CLINICAL SCIENCES ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR-PEDIATRICS

Job no: 233571-LI
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: SMPH/PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRICS
Location: Madison
Categories: Accounting, Finance, Purchasing, Dean, Director, Executive, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Management/Supervisory



Position Summary:

The Clinical Sciences Associate Department Administrator for Clinical Operations will support the Department of Pediatrics (DOP) clinical, education, research, and advocacy missions through strategic leadership of clinical program development, faculty workforce planning/recruitment and retention, clinical quality, informatics, and regional outreach under the direction of the Administrator and the Chair of the DOP. The Associate Department Administrator will act instead of the Administrator and Finance Associate Director when neither are available. This position will independently identify problems, develop solutions and direct others in implementation of those solutions. The Associate Department Administrator will oversee Business Development/Data Analytics, Clinical Quality Initiatives, Information Systems, and Billing & Coding and report directly to the Administrator, serving as a member of the Department's administrative leadership team. This position will work with and coordinate operations between several entities including the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), the American Family Children's Hospital (AFCH), UW Health (UWH), and affiliated hospitals across the region.

The DOP currently has over 500 employees consisting of approximately 185 paid faculty, 40 advanced practice providers, 165 staff, 70 residents and fellows, and 50 graduate and undergraduate students. The Department is comprised of 16 divisions with 9 ACGME-accredited fellowships. DOP providers care for patients at the American Family Children's Hospital (AFCH), UnityPoint Health Meriter, SSM Health St. Mary's, the Waisman Center, multiple primary care clinics in the greater Madison area, and outreach sites in Wisconsin and Illinois.

The SMPH has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, it is essential that applications from candidates who have the skills and commitment to foster and promote the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are encouraged. The DOP has a goal of striving to be an anti-racist department and has undertaken a multifaceted initiative to address this.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree strongly encouraged, preferably in Health Care Administration (MHA), Public/Nonprofit Administration (MPA), Business (MBA, Accountancy, HR), or Law (JD).

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

At least five years of progressively responsible experience managing complex multidisciplinary clinical programs is required, preferably in an academic healthcare setting. An understanding of and appreciation for academic medicine's multiple missions of education, research, clinical and community service is essential. This position also requires strong leadership, management, physician relations, oral/written communication, team building, systems expertise, creativity, flexibility, collaboration, organization assessment, decision-making and interpersonal and staff development skills, as well as the ability to operate in high-pressure situations. Candidates must also demonstrate a high degree of initiative and understanding of operational efficiencies, cost containment and strategic planning.

Additional Information:

To see the principal duties of this position, please click on the "List of Duties" link above.

Department(s):

A536700-MEDICAL SCHOOL/PEDIATRICS/PEDIATRICS

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Instructions to Applicants:

To apply for this position, please click on the "" button. You will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter as a part of the application process. Please ensure that the resume and cover letter address how you meet the minimum/preferred qualifications for the position. This application will also require submission of three professional references, including your current or most recent supervisor. References will not be contacted without advance notice.

Contact:

Kelsey Scholtens
kscholtens@pediatrics.wisc.edu
608-262-0006
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

ASSOC DIR, BUS SERV/M(J96FM)

Employment Class:

Limited

Job Number:

233571-LI

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Applications Open: May 7 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 6 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time