Health System Administrator (Associate Medical Center Director)

Health System Administrator

The Health System Administrator acts as the full Associate Medical Center Director / Chief Operations Officer in the direction and coordination of designated administrative services of the Medical Center. The incumbent collaborates with other members of the senior management team to assure that the areas of public relations and systematic internal reviews function efficiently. Responsibilities The incumbent is delegated full line authority for a block of administrative services and allied health services, which include : Clinical Application Coordinators, Coding, Data Analytics, Education, Fiscal, Health Administration Service, Human Resources, Health Information Management, Logistics, and Pharmacy. The incumbent participates fully with the Medical Center Director, Deputy Medical Center Director, Associate Director for Patient Care / Nursing Services and the Chief of Staff in the development and implementation of both long and short range policies and objectives and the successful integration of management decisions concerning both the administrative and clinical aspects of the health care delivery system. The overall integrated system must meet all the requirements of regulatory and accreditation entities and be in concert with the numerous affiliated institutions and other bodies which work closely with or are significantly affected by the operation of the hospital. Duties include but are not limited to the following : Leads the planning and development of current and proposed program objectives in conjunction with administrative and clinical managers. Develops short and long range fiscal year plans that meet the objectives of current and proposed programs. Manages allocated resources to provide the best possible patient care in line with established priorities. Manages all budgetary and resource management for the entire facility by chairing the resource management committee / board; Manages budgetary and resource management for assigned services. Holds managers under his / her oversight responsible and accountable for the performance of the product lines, programs, and services under their supervision and management. Identifying and providing management development and training needs of key staff members. Shares with the Director the responsibility for establishing and maintaining stakeholder relationships with a wide variety of interested institutions and groups. Works closely, daily, with patients, veterans' organizations, Congressional Offices, and the media to provide information, resolve problems, and to ensure the creditability and integrity of the Medical Center. Ensures that patient or staff complaints related to the communication of administrative aspects of facility operations are promptly addressed. Establishes performance metrics, reporting processes, and evaluation methodology to assess program accomplishments. Provides guidance to functional managers to facilitate the effective resolution of technical problems, conflicts, and controversial issues, ensuring that issues are quickly resolved.