Administrator, Orthopaedic Surgery

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn seeks a full-time Administrator / TH Senior Staff Associate to coordinate operations of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with other hospital divisions.

The role oversees strategy, marketing, finance, and operations, provides administrative direction for staff, leads recruitment, develops policies, ensures compliance, manages budgets, and reports productivity to leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare administration preferred.
• Strong organizational and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operations of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with other hospital divisions.
• Oversee and optimize strategy, marketing, finance, and operations for the division.
• Administer staff and services including staff assistants, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and care coordination.
• Recruitment and onboarding of division staff.
• Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with governing bodies.
• Oversee division budgets and staffing needs.
• Prepare monthly/weekly productivity and performance reports.
• Communicate with division staff and hospital leadership; liaison role.
• Support the Division Chief and Residency Program Director with GME responsibilities.

Job description

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Administrator / TH Senior Staff Associate.

This position will have a dual reporting structure to the Department Executive Administrator and the Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery.

As a member of Senior Management in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, the incumbent will coordinate the operations of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery with other hospital divisions and services to achieve the optimum level of healthcare delivery across inpatient and outpatient areas related to the division.

Additionally, the successful candidate will:

• Oversee and optimize strategy, marketing, finance, and operations for the division.
• Be responsible for the administrative, clinical direction, and oversight of the staff and services in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, including Staff Assistants, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Care Coordination.
• Initiate and manage recruitment and on-boarding of staff in the division.
• Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures related to the services in the division.
• Assure compliance with policy and procedures of governing bodies.
• Oversee budget of all division services, identify staffing needs, and adjust accordingly to maximize value.
• Participate in hospital-wide committees as needed and assigned.
• Perform all required paperwork for annual evaluations and recruitment on a timely basis. Maintain hospital files as per hospital policy.
• Provide monthly reports to the Department Chairman and weekly reports to the Executive Administrator and Division Chief regarding division productivity and performance.
• Function as a liaison between hospital administration and division staff.
• Provide administrative support to the Division Chief, including but not limited to on-boarding of physicians and assisting the Residency Program Director & Coordinator with necessary Graduate Medical Education (GME) responsibilities.
• Serve as a leader and liaison between the division and other hospital departments and services, including attendance at rounds, and leading performance improvement initiatives.
• Supervise a large number of professional, technical, and clerical personnel within the University Hospital of Brooklyn, the College of Medicine, and the University Physicians of Brooklyn practice plan.
• Be a role model for other staff and model the WE CARE values of the institution.