Assistant Administrator, Patient Care

Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, finance, accounting or related field plus ten (10) years of management experience with progressive responsibilitiy, including supervisory experience required.

Master’s or Terminal degree in business administration, health care administration, finance, accounting, legal or related.

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• Knowledge in finance, budgeting, and accounting.

• Knowledge of institutional and departmental business and financial processes.

• Ability to address problems and/or coordinate resolution with the appropriate campus resources. 
• Knowledge of recruiting, personnel management, and faculty promotion and tenure processes.
• Ability to manage a diverse group of professional and administrative staff.

• →Ensures the delivery of optimal financial, budgetary, and operational support to the sections and their leadership.  This requires rapid response to organizational needs, including adhering to Department budget processes and timelines, as well as assisting the Director of Finance with the creation and management of the budget, preparing financial and variance reports, conducting internal audits and financial reviews, and conducting special financial projects as needed. 
• →Develops and implements of the annual budget, including expense budgeting and revenue projection related to appropriated, discretionary, endowment, and gift revenues, as well as grants and contracts.
• →Ensures all reporting and tracking requirements are followed to comply with the rules of the contracting or granting entity and is responsible for compliance with all applicable UAMS rules and procedures. 
• →Assists with the implementation of the department’s faculty compensation plan. 
• →Tracks faculty productivity, salary distributions, and faculty assignments to accurately report and project faculty effort allocation and productivity. 
• →Responsible for purchasing, travel, and financial transactions.  May create and monitor recharge centers/core facilities. 
• →Oversees prompt payment of invoices and related research of any errors. 
• →Provides expertise and assistance to faculty regarding grant/contract preparation, budgeting, and reporting, in collaboration with College or UAMS centralized services.
• →Collects data, prepares reports and compiles statistics for section use. 
• →Provides and interprets monthly and annual data to the section chiefs.
• →Responsible for departmental staff recruitment, hiring, supervision, training, and performance management, as well as creating an operating environment where efficiency, effectiveness, and service are priorities.
• →Provides leadership and guidance to management and administrative staff, coordinates activities of the staff, and distributes the workload to ensure appropriate mission support for the section. 
• →Focuses on developing a talented workforce by guiding the staff to engage in appropriate educational and training opportunities. 
• →Conducts annual evaluations and goal setting with the staff, to reinforce the section/department mission and relevance of each position to accomplishing departmental goals. 
• →Works with the UAMS Office of Human Resources to ensure compliance with all UAMS and departmental rules and procedures. 
• →Facilitates faculty recruitment, hiring, resolution of immigration issues and requirements, promotion/tenure processes, and performance management/evaluations under the leadership of the section chief. 
• →Assists the section leadership and faculty in setting mission, vision, and goals, facilitating implementation of strategic and tactical plans, and monitoring progress. 
• →Provides ongoing decision support and analytics for the section. 
• →Works with Section Chief to development/implement performance goals and objectives. 
• →Collaborates with the Department, College, other UAMS divisions, and ACH on business development activities, such as contracts, grants, and fundraising. 
• →Oversees business aspects of section’s clinical practice at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  Works with ACS Practice Director to implement clinical practice initiatives and policies.  
• →Provides analytics regarding clinical practice and recommends changes that would positively impact the practice. 
• →Responsible for working with and maintaining relationships for the sections with leaders at UAMS and ACH. 
• →Performs other duties as assigned.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.