NYC Health + Hospitals

Assistant Director

NYC Health + Hospitals$90K — $120K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in hospital administration, health care administration, or public health; or a Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 1 year of administrative experience in healthcare settings.
  • 3-5 years of risk management experience preferred.
  • Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and electronic medical record systems (Epic).
  • Ability to analyze data and resolve complex healthcare administration issues.

Responsibilities

  • Assist management in hospital operations and administration activities.
  • Carry out studies for services, including budget planning and financial analysis.
  • Collect and analyze data for decision-making on hospital activities.
  • Prepare and review budgets and fiscal reports.
  • Investigate patient and visitor complaints and perform operational studies.
  • Develop training program materials and update activity programs.
  • Supervise subordinate staff in administrative tasks and projects.
  • Represent executive leadership in meetings and inter-departmental functions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits for employees working 20+ hours per week.
  • Retirement savings and pension plans available.
  • Paid holidays and vacation aligned with collective bargaining agreements.
  • Loan forgiveness programs for eligible employees.
  • Professional development opportunities and college tuition discounts.
  • Employee discounts and commuter benefits programs available.
Full Job Description
Work Shifts

8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under supervision provides assistance to management executives in operation of a health care facility and assists in supervision of a group of services. Performs administrative and managerial functions related to the operation of total hospital or specific patient services. Implements and coordinates new programs and projects and monitors their operations and effectiveness.

Examples of Typical Tasks:
  1. Provides assistance to executives in a wide range of activities in the management of a hospital and/or medical center including such areas as hospital administration, total management and administrative systems, professional, medical, technical, operational and related support activity services.
  2. Assists in the administration management of specified activities and functions. Carries out assignments and undertakes studies involving the total service center or specific patient services, including budget planning, cost studies/analysis, and preparing specific budgets.
  3. Collects and analyzes data needed as a basis for administrative and management decisions relative to various hospital activities.
  4. Accumulates data for budget preparations, fiscal reports, and review of budget estimates.
  5. Investigates and reports on patient and visitors complaints and performs special studies and performs special studies and investigations on operational units.
  6. Prepares and develops informational data in hospital training programs, and participates in the development and updating of activity programs.
  7. Plans, directs, supervises, coordinates, controls, and reviews work of subordinate administrative personnel relating to assigned tasks and projects in hospital care administration, hospital management and related fields.
  8. Attends staff meetings, inter-departmental conferences and represents the Executive Director, as well as the departmental administrator at inter-departmental functions and programs.
  9. Implements new programs and projects and monitors their operation and effectiveness.


Minimum Qualifications
1. A Masters degree in Arts or Science with a specialization in hospital administration, health care administration, administrative medicine or in public health when conferred for a program in hospital administration, from an approved college or university; or a
Baccalaureate degree; and,
2. One (1) year of administrative experience and background; or,
3. An equivalent combination of training, education and experience in related fields and
educational disciplines; and,
4. General knowledge of policies and programs utilized in the operation of a health care facility, ability to assimilate and analyze data, to recommend action based on analytical findings, and to assist in the solution of complex problems in health care administration and management.

Department Preferences

  • This is a highly confidential position and requires someone with maximum discretion, excellent interpersonal skills and the following:
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of risk management experience in the acute care setting.
  • Strong computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Computer literate in the electronic medical record (Epic)
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required.
  • Critical thinking skills required.
  • Good communication skills and excellent writing skills required.


Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
  • Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
  • College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
  • College Savings Program
  • Union Benefits for eligible titles
  • Multiple employee discounts programs
  • Commuter Benefits Programs


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About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is a healthcare system that provides medical care to residents of New York City. The system was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York, New York. NYC Health + Hospitals has a network of hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities throughout the city. The system provides a wide range of medical services, including primary care, specialty care, and emergency care. NYC Health + Hospitals is committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to all New Yorkers, regardless of their ability to pay.
Learn more about NYC Health + Hospitals
Size
42,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$500,000
5 Year Trend
-10%
Revenue
$7 billion

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