Director of Special Projects for the CEO - Charleston Division

Job Description Summary

This position reports directly to MUSC Health CEO Charleston Division, serving in an advisory, liaison, and operational oversight role, focused on implementation of special projects aligned to the Charleston Divisions strategic and operational plans.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC004051 CHS - Charleston CEO

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Key Duties

• Provides strategic counsel and hands on support to the CEO, advising on strategy, day-to-day operations, offering guidance on sensitive matters, and ensuring leadership has the necessary information to make informed decisions.
• Promotes and supports the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the team, providing guidance and leadership on strategic planning, policy development, and decision making.
• Designs and implements policies, procedures, and systems to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepares and contributes to research, preparation, and execution of reports, briefings, presentations on strategic initiatives and other materials as appropriate.
• Provides leadership and project management support of key strategic initiatives prioritized by the CEO.
• Serves as liaison to the communications team, ensuring internal and external messaging on activities, programs, and initiatives are accurate, timely, and impact to the Charleston Division.
• Advises on the strategic direction of Charleston Division initiatives -people, service, quality, growth and innovation.
• Builds and nurtures internal and external relationships to serve as a resource for the CEO and point of contact for programs, partners, and other collaborators to help resolve complex issues and move strategic priorities and projects forward.
• Monitors, analyzes and reports on the progress of the impact for the special projects that they lead.
• Will partner with the Charleston Division C-suite leader to help supervise the administrative support staff within the office of the CEO Charleston Division including standardization, KPls, performance reviews, oversight of the annual operational budget, and ensuring resources are used appropriately to support the team.
  
  

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Minimum of 5 years healthcare experience with 1-2 years in project management.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of, or experience with, integrated healthcare delivery system, academic medical center and community medical center or similar healthcare related environment. Master’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or similar field preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Credibility to stand in for the Chief Executive Officer and other senior MUSC Health Charleston leaders.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to be flexible.
• Ability to self-direct work and be proactive.
• Ability to anticipate and form recommendations and solutions.
• Industry knowledge and understanding of the organization, Charleston Division and how work connects across the institution.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to hold staff to equal standards of accountability.
• Strong builder of relationships with key partners. Ability to navigate effectively across an organization.
• Trusted advisor at all levels such that issues that need attention surface quickly.
• Action oriented with the ability to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with sense of urgency and enthusiasm
• Dedication to efficiency and optimization of work processes through continuous improvement
• Possesses a strategic mindset visualizes future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies
• Ability to take strategic and operational projects and lead them to completion
• Drives innovation, excellence, and change leadership through influence
  
  

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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