LTD Sr. Director Pathology- Pathology Admin- PT Day Shift (Limited Appointment)

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Executive Director Clinical Support Services and the Department Chair, the Sr. Director and Chief Administrative Officer (Sr. Dir/CAO) is responsible for developing short-and long-range planning of administrative and financial goals and objectives. The Sr. Dir/CAO serves in an advisory capacity to the Department Chair on all matters related to the department's operations and coordinates with the Executive Director on all matters related to the department's Medical Center clinical services. Engages in strategic planning to ensure state of the art technology and quality services in all areas of responsibility. Ensures the development of standards and testing procedures that meet the needs of patients and physicians and ensures compliance with regulatory standards. Serves as liaison between the Pathology Chair's Office and the Medical Center.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and leadership skills to solve complex issues. Must interact and negotiate in a professional manner with a variety of highly influential entities, Senior Leadership, Medical Center and School of Medicine Leadership, Faculty and staff
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to plan strategically
• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Minimum 5-7 years managerial experience in a medium to large size diagnostic laboratory facility to include management experience in a multi-programmatic and multidisciplinary work environment involving areas such as research, teaching, and patient care
• Financial management and analysis skills consistent with budgetary responsibilities
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills necessary to communicate complex material
• Demonstrated experience with financial management including budget and report preparation, analysis and forecasting across multiple funding sources from affiliation agreements, federal, state general and contract funds, grants, gifts, endowments, education and professional fee revenue
• Demonstrated ability, using critical thinking skills, to effectively lead, manage, supervise and strategically plan administrative and fiscal operations
• Demonstrated ability to effectively administer and manage complex department operations and programs based on analysis, judgment and knowledge of applicable government, institutional and other policies and regulations in an academic environment
• Bachelor's degree in science or healthcare related field
• Ability to read and correctly interpret complex regulations, contracts and policies
• Ability to persuade or influence people to take appropriate action
• Ability to manage staff and resources consistent with goals, and in keeping the organizational vision and values. Ability to delegate and empower staff and build strong employee morale
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively to build trust and establish effective working relationships within the department, across the organization and with a wide variety of audiences
• Ability to build, attract and develop a strong management team by demonstrating and setting high standards of behavior, performance, quality, credibility and integrity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree, or enrollment in a program within the first year of hire
• Familiarity with service agreements and medical group reimbursement policies
• Experience working with Professional fee billing, monitoring professional fee revenue and billing policies and procedures
• Experience with current health care credentialing and ability to interpret new policies for Medicare, Medi-Cal and other third party carriers
• Experience with clinical operations in order to maximize charge capture and professional fee collections
• Experience in the development and management/administration of a medical school department or similar clinical environment
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Certification in Anatomic Pathology and current CA License or Certification
• Advanced management/leadership experience in an academic healthcare environment
• Ability to read and comprehend complex research protocols

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.