Assistant Director (Hospitals) Level I

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Company: NYC Health + Hospitals

Location: New York, NY 10025

Description:

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M

Job Description

Under supervision provides assistance to departmental leadership in operation of a health care setting and assists in supervision of a group of services. Performs administrative and managerial functions related to the operation of health care setting or specific patient services. Implements and coordinates new programs and projects and monitors their operations and effectiveness.

Duties & Responsibilities
1. Provides assistance to departmental leadership in a wide-range of activities in the management of a health care setting and/or medical center, including such areas as health care setting administration and administrative systems, professional, operational and related support activity services.
2. Assists in the administration management of specified activities and functions. Carries out assignments and undertakes studies involving the total service center or specific patient services, including budget planning, cost studies/analysis, and preparing specific budgets.
3. Collects and analyzes data needed as a basis for administrative and management decisions relative to various health care setting activities.
4. Accumulates data for budget preparations, fiscal reports, and review of budget estimates.
5. Investigates and reports on patient and visitors complaints and performs special studies and investigations on operational units.
6. Prepares and develops informational data in health care setting training programs, and participates in the development and updating of activity programs.
7. Plans, directs, coordinates, controls and reviews work of subordinate administrative personnel relating to assigned tasks and projects in health care setting administration, health care setting management and related fields.
8. Implements new programs and projects and monitors their operation and effectiveness.
9. Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

For Appointment to Assignment Levels I
1. Master's degree from an accredited college or university; or
2. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; and one (1) year of administrative and operational support or related experience; or
3. A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education, and/or experience, in which each year of relevant training and/or experience can be substituted for 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university. However, all applicants must at least have a High School Diploma or its educational equivalent.

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online at employment.nychhc.org.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
  • College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
  • Multiple employee discounts programs

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