Assistant Administrator- CCHM- Community Center Hospital Medicine

Community Center Hospital Medicine (CCHM) is seeking an experienced and motivated Assistant Administrator to serve as an administrative and operational leader supporting a dynamic hospital medicine program. In this role, you will provide leadership and oversight for a team of four while partnering with physician and operational leaders to drive strategic initiatives, optimize practice operations, and support continued growth across 15 clinical sites.

Responsibilities include oversight of recruitment, provider credentialing and onboarding, contracting processes, quality metric performance, provider compensation administration, and budgetary management. The Assistant Administrator will collaborate with key stakeholders to implement operational improvements, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance organizational goals. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement with regular travel to clinical locations throughout the region. Candidates with a strong foundation in healthcare operations, physician practice management, or related operational leadership experience are preferred.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic, results-oriented professional looking to make a meaningful impact within a growing hospital medicine network.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and oversee the Department budgets (i.e., clinical practice plan, hospital, SOM, and research) with senior management staff of the Department and report to the Executive Administrator on expenses and revenues on a monthly basis to monitor and analyze performance against goals.
• Must posses thorough knowledge of grand procedures in order to advise faculty members regarding application for and administrators of grants.
• Assist and advise the Executive Administrator in the areas of research support, financial coordination, long-range planning and daily operations.
• Develop and recommend policy for the Department.
• Monitor the Department's operating statistics and referral patterns to isolate trends and changes, thus insuring that the Department is maintaining its place and competitive edge, as well as identifying new market areas.
• Serve as liaison and conduit for PSD, UPMC, and School of Medicine departments and resources. Identify and champion integration activities that result in reduced duplication of effort and maximization of resources.
• Work with the Executive Administrator and the faculty to develop the strategic direction and implement short and long-term goals for the Department which may include PSD, UPMC, and School of Medicine.
• Maintain a current knowledge of all types of health care organizations; including health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and provider-sponsored organizations.
• Prepare reports on the financial status of departmental and research funds.
• Coordinate activity of a variety of faculty committees including, but not limited to, PSD, UPMC, Hospitals, CEO, CFO, and other senior leadership.
• Oversee the management of off-site satellite offices, which include operational responsibilities, facilities management, recruiting, and physician relations.
• Serve as the departmental representative to the various medical school committees and demonstrate familiarity with the University and Hospitals policies.
• Coordinate and assist in the recruitment of faculty members which may include due diligence, practice valuations, pro forma financial projections, contracts negotiations, VISA issues, and evaluations of staffing levels.
• Ensure appropriate and high quality staffing of the department. Supervise departmental staff either directly or indirectly.
• Liaison for construction, renovation projects and building utilization. Assess existing needs and plan for new programs in order to meet the technical needs of the…