Vice Chair Of Finance & Administration, Department Of Emergency Medicine

Position: VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

** The Department of Emergency Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Vice Chair of Finance & Administration to join their team.
** The University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is responsible for the oversight and clinical care within three emergency departments within UW Medicine:
Harborview Medical Center (HMC), the University of Washington Medical Center Montlake (UWMC-ML) and the UWMC-Northwest (UWMC-NW). These emergency departments see a combined annual patient volume of approximately 120,000. The department supports a 4-year emergency medicine residency program with 72 residents, 5 fellowship programs, as well as a required medical student rotation for the UW School of Medicine fourth year students.

The department structure also includes four (4) Sections:
Critical Care, EMS, Population Health, and Emergency Ultrasound. The department has a robust research program, including funding from both government and private sources. The department closely collaborates with the Seattle Fire Department through the Medic One EMS program, as well as King County Medic One. The mission of the Department of Emergency Medicine is to advance and shape the future of emergency care locally, regionally, and globally.

We foster this mission through the delivery of exceptional patient-centered emergency care; the provision of state-of-the-art emergency medicine education; and Innovation, transformative research and discovery, and the generation of knowledge. The department has an annual budget of $40M and has 100 faculty and 75 staff.

** GENERAL DESCRIPTION
** The Vice Chair reports to the Department Chair and School’s Associate Dean of Administration and Operations and serves as the business manager and senior administrative support representative for the Department. As such, the Vice Chair has a comprehensive range of responsibilities, including: financial planning/management, budget development, supervision of the Department’s classified and exempt staff, personnel, payroll, purchasing, special project support, and other administrative functions for the School of Medicine.
As a UW SoM Department Vice Chair of Finance and Administration, the incumbent carries out duties prescribed by the directing, overseeing, or partnering institutions and organizations. The critical knowledge and skills are organized into the areas of:
Financial Management and Development Activities, Operations Management, Practice Plan Management, Compliance and Risk Management, Research Management, Information Management, Human Resource Management, Facilities Management and Educational Program(s) Management. He/she/they acts in an advisory capacity to the Chair and various Department committees, providing financial guidance, background information, and management advice. In addition, the Vice Chair is the Department's primary working-level interface with the Dean's Office, the Practice Plans, and other departments in the University regarding administrative issues.

** DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Manage the financial resources of the department to include budgets and funds from federal, state, practice plan, private, University, and foundation sources to ensure ethical and fiduciary practices.
* Interacts with faculty and staff to facilitate the department’s ability to achieve clinical, scientific, and educational goals.
* Interprets policies and regulations concerning the department’s financial activities; ensures compliance with the University’s policies and procedures as well as guidelines from the federal government, state, and other research project sponsors.
* Develops and implements internal financial system controls to ensure integrity of all…