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The Healthcare Services Manager provides strategic direction, leadership, and oversight for the business and operational functions of University Health Services (UHS); is responsible for developing and implementing business plans that enhance service delivery, improve the patient and customer experience, and ensure financial sustainability; oversees a multidisciplinary team and supports clinical and ancillary services through operational optimization, budget planning, IT coordination, contract management, and compliance with regulatory standards; provides direct oversight of several UHS departments, such as Emergency Medical Services, Pharmacy, Student Health Insurance, Laboratory Services, Radiology, and Physical Therapy.

• Provide operational leadership across UHS administrative, business, and ancillary functions, ensuring alignment with University, federal, and accreditation standards
• Collaborate with UHS senior leadership to develop and execute long-range strategic plans, policies, and procedures
• Manage and mentor department managers and their respective teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Support operational needs and logistics for Clinical Services in collaboration with the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, and Revenue Cycle Manager
• Lead UHS budget development, forecasting, and financial performance tracking in partnership with the University's centralized finance team
• Analyze cost containment opportunities, identify potential revenue sources, and establish service rates
• Present financial plans and performance data to UHS and University leadership
• Evaluate and optimize operational workflows to improve patient care delivery, staff efficiency, and customer satisfaction; track and analyze performance metrics
• Manage UHS safety programs and ensure compliance with all federal, state, university, and accreditation regulations; maintain and update the UHS Emergency Response Plan
• Serve as the primary liaison between UHS and University IT to lead projects and support UHS IT
• Partner with facilities staff and departments to maintain and improve UHS physical spaces and equipment
• Manage UHS contracts in partnership with University Procurement; negotiate and oversee agreements with third-party vendors and insurance providers
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise, schedule, and evaluate UHS administrative and ancillary staff; ensure operational adherence to collective bargaining agreement provisions; provide mentorship and professional development opportunities while managing performance and workflow priorities
• Address and resolve customer, patient, and parent concerns related to departments under oversight
• Anticipate communications and marketing needs and collaborate with communications teams to support outreach strategies
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to monitor and present operational, financial, and clinical performance; use data analytics to drive decisions and recommendations for continuous improvement

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00

• Budget Management
• Business process management
• Confidentiality
• Contract management
• Document management
• Management reporting
• Operations management
• Operations planning
• Patient advocacy
• Patient experience
• Records management
• Regulatory compliance