Associate Director of Operations (Hybrid)

Join the Erie team! Motivated by the belief that healthcare is a human right, we provide high quality affordable care to support healthier people, families, and communities. Erie delivers holistic care to help every member of the family stay healthy and active from infancy through adulthood. Since 1957, we have provided high-quality care to diverse patients most in need, regardless of their insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay.

Erie Family Health Centers, a nationally recognized top workplace with 14 sites in Chicago and suburbs, is looking for a valuable addition to our Leadership team! The Associate Director of Operations plans, directs, organizes, controls, and evaluates the operations of one or more service lines. They are accountable for budget development, financial performance, labor productivity, people management practices, quality management, quality improvement, regulatory compliance and achievement of the goals and objectives of Behavioral Health, Oral Health, and Psychiatry service lines. The Associate Director of Operations will participate in vision creation, and implementation for responsible domains and will have additional responsibilities for the development of operations plans and projects outside of the listed domains.

At Erie, we are proud to provide competitive salaries, high-quality health care plans, generous time off benefits, retirement benefits, and more! Erie employees are eligible for Eries Full Benefits Package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance and Flexible Spending (FSA) for Health Care or Childcare. Retirement Programs: 401(k) program with Erie matching $0.50 for every $1.00 up to the first 5% of the employees biweekly salary. Annual Paid Time Off: starting at 20 days of PTO, and 8 paid holidays. Competitive salary, annual merit increases, plus room for growth and career advancement.

*Compensation is based on each candidates experience, skills and education within the range identified for the role. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements of the role will start at entry in the range. Any additional skills, experience and education will be reflected in the compensation offered.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

- Direct supervision and management of coordinators on the Oral Health, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry teams and direct oversight of all Oral Health and Behavioral health, and Psychiatry teams across the organization.

- Leads recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of direct staff and provides mentorship to developing leaders.

- Responsible for overall performance including quality measures, key performance indicators, strategic planning, and performance/ process improvement of all OH, BH and Psychiatry coordination teams.

- In collaboration with the Clinical Director of Behavioral Health, develops and implements strategy for Behavioral Health operations.

- In collaboration with Clinical Director of Oral Health, develops and implements strategy for Oral Health operations.

- In collaboration with Clinical Director of Psychiatry, develops and implements strategy for Psychiatry operations.

Qualifications

Education

Required:

- High school diploma or equivalent, with 6 years of progressively responsible leadership experience; OR

- Associate degree or two years of college, with 4 years of progressively responsible leadership experience; OR

- Bachelors degree from a 4-year accredited college or university with 2 years of progressive leadership experience.

Preferred:

- Masters Degree a plus.

Experience:

Required:

- Three (3) years of experience in operations, consulting, or finance (preferably in healthcare).

- Experience in managing a diversity of assignments simultaneously across multiple senior managers.

Preferred:

- Experience in healthcare a plus.

- Experience in Behavioral health or oral health settings a plus.

Skills and Knowledge

Required:

- Strong analytical reasoning to understand needs and transform them into operational application.

- Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with all members of the Health Center Operations Staff Leadership Team.

- Knowledge of healthcare systems to drive efficient and effective changes for better performance.

- Strong project management, analytical, financial, and organizational skills.

- Ability to screen and resolve issues independently and manage sensitive materials while maintaining confidentiality.

- Strong analytic skills, sound judgment, high degree of flexibility and the ability to manage multiple, changing priorities.

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with demonstrated ability to write in different forms (i.e., correspondence, briefings, position papers, speeches, etc.).

- Excellent computer skills in terms of analysis, presentation, and research.

Preferred:

- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office a plus.

- Intermediate EPIC skills are a plus.

The Erie Advantage Pledge

WORKING TOGETHER FOR WHAT MATTERS MOST

Erie makes a pledge that all current and future employees can feel confident that:

- Our mission, vision, and values unite us.

- Our voices matter.

- We do things well.

- Our inclusive culture promotes balance and belonging.

- We find our career sweet spot at Erie.