Job Summary:

Plans, coordinates, and manages the daily business and administrative operations of a major organization within the health system. Tracks and monitors the capital and non-capital equipment, facility, and contracting needs.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years’ work experience in business operations or administrative support

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Organizational skills. Ability to implement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and monitors business plans, budgets, and operational strategies to support organizational goals.

• Assists with formulation and tracking of budgets including managing purchases of equipment, maintaining records, preparing reports and receiving and distributing equipment.

• Establishes and maintains comprehensive and current record of executed agreements.

• Supports special projects and committees.

• Liaises with internal and external constituencies regarding projects, equipment and contracts.

• Researches, develops, and implements plans to maximize utilization of organization resources.

• Maintain relation with partners and ensure deliverables are tracked and met to specification.

• Reviews and develops policies and procedures impacting assigned area.

• May assist with the delegation of tasks to administrative support personnel.

• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree and three (3) years’ work experience in business operations or administrative support

About The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Overview The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, which opened in 1955, is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi and is Mississippi’s only academic health sciences center. The 164-acre campus houses the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Related Professions, Dentistry and Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences. • Currently has over 9,000 employees and 2,400 students • Hospitals on campus include University Hospital, the Wallace R. Conerly Critical Care Hospital, the Winfred L. Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants, and Batson Children’s Hospital • The Jackson Medical Mall houses the UMMC Cancer Institute, along with the Jackson Heart Study More than 125 medical specialties are represented by the University of Mississippi Health Care’s 450 physicians and five hospitals. As a part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the state’s only academic medical center, UMHC is dedicated to improving lives through quality healthcare, cutting-edge research and education of tomorrow’s health care leaders. Culture The University of Mississippi Medical Center unites the interrelated activities of education in the health sciences a...nd accepts responsibility for teaching, research, service, and leadership in this field. Its programs embrace training for physicians, dentists, nurses, and allied health professionals; graduate medical education, graduate dental education, and graduate study in the health sciences; and the delivery of health care in the teaching hospitals and clinics. The Medical Center offers equal opportunity in all its programs and services regardless of race, creed, sex, color, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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