Associate Director, Risk Management (Financials, Insurance, Administration) - HYBRID

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Category Administration
Job Description
The Associate Director supervises, coordinates and monitors the work activity of a unit or department; develops program goals and objectives; prepares or assists in the preparation of annual operating budgets; recommends, evaluates and interprets personnel actions and policies. Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, where employees can thrive and change the world.

Requirements

  • Develop goals and objectives for the department
  • Develop department work goals and objectives
  • Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities
  • Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures and/or methods
  • Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other departments
  • Monitor and coordinate programs and actions
  • Supervise a unit or department
  • Analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs
  • Participate in periodic management meetings
  • Participate in professional associations and development activities
  • Standardize services, processes, resources, and practice to improve efficiency
  • Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution
  • Prepare an annual operating budget
  • Develop cost reduction projects and targets
  • Evaluate organizational functions and structures
  • Create and exceed service standards
  • Ensure that the service standards established for the department are met or exceeded
  • Utilize customer satisfaction, best practices and market information to improve customer service and satisfaction
  • Create an organizational culture
  • Provide qualified competent staff
  • Define the qualifications and performance expectations for all staff positions
  • Create an environment that encourages and supports self-development and learning for all staff
  • Ensure that each staff member's ability is assessed in meeting the performance expectations stated in his or her job description in a timely manner
  • Assure the development of people through orientation and training programs
  • Regularly collect data to assess trends and needs
  • Evaluate workload, priorities, and activity schedules
  • Inform and advise supervisors about personnel actions
  • Recommend personnel actions
  • Counsel employees with regard to disciplinary actions
  • Assure appropriate compensation of people
  • Communicate within and across departments
  • Conduct or initiate staff meetings
  • Identify, establish and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures within department
  • Establish and evaluate standards of performance to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation of the department
  • Ensure that standards are met within area of responsibility to assure clinical enterprise accreditation/licensure

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Paid time off
  • Generous parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
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