Job Description

Key Job Responsibilities 

The Executive Director is responsible for the daily coordination of the department, for which they have responsibility, including clinical practice, research operations, human resource management, fiscal accountability, productivity and regulatory compliance.  This role will exhibit leadership, humanism and professionalism in the management of the assigned department.  Demonstrates and creativity and serves as a catalyst for effective changes.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Knowledge and understanding of the trends and forces that shape the health care delivery system, the provision of care, and other emerging issues in health care.  Demonstrates flexibility and initiative to effectively lead change efforts to respond to environmental or organizational change.Manages the department's fiscal budget including effective expense reduction, utilization management, budget control and new revenue generation.Manages clinic operations meeting staffing and productivity targets.Proven personnel management strength including demonstrated ability to select, motivate, develop and retain people and promote collaborative team efforts.Proven experience in leading quality and service improvement activities and achieving outcomes, which respond to customer expectations.Assesses market opportunities, developing business plans and implementing programs to respond to such opportunities.Develops outreach relationships to expand reach and services with community partners and affiliates.Experience in effectively leading the design and organization of work, and allocation of resources to achieve appropriate staffing levels and mix, and productivity levels.Articulates organizational goals and vision and regularly communicate relevant information to subordinates. Demonstrates and promotes leadership behaviors and cultural values as defined in the CSMC mission and vision goal statements. Delegates appropriately and establishes effective accountability mechanisms. Coaches and develop subordinates. Is perceived as fair and impartial.  Inspires enthusiasm, trust and positive work environment. Effectively manages conflict. Serves as a positive role model. Represents CSMC in a professional and supportive manner. Consistently demonstrate and foster in others, the principles of Continuous Quality Improvement in all areas of responsibilities. Promotes a service culture. Fosters continuous improvement of systems and processes. Promotes a culture of “always ready” regarding regulatory requirements. Employs a customer focus. Creates an empowering work climate. Breeds collaborative teamwork and problem solving. Broadly communicates values and expectations regarding quality. Achieves measurable improvement in quality of services in areas of responsibility.Supports and takes ownership of CSMC’s values, strategies, objectives and policies. Develops group spirit and teamwork. Maintains constructive work relationships with other departments in achieving CSMC goals.  Facilitates an open flow of information across CSMC. Actively supports collaboration within and across organizational boundaries. Actively participates as a team member. Provides feedback constructively to peers and superiors. Maintains positive relationship with peers, superiors, members of the medical staff, board of directors, and community.Establishes systems for appropriate management controls in all areas of responsibility. Ensure organizational compliance with legal and regulatory standards, internal policies and procedures, moral and ethical codes. Actively supports workforce diversity and takes initiative to attain Affirmative Action Plan objectives.Contributes to the development of strategic and operational plans, programs and policies of CSMC. Develops and implements measurable objectives consistent with the organization’s mission, goals and timetables.  Anticipates, is flexible and adjusts plans to meet changing conditions.  Organizes work to ensure timely, effective and economic use of resources.   Develops ways to measure progress, evaluate results, and take corrective action in a timely manner. Demonstrates political and interpersonal acumen in making sound business decisions.Oversees research efforts throughout the departments and with external funding sources and regulatory agencies. Ensures compliance with internal policies and external regulatory agencies. Oversee the Academic Program process including professorial appointments, development of new contracts, contract renewals, independent contracts, faculty on and off boarding, and faculty annual performance appraisals.   
Qualifications

Education

Minimum Requirement - High School Diploma/GED 

Preferred Requirement - Bachelor's Degree - Healthcare or Management related field.

Preferred Requirement - Master's Degree - MHA, MBA, or MS in hospital administration, healthcare administration, or specialty field. 

Work Experience

Minimum Requirement - 5 years of experience -Minimum of five years in a leadership role with at least three years of Administration experience. Effectively demonstrate their ability to proactively address and resolve systems outcome issues through effective interpersonal skills & by communicating complex theoretical and technical concepts to all levels of personnel

About UsCedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the TeamCedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
Req ID : 6768
Working Title : Exec Dir, Clinical & Research Ops
Department : Senior VP OP and Clinical Care
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Clinical Operations
Job Specialty : Clinical Operations
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $104.99 - $188.98