Assistant Director of Ambulatory Care Services

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates in policy development and program implementation for the delivery of ambulatory care services.
• Participates in establishing standards for the delivery of ambulatory care services.
• Captures and analyzes data on the progress of the System’s health care facilities in attaining the System’s goals, standards and priorities set for the ambulatory care systems.
• Aids the Director in preparing personnel, supply and equipment budgets for ambulatory care.
• Assists in an ongoing system of evaluation of ambulatory care services.
• Maintains liaison with all relevant offices and public and voluntary agencies in regard to ambulatory care including, but not limited to, the City Department of Health, the State Department of Health, the State Hospital Review and Planning Council, the Council on Health Care Financing, the City Board of Education and the Greater New York Hospital Association.
• Reviews and analyzes new and pending legislation and regulations that could potentially have impact on the delivery or reimbursement of ambulatory care services.
• Conducts and participates in meetings, conferences and seminars as a representative of the Office of Ambulatory Care Services.
• Undertakes special projects and assignments, as directed.
• Serves as deputy for areas of functional responsibilities.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Management, Health Care Administration or related discipline; and, Six (6) years of full-time paid experience of program development in a hospital or health care facility in meeting community health needs, health care planning, financial planning, operations and analysis and implementation in an administrative, consultative, managerial or executive capacity; or, A master’s degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of full-time paid experience at the level indicated in (2) above.
• Demonstrated skills in written and medical communications.
• A satisfactory equivalent of education, training and experience.