Medical Administration Officer

The Chief, Health Administration Service (HAS) provides overall leadership and managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, operating, and budgeting, for the service line. The incumbent develops and communicates the vision tor HAS, expresses the values that hold the service together, and guides it through significant and continual change to ensure that benefits are administered in an effective, patient focused manner.

* Responsible for marketing, business planning, external revenue generation, insurance functions, and overall functions of Health Administration Service (HAS).

* Responsible for providing constructive recommendations for modifications to Oracle/Cerner to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the Electronic Health Record and for pre/post training requirements for future Oracle/Cerner facilities.

* Ensures service line resources are used effectively and efficiently, and that the annual budget projections are accurate and support the service line strategic plans.

* Develops annual budget for beneficiary travel and lodging, and other HAS programs, and identified opportunities to reduce costs, eliminate waste, and assure resources are used in the most cost-effective manner.

* Advocates for continual learning for employees at all levels to help improve performance and contributions in the healthcare process, identifying potential candidates for positions of higher responsibility, and developing opportunities to support service line succession planning.

* Participates in Health Care System's strategic planning process and works with the Director, HAS to develop a complementary HAS strategic plan to help the facility meet patient care goals.

* Effectively anticipates problems, develops solutions, and formulates plans to meet workload demands, patient needs, and patient expectations.

* Directly supports planning operations, clinical operations, and non-clinical operations to ensure that the Health Care System's Emergency Operations Center operates efficiently and effective in it's emergency response.

* Approves, rejects, or recommends selections, promotions, status changes, awards, disciplinary actions, and separations for all staff assigned to HAS.

* Develops and directs a formal orientation and training program for HAS employees which provides technically competent medical administration employees to support the functions of the professional staff.

* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 8:00 - 4:30 pmPST

Position Description/PD#:
Medical Administration Officer/PD307030

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

Preferred Experience:

Minimum (3) years of supervisory/managerial experience;
Minimum (3) years specialized experience in a Hospital Administration Service (HAS). Knowledge and experience with Cerner is preferred.