Assistant Director (Hospital) Level III

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Harlem Hospital Center seeks an experienced hospital administrator to oversee diagnostic, habilitative and rehabilitative service operations, aiming to improve communication and patient outcomes. The role focuses on leadership, budgeting, and program implementation within a major NYC health system.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s in hospital administration or related field, plus additional health services expertise, and demonstrates strong data analysis and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in hospital administration is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to hospital administration or health services is required.
• An equivalent combination of training, college education and experience in related fields may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to departmental leadership in health care setting administration and related support activities.
• Assists in administration and management of specific activities and functions including budget planning and cost analysis.
• Collects and analyzes data to support administrative and management decisions.
• Maintains budget estimates and prepares fiscal reports.
• Investigates patient and visitor complaints and conducts studies on operations.
• Prepares informational data for training programs and updates activity programs.
• Plans and directs the work of subordinate administrative staff in health care administration.
• Implements new programs and monitors their operation and effectiveness.
• Performs other related duties as directed.
• Supervises and coordinates activities with other units and liaises with internal/external partners.
• Assists in operating plans, policies and procedures; helps resolve operating problems.
• Coordinates and plans staff training to establish performance standards.
• May represent leadership on committees and external programs.

Education

Master’s degree in hospital administration

Bachelor’s degree (related discipline)

Job description

Marketing Statement

Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, capable of treating the most seriously ill. Harlem provides over 90 specialized ambulatory care services, dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment.

Marketing Statement

Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, capable of treating the most seriously ill. Harlem provides over 90 specialized ambulatory care services, dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position

Performs complex activity in the performance, administration and supervision of diagnostic, habilitative and rehabilitative services to patients with speech and language impairments in order to assist them towards the attainment of greater effectiveness in the process of communication by addressing communicative disorders indicated by impaired voice, language or speech, and ameliorating the emotional and psychological adjustment to such disorders; performs related work.

Example Of Typical Tasks

• Provides assistance to departmental leadership in a wide-range of activities in the management of a health care setting and/or medical center, including such areas as health care setting administration and administrative systems, professional, operational and related support activity services.
• Assists in the administration management of specified activities and functions. Carries out assignments and undertakes studies involving the total service center or specific patient services, including budget planning, cost studies/analysis, and preparing specific budgets.
• Collects and analyzes data needed as a basis for administrative and management decisions relative to various health care setting activities.
• Accumulates data for budget preparations, fiscal reports, and review of budget estimates.
• Investigates and reports on patient and visitors complaints and performs special studies and investigations on operational units.
• Prepares and develops informational data in health care setting training programs, and participates in the development and updating of activity programs.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, controls and reviews work of subordinate administrative personnel relating to assigned tasks and projects in health care setting administration, health care setting management and related fields.
• Implements new programs and projects and monitors their operation and effectiveness.
• Performs other related duties, as directed.

In additional to performing the duties and responsibilities described under Assignment Levels I and II, performs the following:

• Supervises and coordinates functional activities of the health care setting with other organizational units and maintains liaison with internal and external partners; prepares reports related to functional activities.
• Assists in the preparation of operating plans, policies, programs and procedures; assists or collaborates with appropriate staff in resolving operating problems to facilitate solutions.
• Coordinates and plans training programs and activities to establish performance standards; provides education and training to staff, as needed.
• May represent departmental leadership on various internal and external committees and in relevant functions and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in hospital administration,
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as described in “1” above,
• An equivalent combination of training, college education and experience in related fields.

health care administration, public health or a related discipline; or

and one (1) year of administrative experience; or