Division Business Administrator
University of Mississippi Medical Center · Jackson, MS · 1 wk ago
AdministrativeFull-time
Plans, coordinates and is accountable for the major activities of a single or multiple division(s) within a clinical academic department including education programs, research grants and contracts, clinical operations, development, financial analysis, and personnel management.
Responsibilities
- Plans and manages the daily business and administrative operations in an assigned area.
- Implements organizational policies and procedures designed to accomplish departmental and divisional priorities and long-range goals.
- Supervises employees to include work allocation, training, scheduling, evaluation, and problem resolution.
- Reviews and interprets administrative policies and procedures and recommends/implements changes as required to achieve objectives.
- Prepares various operation and statistical reports and maintains applicable records and files.
- Maintains proper equipment and inventory levels.
- Collaborates with other personnel to resolve customer service issues, improve cost containment, increase productivity, and meet demands.
- Works closely with department business administration and acts as a liaison between management and other divisions, schools and departments.
- The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Three (3) years of experience in business/financial management or health care administration
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
Skills
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications
- Organizational skills
- Ability to implement policies and procedures, train, motivate, and supervise employees
- Ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving issues
Physical and Environmental Demands
- Occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold
- Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
- Occasional traveling to offsite locations
- Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature
- Frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality
- Occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling
- Frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking
Schedule
- Full time
- Day shift
- FTE: 100%
Benefits
- Eligible for benefits
- Not grant funded