Administrative Operations

About the Role

Join a role where your organizational expertise directly supports the growth of behavioral health services and helps advance strategic initiatives that impact patients, providers, and communities across UVA Health. This is a highly visible opportunity to partner with senior leadership and contribute to transformational healthcare efforts during an exciting period of expansion.

As the primary administrative support partner to the Administrator of Behavioral Health, you will serve as a trusted resource responsible for coordinating executive priorities, managing complex initiatives, and helping ensure operational excellence. This position offers meaningful exposure to organizational leadership, strategic planning, and innovative behavioral health growth initiatives while providing the opportunity to make a tangible impact every day.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with Behavioral Health leadership to coordinate administrative and operational priorities.
• Manage a complex executive calendar, balancing competing requests and resolving scheduling challenges involving multiple stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings with senior leaders and executives across UVA Health.
• Prepare agendas, attend meetings, capture minutes, and track action items through completion.
• Assist with strategic initiative coordination, project tracking, and follow-up activities.
• Maintain organized documentation, records, and administrative systems.
• Support department-wide operational activities and administrative functions.
• Build collaborative relationships across teams while serving as a dependable point of coordination for leadership initiatives.

Requirements

Education: High School Graduate or equivalent required.

Experience: 3+ years relevant experience required.

Licensure: None required.

Why UVA Health

UVA Health is one of the nation's leading academic health systems, bringing together exceptional patient care, education, research, and innovation. Within Behavioral Health Administration, you will join a team focused on expanding access to behavioral health services and supporting transformative initiatives that will shape the future of care delivery.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Direct partnership with executive leadership, including the Administrator of Behavioral Health.
• Meaningful mission-driven work supporting the expansion of behavioral health services and improved patient access to care.
• Exposure to strategic healthcare initiatives and high-level organizational decision making.
• Opportunity to contribute to major behavioral health growth and development efforts.
• High visibility and influence, with the ability to impact operational effectiveness and project success across the department.
• Professional growth potential within a rapidly evolving area of healthcare.
• Flexible daytime scheduling options that support work-life balance.
• Collaborative and innovative environment focused on improving the future of behavioral healthcare delivery.

Physical Demands

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $19.50 - $38.99 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Savings Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off