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RWJBarnabas Health

Chief Administrative Officer

RWJBarnabas Health, Rahway, New Jersey, us, 07065


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0000158118Category:

LeadershipStatus:

Full-TimeShift:

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RWJBarnabas Health Corporate ServicesDepartment:

Executives

Location:

RWJ - Rahway, 865 STONE STREET, RAHWAY, NJ 07065

Chief Administrative Officer - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway

Job Overview:

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway will develop, execute, and drive the hospital's strategic and operational plan, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, while also addressing local community population and patient needs. The CAO will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the hospital and work closely with other senior leaders to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of exceptional, patient-centered care and safe, high-quality access and outcomes.

Reports to:

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway reports directly to the Executive Vice President, President, Northwest Region.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in healthcare administration, business administration or other related discipline

Minimum of 10 years of healthcare experience, including five years of executive leadership within a community hospital that is a member organization of a larger, multi-hospital system

Proven track record of success in hospital and service line operations

Prior experience leading within a matrixed organizational structure and managing physician relationships

Experience with budgeting and financial planning processes

Essential Functions:

Achieve the highest level of performance in RWJUH Rahway operating units. Establish, monitor, and manage strategies to ensure productivity, operational and financial performance, and patient throughput

Develop strategic initiatives necessary to integrate and expand services, as well as add potential new services to meet the growing healthcare needs of the RWJBarnabas Health community

Enhance the quality, access, safety, and efficiency of patient services and increase patient satisfaction with a focus on performance excellence and high reliability

Leverage technology and data to continually measure results, improvements, and successes through key performance metrics

Work collaboratively with senior leaders to align clinical practice, safety, value-based initiatives, hospital, network, and system goals

Collaborate on managing revenue cycle, including billing services, ensuring appropriateness and timeliness of reimbursement, maintenance of policies and procedures related to professional and hospital fees, billing practices and data standards, monitor performance of internal billing processes

Oversee the hospital's financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and achieving financial targets

Foster robust, meaningful, and mutually beneficial relationships with community partners and physician members. This includes representing the hospital and system in local and national organizations and helping to recruit and retain high-quality physicians

In collaboration with Human Resources, recruit, develop, retain, and enhance employee engagement and foster a culture of collaboration and enthusiasm

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including accreditation standards, Joint Commission regulations, and HIPAA guidelines

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Established business sense

Strong business insight, sophisticated knowledge of healthcare funding, and experience in competitive marketplaces with the ability to make complex and difficult decisions

Knowledge of healthcare regulations, laws, and industry trends

Ability to operate in a matrixed organization

Highly developed communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, particularly with physicians and executives

Leadership of high-performing teams

A record of recruiting, training, and mentoring employees. A reputation for sustained inclusive, trust-based physician relations through understanding of physician viewpoints and needs

Skill using and analyzing information systems to quickly recommend opportunities for optimization and efficiency

Facilitates a shared understanding of objectives that enable teams to set and meet goals

Effectively collaborates and operates as a change agent

Promotes collaboration and partnership among multiple parties inside RWJUH Rahway and RWJBarnabas Health

Builds and leverages a network of relationships that are important to the organization and its stakeholders

Frames and translates the mission and vision of RWJUH Rahway and RWJBarnabas Health to everyday work

Reinforces and embeds new thinking and a change mindset throughout the organization

Drives results

Continuously evolves and innovates RWJUH Rahway's operations in ways that significantly improve measurable results

Improves processes and embeds cutting-edge solutions to elevate quality and productivity, ultimately serving patients

Enables higher team and stakeholder performance by incrementally improving approaches based on calculated risks

Benchmarks performance of RWJUH Rahway against industry best practices

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.

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks:

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!

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.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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