Director

Job Title: Director

Location: System Business Office

Department Name: Staffing and Productivity

Req #: 0000244510

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $145,000.00 - $210,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Overview:

The Director of Productivity will be responsible for oversight of the Productivity department staff, continued implementation and management of external benchmarking, quarterly submissions to Vizient ODB benchmarking, ancillary productivity and annual FTE budget for the Health Care System.

This includes working with various levels of management and finance staff at all facilities throughout the organization to coordinate these projects.

Provides direction and promotes efficiency and effectiveness by identifying, analyzing, standardizing, reporting, making recommended enhancements and process improvements.

Provides tools and/or processes to attain and maintain staffing standards.

Ensures appropriate communication and education for not only the Productivity department but throughout the system on all aspects of the system and projects.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ experience in finance, management, and hospital administration required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance required, Master’s Degree preferred
• Strong foundation in accounting principles and managerial financial techniques.
• Entrepreneurial drive, strong leadership skills, exceptional analytical capability to communicate complex issues to wide audiences; effective leader of teams; and proven ability to partner with various business partners.
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability in preparing budgets & knowledge of productivity required.
• Strong communication and well-established process improvement skills required.

Core Value Behavioral Competency Appraisal:

Category & Details

Customer Satisfaction

Maintains positive relationships with all customers, employee, physician, patient, visitor, and guests
Utilizes a variety of feedback to improve processes and services to meet and exceed customer needs
Uses sound employee relations practices and maintains high levels of visibility and accessibility
Follows through on all customer requests and inquiries in a timely fashion.

Quality Management

Utilizes principles of CQI in all work situations.
Seeks feedback and recommendations from others to improve the quality, processes and services.
Contributes to improving quality services and productivity (takes the initiative to continually evaluate one’s work, report problems, suggest solutions and try new ideas)

Financial Responsibility

Effectively allocates and schedules resources.
Able to project and appropriately staff the unit/department to effectively function to demand.
Utilizes resources, both labor and non-labor to maximize efficiency and quality.
Adheres to budgetary guidelines and targets-proactively manages budget variances and causes.

Sustainability

Determines priorities and organizes work and time to meet them.
Follows sound employee retention techniques; effective selection and interviewing, recognition, fair and timely discipline, and ongoing performance feedback
Interacts constructively, tactfully and diplomatically with others and resolves conflicts effectively
Demonstrates cultural competency and ability to maintain a diverse workforce

Execution

Completes tasks and assignments in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
Remains positive and focused despite obstacles and setbacks.
Demonstrates a sense of urgency in completing assignments.
Organizes multiple assignments and/or projects simultaneously to accomplish goals.

Job Function:

• Management of productivity staff and daily projects
• Oversee accurate submission of quarterly ODB benchmarking data
• Continued refinement of ODB external benchmarking reporting
• Educate department leaders on external benchmarking and reporting tools
• Oversee ancillary department productivity and work with department leaders to be within acceptable range
• Provide leadership and education to sites on productivity and budget system
• Assist and review of target adjustments for ancillary division
• Ensure staffing models tie to current FTE budgets
• Oversee accurate budgeting of annual ancillary FTE budget to match staffing models
• Review and approval of staffing models for all ancillary cost centers

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
Retirement Plans
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Disability and Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Planning Support
Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer