GENERAL SUMMARY

Under the leadership of a Director/Vice President/COO and/or Physician Leader, this position is responsible for and requires the greatest allocation of time focused on operationalizing programs, business plans and/or initiatives for a department, product line and/or site. In addition, this position is responsible to operationalize changes to ensure cost, quality, and satisfaction targets are achieved. This position will be administratively responsible for the operations of the facilities, materials and support staff of the department. Develops and monitors the budget, outcomes in finance, quality and satisfaction, program and clinical improvements, staffing levels and performance. Serves & represents the business unit on various internal, external and local community committees.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Education:

• Clinical degree or business degree in healthcare administration or related field. Master's degree preferred.

• Experience:

• Must have three to five (3-5) years of progressive administrative experience. Two (2) years of supervisory experience. Experience in palliative care preferred.

• Skills/Knowledge:

• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with medical, administrative, support staff, patients and the public. Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally. Analytical skills. Skilled in preparation and presentation of reports to various committees and groups. Ability to remain calm and poised in urgent situations. Skilled in effective planning, both strategic and short-term, and organizing attributes. Skilled in exercising initiative, judgment, problem solving, and decision making. Skilled in analysis development of comprehensive reports and interpretation of complex data. Ability to set priorities and avoid crises management. Knowledgeable in organization policies, procedures, systems, and objectives; Fiscal and human resource management techniques and applications; and Healthcare administration, including managed care administration, regulatory management, government regulations, and computer systems and applications.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus

• Department: Palliative Care

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

  This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Partnering with nearly 2 million people on their health journey, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services at 250 care locations throughout southeast and south central Michigan. With 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford is also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers. Our superior care and discoveries are powered by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers. Learn more athenryford.com.

Benefits

Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program (Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.