grants, budgetary financial management and/or human resources. Supervises support and/or professional staff.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required:

• Solid knowledge of the organization's processes, protocols, and procedures with a focus on budget, account and fund management and / or personnel management within labor contract(s) and personnel policy.
• Solid knowledge of common organization-specific and other computer application programs.
• Solid interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, active listening, critical thinking, persuasiveness, advising, and counseling to effectively motivate others.
• Solid skills to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify resolutions.
• Solid organizational and customer service skills to effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Solid knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques; human resources and risk management planning; accounting and payroll.
• Demonstrated skills in employee supervision and HR administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated skill to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, to a diverse group of employees (faculty, staff, and students) to disseminate information.
• Demonstrated fiscal management capabilities, including effective expense reduction, revenue increase, utilization management, and budget control.
• Skill in projecting and monitoring income and spending trends on the basis of existing revenue and cost data.
• Skill to design, develop and implement computerized tracking system.
• Demonstrated skill in budget preparation and trend analysis.
• Demonstrated superior interpersonal and communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationship with other department and campus staff and faculty; campus departments; campus Accounting; Contracts and Grants Accounting, Sponsored Projects Administration, granting agency personnel, etc.
• Ability to communicate well in both written and verbal English.
• Ability to handle confidential matters/information with tact and discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic environment of rapidly changing priorities and frequent interruptions.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• 5-7 Years of relevant job experience with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business/Healthcare administration, or equivalent experience.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in an academic setting or private physician office.
• Previous UC system experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of trends in healthcare delivery system, the provision of care, and other emerging issues in healthcare management.
• Proven personnel management strength, including demonstrated ability to select, motivate, develop, evaluate performance, discipline, and promote collaborative team efforts.
• Working knowledge of UCI cost accounting standards.
• Familiarity with UCI on-line financial systems including General Ledger, IDX and WebFocus.
• Master's Degree in Business/Healthcare administration or equivalent field
• 3-5 year experience in managing division/departments in a complex matrix of comparable level of experience.