Assistant Director (Hospitals) - Level III - Cancer Registrar (ODS)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmhurst Hospital Center, part of NYC Health + Hospitals, is seeking an experienced healthcare administrator to oversee diagnostic, habilitative and rehabilitative services and to lead administrative staff. The role emphasizes budget planning, data analysis, program development and cross‑functional coordination with internal and external partners to improve patient care and operational efficiency.

A master’s degree in hospital administration or related field is required with demonstrated

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in hospital administration, health care administration, public health or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines and one year of administrative experience.
• Equivalent combination of training, college education and experience in related fields.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative leadership in health care setting administration and related services.
• Assist in budget planning, cost studies and preparing budgets.
• Coordinate training, reports and performance standards; liaise with internal and external partners.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of administrative staff; implement programs.

Education

Master’s degree in hospital administration

Bachelor’s degree in health care administration

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

Marketing Statement

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

Marketing Statement

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

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

With wider latitude for independent judgment, including supervisory responsibilities, performs duties and responsibilities described under Assignment Levels I and II:

• 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, health care administration, public health or a related discipline; or
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in disciplines, as described in "1" above, and one (1) year of administrative experience; or
• An equivalent combination of training, college education and experience in related fields.