Job Description

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Job Title

Department Manager IV - Florida Cancer Research

Location

Weston

Facility

Florida Weston Hospital

Department

Research Administration-Research Innov and Educ

Job Code

T33049

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:30pm

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As Department Manager IV for the Cancer Research Program, you will manage department operations by overseeing staff, workflows, and daily activities to ensure efficient performance. In this role, you will oversee the administration of clinical trials, including pre- and post-award activities, while managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, improving workflows, implementing process changes, coordinating scheduling, and overseeing administrative operations to support departmental goals.

This position will provide leadership for the cancer research programs at Weston and Martin while helping to build and expand the program at Indian River. Initially overseeing approximately 90 clinical research projects, this role will support growth to more than 120 projects across all three sites.

A caregiver in this role works days from 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

This position is primarily based at Weston Hospital and requires regular travel to Martin Hospital and Indian River Hospital.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Manage department personnel and operations, including staffing, training, workflow analysis and performance management.

• Manage staffing to ensure appropriate allocation and compliance with goals and objectives.

• Monitor quality and financial performance.

• Ensure compliance with government health regulations, JCAHO guidelines, quality requirements and customer service standards.

• Recommend enhancement and cost saving strategies.

• Resolve interdepartmental issues to ensure consistency in quality, procedure and policy application.

• Develop, monitor and implement programs to enhance customer service, enhance skills and improve scope of service.

• Participate in managers’ meetings and relevant committees as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Administration, Business Administration or a related field and six years of supervisory or management experience

• OR Master’s Degree and five years of experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Healthcare experience

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate office equipment.

• May require extended periods of sitting, standing and walking.

• Must be able to walk to attend meetings; must have normal or corrected vision to normal range.

• Ability to clearly communicate by phone and in person.

• May occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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