Director, Finance and Administration
University of Colorado Denver Department of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
Director, Finance and Administration
Department of Medicine
School of Medicine
Nature of Work
The Director of Finance and Administration in the Department of Medicine (DOM) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the administrative activities of the Department and 14 Divisions, and ensuring compliance with all internal and external policies and procedures that govern the department´s efforts. The Director oversees the Departments fiscal affairs, human resources, and day-to-day operations in support of the Departments and Schools mission and goals. The Director serves as the representative for the School of Medicine (SOM), the University of Colorado Denver (UCD), and the University of Colorado (CU) with regard to relevant fiscal and administrative matters. The Director ensures consistency between the policies and procedures of the SOM, UCD, University Physicians, Inc. (UPI), University of Colorado Hospital and CU.
Supervision Received
The Director of School of Medicine reports directly to the Chair of Medicine and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration of School of Medicine. As a senior-level professional, the Director is responsible for overall financial matters concerning the Department and its business and administrative functions.
Supervision Exercised
Provides
indirect supervision to the Residency Program Administrator and the Student Affairs administrative staff;
indirect supervision of the Departments decentralized medical coding staff occurs through the Clinical Operations Manager;
direct supervision to the Departments staff (currently 4: admin asst, exec asst and 2 managers) ;
oversight of each divisions fiscal and administrative management to ensure the financial accountability of the Department; and
advises and assists faculty in supervising the divisional staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Financial Management
a. Clinical Practice Management
2. Grant and Contract Management
3. Policy Administration
4. Human Resource Management
a. General Duties
b. Faculty Affairs
5. Academic Program Management
6. Procurement Management
7. Facilities and Operations Management
8. Fundraising
9. Planning, Development and Analysis
10. Risk Management and Compliance
Minimum Qualifications
-A bachelor´s degree from an accredited college or university. A master´s degree is preferred, however experience in lieu of the masters degree will be considered.
-A minimum of eight years of progressive professional management and financial experience preferably in an academic medical center environment.
-Knowledge, experience and ability to manage complex information and computer systems.
-Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff and students; experienced in the supervision of administrative and support staff personnel.
-Effective communication/presentation skills and a proven track record of forming collaborative and effective working relationships with physicians and administrative leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
-Familiarity with Peoplesoft Human Resources and Financial software.
-Experience in patient care operations including clinical revenue cycle operations.
-Experience with grant administration including federal and private sponsors.
Salary Range
Starts at $110,000
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