Administrator of Oncology Services

SSM Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health in Madison, Wisconsin seeks an Executive Director of Administrative Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across administrative functions, ensuring high-quality service delivery and adherence to standards.

The role directs staffing, budgeting, and administrative operations, partnering with clinical and support teams to meet organizational goals. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least seven years of experience, with five in leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Seven years of experience with at least five in a leadership role.
• Strong leadership, budgeting, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop departmental goals, plans and standards aligned with organizational objectives.
• Plan, organize and direct staffing activities including hiring, orientation, evaluation, and disciplinary actions.
• Prepare budgets and ensure compliance with allocated funding.
• Direct and evaluate administrative services to achieve performance and quality goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

It’s more than a career, it's a calling.

WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights

• Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025 - Becker's Healthcare
• Named One of the World’s Happiest Workplace 2025 – WorkL
• Named One of America's Best In-State Employers 2025 - Forbes
• Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 – Newsweek
• Named One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026 – Newsweek

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.

With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

This position will be based in WI and will serve the SSM Health market in the southern half of Wisconsin. This role is NOT remote work eligible and will require relocation to southern WI upon acceptance of the position.

Contact

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Angela Jones

Executive Talent Partner

[e-mail]

Job Summary

Directs the development and implementation of policies, procedures related to Administrative Services. Responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include assuring the delivery of care to patients and adherence to service standards.
• Develops departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with the requirements and objectives of the organization.
• Plans, organizes and directs all activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares budgets and ensures compliance with allocated funding.
• Directs and evaluates all administrative services activities, including service level determination and complaint management to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree

Experience

• Seven years' experience, with five years' in leadership

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

• None

Department

8055000069 Admin Allocated MG Only

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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