Director, Budgeting / Monitoring - Patient Care Services

Director, Budgeting / Monitoring - Patient Care Services 

Detroit, MI

Healthcare / Health Services - Other

Exp 2-5 yrs

Deg Bach

Relo

Bonus

Job Description

Provides strategic leadership for assuring cost savings from the patient care services model in accordance with the cost containment projections. Manages operations, enhancements and day-today functionality of the Kronos scheduling system. Ensures payroll policy is followed and provides weekly payroll interfaces to the Lawson payroll system in an accurate and timely manner. Implements Clinical Staffing vendor contracts, develops working relationships and provides reporting of external staffing utilization by hospitals. Prepares in-depth financial analysis to determine the overall financial impact to the hospitals related to the implementation of new patient care services programs and changes to existing programs and policies. Educates and consults nursing clinical management on budgeting, interpretation of financial reports, and managing staff resources to volume. Provides bi-weekly productivity reporting to clinical and senior management in a timely and accurate manner.

Establishes the skill mix and staffing ratios for all patient care units in the system in partnership with patient care services teams and senior patient care services leadership. Develops and implements a productivity monitoring system and validates the productivity measures. Assists designated management personnel with unit-specific budget development and compliance, recommending staffing adjustments as required

Hires, trains, orients, evaluates and when necessary disciplines and recommends discharge of subordinate personnel. Assigns and prioritizes projects of subordinates personnel. Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and objective of continuous improvement, team work, the mission, vision and values of the and adheres to the Customer Service Standards.  

Monitors activities for and ensures compliance with laws, government regulations, JCAHO requirements and policies. As directed, implements external and internal audit recommendations. Ensures hospital departments achieve objectives for diversity of their suppliers.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree, in business or finance. Master’s degree preferred.

2. Five to seven years in hospital business finance or operations; including two to three years in a leadership role supervising financial and/or system analysts.  

3. Prior experience in operational benchmarking in a hospital setting is preferred.

SCREENING QUESTIONS

Does candidate have Bachelor's degree, in business or finance

Five to seven years in hospital business finance or operations; including two to three years in a leadership role supervising financial and/or system analysts?

IDEAL CANDIDATE

1. Bachelor's degree, in business or finance, Master’s degree MBA or MHA.

2. Five to seven years in hospital business finance or operations; including two to three years in a leadership role supervising financial and/or system analysts.  

3. Prior experience in operational benchmarking in a hospital setting.