Associate Chair for Administration - Anesthesiology

Associate Chair for Administration - Anesthesiology

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The associate chair for administration partners with the chair of the department to shape and deliver the department's strategic vision across clinical care, education, research, and service. Serving as the senior administrative leader in the chair's office, the associate chair holds significant shared responsibility for departmental policy development, human resources oversight, fiscal stewardship, and the systems and resource management needed to advance strategic priorities while ensuring school and health system alignment. As a member of the department's senior leadership team, the associate chair directs all non-clinical operations and is a full partner to the chair in internal management and external relations. The associate chair functions as the primary liaison to the health care system, faculty practice, and the school of medicine and represents the department to key external stakeholders, including referring and contract physicians, agencies, peer institutions, third-party payers, managed care organizations, and vendors. Working closely with the chair, the associate chair helps set direction and strategic priorities to ensure the department's mission is achieved. Core areas of responsibility include:

• Financial planning and management
• Clinical and business operations
• Human resources
• Sponsored programs administration
• Planning and marketing
• Governance and oversight

Responsibilities include clinical & business operations management, financial planning & management, systems management, human resources management, governance & leadership, planning & marketing, research & sponsored programs management, resident & medical student education, leading people, leading change, and results driven.

Education requirements: requires bachelor's degree. Master's degree strongly preferred. Licensure/certification requirements: none required. Professional experience requirements: requires ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience as a senior manager in a medical practice or other healthcare organization, ideally in an academic medical center to include seven (7) years of management experience. Knowledge/skills/and abilities requirements: ability to communicate ideas and solutions in a clear, concise manner. Identifies problem areas and skill gaps proactively and addresses them appropriately. Excellent project management and change management skills for designing and implementing high priority department initiatives in a complex environment.