We are helping the Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM) at a major university and the university physicians group find an outstanding candidate to be their Senior Associate Dean For Administration & Finance, School Of Medicine and Executive Director, University Physicians, a recently restructured position. 

Reporting jointly to the Dean and the physician group Chair and Management Committee, the successful candidate will plan, organize, direct and manage the administrative and business affairs of the School of Medicine and the physicians group.  He/she will also provide expertise for the direction, oversight, and financial controls for all insurance and billing practices within the profession practice of the School of Medicine.

The SOM has more than 650 faculty members, 1,400 staff members and approximately 1,000 medical students, residents, fellows and other students pursuing advanced degrees.  The SOM’s budget includes recent significant increases in research grants and endowment.  The SOM also has approximately 290,000 gross square feet of space for students, faculty and staff members. The university is part of the Association of American Universities and is building a new patient care tower, orthopaedic institute and cancer center.

The physician group has 440 physicians, trained in 76 specialties and subspecialties, and offers world-class care at a flagship 282-bed hospital, four specialty hospitals and 51 clinics.  Consistently ranked as one of the top primary care providers nationally, the physician group is also recognized for breakthroughs and advances in minimally invasive surgery, pediatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular care, orthopedic surgery, trauma, women’s care and much more.

The core business office has 140 employees and the ambulatory operations include 51 clinics with more than 470 employees.  Candidates must demonstrate:
   
•   at least 10 years of increasingly responsible healthcare management experience – a significant portion of which has been spent leading business operations, finance, and administration of one or more academic multispecialty practice groups;

•   compelling leadership; deft relationship-building skills and political savvy; someone who can build consensus and forge internal and external partnerships; excellent communications skills;

•   strategic planning and business development savvy; the vision to identify and champion continuous quality improvements for patient services and satisfaction, financial operations and practice integration; a grower and builder;

•   commitment to benchmark policies and procedures;  solid financial acumen, contracting and negotiations experience; in-depth knowledge of reimbursement programs;

•   highest standards of ethics and integrity; dynamic energy level and infectious enthusiasm;

•   MBA, MHA or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We welcome your nominations or expressions of personal interest.  Please contact resume4@sockwell.com.  We will keep your recommendations or personal interest confidential. 

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