ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OVER PATIENT CARE SERVICES_

Seattle

Req #: 235949

Department: UW MEDICINE MONTLAKE ADMINISTRATION

Posting Date: 06/25/2024

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $10,437 - $34,062 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (w.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-classified-staff-20210208.pdf )

**UW Medical Center - Montlake** has an outstanding opportunity for **an experienced nurse leader to join the nursing Administration team.** **The Assistant Administrator for Patient Care Services is a member of the senior nursing leadership team of the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), providing key administrative leadership and operational guidance to the medical center.** This position is responsible for the development and implementation of multiple Critical Care, Rehab and Rehab therapy programs including human resource management; staff and physician relationships; financial management and reporting; patient access and throughput; program efficiencies; customer service and regulatory compliance.

**Responsible for operational and strategic leadership of multiple critical care programs Respiratory Therapy, Rehab and Rehab Therapies programs through operationalizing the medical center's mission, vision and goals** . The position requires work across multiple disciplines, services and care settings across UW Medicine. This position provides direction and leadership for all aspects of operations across critical care, Rehab, and rehab therapies including: a focus on patient experience through deployment of Patients Are First tactics and attainment of service goals; professional nursing and therapist development including provision of mentorship to direct reports; workforce management (staffing models and staff deployment); building strong collaborative relationships with all levels of medical, therapy and nursing leadership; achievement of financial targets; program efficiencies including management of patient access and throughput; development and achievement of department specific quality measures through a robust quality improvement process; ensuring regulatory compliance at all times (TJC, DOH).

**Oversees the complex and integral operations of Critical Care Services at UWMC** , to include: Surgical ICU; Cardiac Care ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Medical/Oncology ICU, the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program and Respiratory Care Services. Oversees the operations of Rehab and the Rehab Therapies, to include: Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy. All of the included areas provide quaternary care to very complex patients. Will also provide strategic leadership to the Northwest campus ICUs. The provision of excellent ICU and Rehab care is integral to UW Medicine's Financial Integrity Transformation (FIT) plan. Oversees 525 FTEs and budgets totaling over $101,000,000. Collaborates with a broad number of departments and leaders within UWMC and across UW Medicine. Represents UWMC on various committees across UW Medicine and in local, statewide and national initiatives and collaboratives.

**SHIFT**

Full time days.

**REQUIREMENTS**

WA RN license

Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration, or other related healthcare/science field AND at least four years of management experience in Critical Care operations in a large academic healthcare setting.

Successful track record of effective management/leadership and program management skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Teamwork skills conducive to a collaborative, professional environment

**ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE**

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

**Excellence. Exploration. Education. (wmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

**ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER**

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

**Find your place at Washington’s only integrated health system devoted to improving the health of all people. (wmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.