Executive Director

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)
This is a Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance job.
A Brief Overview
Provides leadership, direction, and administration of all aspects of the organization to ensure accomplishment of its objectives.
Locations
Stanford Health Care - University Healthcare Alliance
What you will do

• Leadership:
• Participates with governing board and the shareholder physicians in charting and implementing the organization's objectives.
• Informs board about current trends, problems and activities in the medical field to facilitate policy making.
• Coordinates efforts of the Board and the medical staff and the Human Resources Manager in the recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention of medical personnel. Provides assistance to management personnel to achieve organization's objectives related to staffing, performance, standards, policies, procedures, and compliance with government regulations.
• Administration:
• Consults with physicians, managers, and staff prior to recommending and establishing new policies.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies governing health care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies. Ensures there is a mechanism to continually monitor operations, offices and physical assets. Initiates changes as appropriate.
• Ensures the organization maintains effective communications with patients, referring physicians and staff.
• Serves as liaison and channel of information between Board and its committees, and the medical staff.
• Directs and supervises all the organization's activities through managers and administrative support staff. Consults with and advises managers on a regular basis.
• Resolves administrative problems and keeps lines of communication open with staff to ensure good employee morale and a professional atmosphere.
• Direction:
• Recommends, develops, and updates strategic plans to support the organization's philosophy and goals.
• Coordinates the long-range financial development and management of the organization.
• Ensures the provision of medical services by the acquisition, utilization, and organization of resources (Human, Financial, and Physical). Develops improved management techniques and practices.
• Maintains affiliations and enhances professional growth and development to keep current in the latest trends in physician practice management and health care administration.
• All other duties as assigned including department-specific functions and responsibilities:
• Performs other duties as assigned and participates in organization projects as assigned.
• Adheres to safety, P4P's (if applicable), HIPAA and compliance policies.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's (BA/BS) degree with health care focus required.

Experience Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of experience of executive level health care experience, including five (5) years of experience in the administration of a medical practice required.
• A record of continuous professional development courses in health care management required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of health care administration and physician practice management sufficient to manage, direct and coordinate the operation of a health care organization.
• Knowledge of the purposes, organization and policies of the community's health systems and payers.
• Knowledge of the policies and procedures of a physician practice sufficient to direct its operations and to provide effective patient care. Knowledge of the principles and practices of employee development sufficient to ensure organizational productivity. Knowledge of computer programs and applications.
• Skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve organizational objectives.
• Skill in analyzing situations accurately and taking effective action.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with physician shareholders, the Board of Directors and its committees, employees, referring physicians, third party payers, patients and the public.
• Skill in organizing work, making assignments, and achieving goals and objectives.
• Skill in exercising judgment and discretion in developing, applying, interpreting and coordinating policies and procedures.
• Ability to assume responsibility and exercise authority over assigned work.
• Ability to establish and maintain the organization's quality control standards.
• Ability to organize functions, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive integrated organization.

Licenses and Certifications

• None .

Physical Demands and Work Conditions
Physical Demands

• Constant Sitting.
• Occasional Walking.
• Occasional Standing.
• Frequent Bending.
• Occasional Squatting.
• Seldom Climbing.
• Occasional Kneeling.
• Seldom Crawling.
• Frequent Hand Use.
• Frequent Repetitive Motion Hand Use.
• Occasional Grasping.
• Occasional Fine Manipulation.
• Frequent Pushing and Pulling.
• Occasional Reaching (above shoulder level).
• Frequent Twisting and Turning (Neck and Waist).
• Constant Vision (Color, Peripheral, Distance, Focus).

Lifting

• Frequent lifting of 0 - 10 lbs.
• Frequent lifting of 11 - 20 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of 21 - 30 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of 31 - 40 lbs.
• Seldom lifting of 40+ lbs.

Carrying

• Frequent lifting of 0 - 10 lbs.
• Frequent lifting of 11 - 20 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of 21 - 30 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of 31 - 40 lbs.
• Seldom lifting of 40+ lbs.

Working Environment

• Occasional Driving cars, trucks, forklifts and other equipment. May be required to drive personal vehicle to sites.
• Frequent Working around equipment and machinery. Clinical equipment and machinery.
• Seldom Walking on uneven ground.
• Seldom Exposure to excessive noise.
• Seldom Exposure to extremes in temperature, humidity or wetness.
• Seldom Exposure to dust, gas, fumes or chemicals.
• Seldom Working at heights.
• Seldom Operation of foot controls or repetitive foot movement.
• Seldom Use of special visual or auditory protective equipment.
• Seldom Use of respirator.
• Seldom Working with biohazards such as blood borne pathogens, hospital waste, etc..

Blood Borne Pathogens

• Category II - Tasks that involve NO exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, but employment may require performing unplanned Category I tasks

Travel Requirements

• 20% travel:

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $96.80 - $128.26 per hour
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.