Uw Health

Assistant Director Of Operations

Uw Health • $90K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of progressive experience in operations, healthcare, or higher education.
  • Experience working in compliance or regulatory programs, such as accreditation.
  • Previous supervision experience of teams.
  • Proven ability to coordinate complex projects across multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong skills in developing and improving operational processes and procedures.
  • Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead operational support for annual UHS immunization clinics.
  • Advise leadership on administrative and financial activities for assigned units.
  • Manage project coordination for strategic initiatives, including communication strategies.
  • Oversee the wellness vending program at UHS.
  • Partner with clinical leaders to improve operations and facilitate collaboration.
  • Assist in establishing annual budgeting goals and priorities.
  • Engage in strategic planning to align with stakeholder needs.
  • Develop processes to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Supervise a team of at least 2.0 FTE employees, handling various HR-related tasks.
  • Ensure compliance with policies and accreditation standards.
  • Serve as primary point of contact for Immunization Disclosure compliance.

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off.
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
  • Tax-advantaged savings accounts.
  • Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund.
  • Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programs.
Full Job Description
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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Administrative Assistant Director (C)

Job Summary:
University Health Services (UHS) is looking for an Assistant Director of Operations to join our dynamic team. This position reports to the Associate Director of Operations and will partner with departmental leadership teams to support operations across the organization, including Medical Services, Mental Health Services, Survivor Services, and Prevention teams. This position is essential to ensuring the health and wellbeing of students throughout UW-Madison.

This position serves as a key operational partner across UHS, responsible for overseeing the campus immunization disclosure policy requirements, ensuring that UHS is compliant with all accreditation standards, and supervising key operational team members for the Medical and Mental Health Services teams. This position will provide project management services, support the management of strategic initiatives, and serve as a partner to clinical and operational leaders to ensure the success of operational initiatives and day to day operational needs. This role will identify process improvement opportunities as well as ways for cross collaboration across departments within UHS.

Key Job Responsibilities:
  • Provides operational leadership and support for annual UHS immunization clinics across campus
  • Serves as an advisor to divisional or executive leadership, coordinating administrative, operational and financial activities for assigned units and strategic initiatives
  • Provides project management and coordination for strategic initiatives, including management of internal communication, communication strategies and applications
  • Oversees the UHS wellness vending program
  • Partners with clinical executive leaders in Medical and Mental Health Services to supportoperational initiatives and day-to-day operational needs, identify process improvement opportunities, and facilitate cross-unit collaboration
  • Assists with the establishment of goals and priorities for the annual budget for all revenues and expenditures
  • Engages in strategic planning and policies to ensure the strategic direction supports the needs of stakeholders
  • Helps develop processes and procedures to improve the unit
  • Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
  • Ensures that related policies, procedures, and standards are maintained
  • Oversees and manages compliance for the campus Immunization Disclosure policy, serving as the primary point of contact for the compliance program and organizing and leading UHS' Campus Immunization Leadership Team
  • Evaluates, designs, and implements operations to align with the strategic direction
  • Supports theAssociate Director of Operations with IT management support, including inventory tracking, ordering, and project management


Department:
University Health Services, Operations

Compensation:
The minimum salary for this position is $90,000, with final salary based on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/

UW is a qualified employer for thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) programs.

Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in operations in an office setting, healthcare setting, higher education, or related field.
  • Experience working within a compliance or regulatory program, such as accreditation or similar program.
  • Previous supervision experience.
  • Experience coordinating complex programs, projects, or operational processes across multiple stakeholders or work units.
  • Experience developing and improving operational processes, systems or procedures, with the ability to interpret and apply policy and requirements.
  • Strong written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle several projects or initiatives at the same time.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience using operational data to develop reports, identify trends, and support strategic decision-making.
  • Knowledge of higher education policies and regulations, including FERPA, HIPAA, and accreditation requirements.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree Required

How to Apply:
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Please upload a cover letter and resume to apply.The application has onlyoneattachment field. Upload all required documents in that field, either as a single combined file or as multiple files in the same upload area.Applications missing any required documents at the time of the deadline will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers, including at least one supervisory reference.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the Unites States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information:
Diante Felton, [email protected]

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICEfor further information.

About Uw Health

UW Health University Hospital is a 515-bed academic regional referral center with 127 outpatient clinics, located on the western edge of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's campus in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an American College of Surgeons designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, one of only two in Wisconsin. UW Health University Hospital has seven intensive care units, pediatric, neonatal, cardiac, cardiothoracic, burn, neurosurgery). UW Health University Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the 16th best hospital in the United States and the #1 hospital in Wisconsin in the publication's 2021-2022 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, earning national rankings in 10 adult and 6 pediatric specialties. Additionally, UW Health University Hospital was ranked as the 22nd best hospital in the United States and #84th Best Hospitals in the world by Newsweek in 2022. UW Health describes itself as "the integrated health system of the University of Wisconsin–Madison." It is the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. It is also the primary teaching affiliate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy, and is a teaching affiliate of Edgewood College's Henry Predolin School of Nursing. UW Health University Hospital is home to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. UW Health also operates the American Family Children's Hospital, a 110-bed pediatric hospital located adjacent to University Hospital, as well as UW Health at the American Center, a 59-bed hospital and emergency room located on the Northeast Side of Madison. Additionally, UW Health operates a network of outpatient clinics at over 80 sites throughout southern and central Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and has partnerships with UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison, Beloit Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, and Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. UW Health also has an affiliated insurance company, Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., operated in partnership with UnityPoint Health and Gundersen Health System.
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