Executive Director - Decision Support

St. Joseph's Health

Paterson (NJ)

On-site

USD 284,000 - 334,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, Rx and vision plans

403b retirement plan with companymatch

Student loan forgiveness eligibility

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health is seeking an Executive Director of Decision Support to oversee the Decision Support function and the Cost Accounting System.

You will provide analytical leadership for service line profitability, annual budgets, and pro forma evaluations of new services within a patient-centric data repository. You will develop strategic tools and models to enable data-driven financial decisions across the health system, coordinating with external consultants and internal groups to advance

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Healthcare Management is strongly encouraged. Bachelor’s degree required.
7+ years of management, financial planning, budgeting, data analysis, strategy development and stakeholder engagement experience required.
Three years of experience leading teams.
Experience with a Health Care System, including Academic Medical Center highly desired.
Proven track record of building, managing and elevating programs that advance organizational goals and mission required.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, business planning, ROI and P&L development is necessary.
Knowledge of and experience working with the Oracle ERP and HCM systems, Kaufman Hall cost accounting and additional associated accounting software is highly desired

Responsibilities

Oversee the Decision Support function and cost accounting, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
Lead data integration of clinical and financial information in a patient-centric repository.
Develop strategic tools and models to enable leadership decisions and financial planning.

Skills

Management experience

Budgeting

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

ROI analysis

P&L development

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Healthcare Management

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle ERP

HCM systems

Kaufman Hall cost accounting

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Director of Decision Support is responsible for direct oversight of the Decision Support function and team, the Cost Accounting System, Service Line profitability reporting, annual service demand budgets, pro forma valuation of new services, and decision support system integration of clinical and financial data in a patient-centric repository. Develops and implements strategic and tactical tools, resources and analytical support to enable financial decision-making for the entire health system. Supports the financial integration of data for St. Joseph’s Health and is seen as the expert in collecting, organizing, and analyzing critical data by creating, managing and continuous improvement of models that allow leadership to look at data across the business entities and business lines in the absence of general ledger support. The Executive Director is the single source of this data analysis and reporting and supports the organizational strategy for business growth by serving as the key point of contact with external consultants and internal project groups.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or Healthcare Management is strongly encouraged. Bachelor’s degree required.
7+ years of management, financial planning, budgeting, data analysis, strategy development and stakeholder engagement experience required.
Three years of experience leading teams
Experience with a Health Care System, including Academic Medical Center highly desired.
Proven track record of building, managing and elevating programs that advance organizational goals and mission required.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, business planning, ROI and P&L development is necessary.
Knowledge of and experience working with the Oracle ERP and HCM systems, Kaufman Hall cost accounting and additional associated accounting software is highly desired

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
403b retirement plan options with company match**
Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
PTO, and paid holidays
Employee Assistance Program
LTD : Long Term Disability
Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

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