Business Manager Iii – General Medicine

Job Description - BUSINESS MANAGER III – GENERAL MEDICINE )

Job Description

Job Number:

Health and Hospital Systems

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on Cook County Health (CCH) policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification  positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

Job Title:

Business Manager III

Location:

John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County

Shift: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

This position is exempt from Career Service under the CCH Personnel Rules.

The Business Manager III assists in directing the activities of the Department to include establishing goals, hiring, and training personnel, overseeing purchasing, and preparing work schedules, developing, and implementing new plans and procedures. The Business Manager III is responsible for preparing, administering, and controlling budgets for the department, which frequently involves supervising and approving contracts and expenditures, reviewing reports, maintaining records, and preparing correspondence.

The Business Manager III helps prepare documentation to comply with various accreditation bodies.

• Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations to generate management proposals
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings
• Document, recommend and effectuate discipline at all levels
• Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to effectuate and enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Initiate, authorize and complete disciplinary action pursuant to CCH system rules, policies, procedures, and provision of applicable collective bargaining agreements

• Direct and effectuate CCH management policies and practices
• Access and proficiently navigate CCH records system to obtain and review information necessary to execute provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements

• Contribute to the management of CCH staff and CCH’ systemic development and success
• Discuss and develop CCH system policies and procedures
• Consistently use independent judgment to identify operational staffing issues and needs and perform the following functions as necessary; hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, direct or discipline employees pursuant to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Work with Labor Relations to discern past practice when necessary

• Plans, Coordinates, and directs the daily operations of the Department
• Supervises and coordinates, personally and through designees, activities of clerical staff
• Assists in formulating and updating departmental policies and procedures
• Creates and reviews personnel reports and coordinates action to remedy deficiencies identified
• Prepares budgets and performs special financial studies
• Reviews and adjusts purchase requisitions, internal purchase requests and/or recommends modifications in the items requested or suppliers, as necessary
• Works with the department to create, negotiate and manage any contractual agreements for services with outside institutions
• Confers with top administrative officials of department to resolve personnel or policy issues
• Performs special projects as assigned

High School Diploma or GED with eight (8) years of full-time work experience in an administrative role in a hospital or health care setting OR Bachelor’s degree from an accredited…