Job Opportunities

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Dean’s Office in the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Senior Staff Associate. The successful candidate will:

• Oversee departmental administrative activities as directed by the Chair.
• Advise and support Chair and departmental leadership with decision-making, business planning, strategy and new initiatives to grow the Department and primary care at Downstate.
• Oversee all human resources and personnel related activities including:
  • Oversee University Physicians of Brooklyn physician malpractice insurance and profit sharing
• Oversee departmental finances including:
  • Prepare annual internal operating budget for the department
  • Prepare annual budgets for the various departmental funding sources (UHD, COM, IFR, private practice plan)
  • Liaises with UHD, COM and UPS finance offices
  • Monitor account activity in all financial accounts including UHD, UPS, Research Foundation, HSCB Foundation and IFR accounts
  • Monitor UHO and UPS physician billing revenue and RVU reports
  • Develop business plans and analyses for new and existing practice areas, Initiatives and physician and practice productivity
• Assist in administrative and scheduling needs and activities of the residency and UME programs.
• Represent department and Chair (as requested) at COM, UHD, practice plan and other meetings.
• Assist with policy and procedure development and performance measurement and improvement within the Department and its clinical operations.
• Provide grants management support.
• Coordinate special events and projects.
• Support of the interaction and interface with the Office of Graduate Medical Education as it pertains to Undergraduate Medical Education.
• Management of all medical education finance activities, medical education operating and personnel budgets:
  • Planning for and forecasting expenditures; and oversight of department procurement and travel.
• Participation in the planning of department programs in conjunction with Department Chair, Faculty, and Campus Administration.
• Ensure that the infrastructure that supports the department's undergraduate medical education programs are maintained, Including websites and the procurement of necessary supplies and materials.
• Support the administration of the SUNY Downstate New York Eta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA).
• Serve as the Chair's administrative representative on departmental issues with the Dean's Office, Hospital Administration and Faculty.
• Assist in monitoring monthly medical record deficiencies. Notify physicians of noncompliance.
• Coordinate departmental policies and procedures. Update department and division policies as requested by the Chair.
• Serve as the department liaison with hospital-wide Performance Improvement and Regulatory Affairs activities.
• Organize various department teaching activities, including informal conferences and presentations.
• Attend departmental operations and performance improvement meetings.
• Attend department meetings and assist in preparing agenda if requested.
• Attend COM, UHD practice plan administrator meetings as scheduled.
• Organize and attend departmental and hospital operations and performance improvement committee meetings.
• Be accountable for special projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of administrative work experience in an academic medical center or closely related setting.
• Demonstrated ability in financial and personnel management.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent executive leadership capability. 
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Education, Business or Healthcare Administration or equivalent graduate degree. 

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu