Program Director, Department of Pediatrics and Mount Sinai Children’s

Reporting to the Vice Chair for Administration and Finance/Executive Director for Administration, Finance and Ambulatory Services, supports the Department of Pediatrics and Mount Sinai Children’s (MSC) across all locations. 

In this capacity, the Program Director will work closely with stakeholders to assist in the execution of priorities as they pertain to pediatric programs and initiatives, ensuring that all relevant information is available to support the planning and execution process. 

• Administrative oversight and management of Mount Sinai West (MSW) newborn medicine services and Mount Sinai Downtown (MSD) ambulatory services. This includes interpreting and administering policies regarding hiring, placement and orientation of all faculty and/or staff. Reviews all reclassifications, new positions and salary increases. May direct and coordinate performance appraisals for faculty, professional staff and exempt/ non-exempt employees. Provides feedback on a regular basis. Identifies opportunities for continuing education and provides training.
• Together with the Vice Chair/Executive Director, ensures that proper fiscal management of financial resources is maintained, through the appropriate use of funds, in adherence with institutional mandates and guidelines.
• Manage, negotiate, submit and track internal/external agreements, including consulting contracts, such as affiliate Professional Services Agreement’s (PSA’s) and Lease and Services Agreement’s (LSA’s).
• Provides administrative direction and coordination in the formulation, interpretation and administration of current and long-range policies, procedures and programs, including the development and execution of transition projects for the continued transformation and creation of MSC, the clinical enterprise for child health.
• Provides process improvement assistance when needed and evaluates and develops logical workflows where applicable.  This may include defining the scope of specific departmental projects and analyzing requirements to execute those projects successfully.
• Defines and documents procedures, identifies process and workflow changes for continuous improvement and implements best practices for greater efficiency.Provides administrative direction and coordination in the formulation, interpretation and administration of current and long-range policies, procedures and   programs.
• Defining the scope of specific departmental projects and analyzing requirements to execute those projects successfully.
• Collaborates with department senior leadership to develop short term and long-range plans.   Also serves as a point of contact for interdepartmental communications where applicable, to maintain standards, implements improvements, define measure progress and meet business objectives.
• Oversight of the Children's Center Foundation including interfacing with the Board, managing the annual fundraising events, tracking the campaign donations and pledges, contract negotiation, tracking expenses, etc.
• May be responsible for creating, reviewing and/or updating policies and procedures pertaining to department specific goals and objectives.
• Assures compliance with regulatory, insurance and ethical standers regarding safety of patients, employees and property.
• May chair or participate in department and MSC committees.
• Program support for COO/SVP for Kravis Children's Hospital and MSC to help bridge between ambulatory and hospital clinical actives as required.
• Other Duties as assigned.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree Preferred 
• 5 years of experience in health care finance or administration required.
• Strategic Planning and Execution, formulating policy, building and developing financial plans.
• Managing resources and leading successful teams.  
• Budget accountability: Plans budget needs by analyzing short and long-term program plans.
• Collaborates with the Center Lead Finance and Pediatric/MSC Administration to assure the completion of the annual budget and subsequent monitoring of financial status of the department.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical, problem solving, managerial skills required.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree Preferred 
• 5 years of experience in health care finance or administration required.
• Strategic Planning and Execution, formulating policy, building and developing financial plans.
• Managing resources and leading successful teams.  
• Budget accountability: Plans budget needs by analyzing short and long-term program plans.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $117,000.00 - $208,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, IBE - Pediatrics Administration - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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